Quotes from Jack Hawley

8  ââ'¬Å"The well-practiced mind does not wander after anything else. Through constant practice (abhyasa yoga) living becomes a lifelong meditation on the Divine. Then, no matter what you may be doing, you are imbibing godly tendencies. This becomes a habit of the mind. Educate your mind to this habit. This is how one finds God and goes to God.

beyond time, space, and circumstances to the place where the mind is tranquil and ego disappears.

When you actively turn your thoughts to all the bad consequences of the desires as they arise in you, the passion for them gradually dries up. As your passion diminishes, your mind comes under control. Firm, dedicated faith (sraddha) brings you the raw force of determination, will.

the cessation of your pain and sorrow will depend on how well you overcome your ignorance of your True Self that lives within you.

22  ââ'¬Å"These wise ones have transcended the pairs of opposites; they are the same in success or failure, indifferent to loss or gain; they never bother to compete or compare, are free of envy, and contentedly shoulder whatever comes to them. They too are not bound by karmic consequences even though performing worldly actions.

Detachment is the means for rising above worldly activities and getting to a state beyond the worldly.

The refinement of an individual or a society is measured by the yardstick of how well greed and desires are controlled.

42  ââ'¬Å"O Prince, your ignorance of your True SelfWithin is the cause of your present reluctance to act, just as the opposite of ignorance, Self-knowledge, would bring fearless action. So with the sword of wisdom sever the doubts in your heart. Arise, O best of men, take your stand. Be a warrior!

Duty uncontaminated by desire leads to inner peacefulness and increased effectiveness. This is the secret art of living a life of real achievement!