Quotes About Balance

A father must beware the false dichotomy between individualism and "patriarchalism." The individualist says to each person in the family that responsibility begins and ends with him. Only one person can be responsible for one thing. The "patriarchalist" approach would agree and then say that the only person responsible in the family is the Boss Man. If he is responsible, then no one else can ever do anything freely. Both approaches are erroneous.

A husband must be hard in order to take on masculine responsibility. A husband must be soft in order to avoid crushing those for whom he is responsible. Maintaining these twin imperatives in balance requires great wisdom, far more than men may have apart from the grace of God.

Immodest and attractive is easy. Modest and repulsive is easy too. But modest and attractive is an art form.

When the parent is qualified to discipline, he probably does not feel like it, and when he feels like it, he is probably not qualified.

I became much happier when I realized I shouldn't depend solely on my career for my sense of self. So I developed other interests and surrounded myself with a small group of friends I could trust.

A good man cannot be a master and a master cannot be a good man.

A Chinese proverb goes: "We do not live for a hundred years but worry enough for a thousand" (Char, 1970, p. 15).

We can only find "true peace of mind" by accepting that life is alternately bitter and sweet (Morita, 1928/1998, p. 87).

We could all work up a nervous breakdown in thirty seconds, if we really wanted to.

God does not judge us by the multitude of works we perform, but how well we do the work that is ours to do. The happiness of too many days is often destroyed by trying to accomplish too much in one day. We would do well to follow a common rule for our daily lives--DO LESS, AND DO IT BETTER.

Injustice and peace are strange bedfellows

Don't smother each other. No one can grow in the shade.

Black keys of the piano give good sounds and the white keys give good sounds, but the combination of the two gives the best melody.

You cannot buy your health; you must earn it through healthy living.

The self-healing power of the body is often overlooked because it is rarely given a chance to act in a world that expects the quick fix.

Fate presented itself to some like a chinese fan--one side black, the other side gilded with flowers. (Noli Me Tangere)

Virtue lies in the middle ground.

Cats may walk by themselves, but there are times when they need our support.

Stop free-basing sugar.

To enjoy true, vibrant health, increased awareness, effort, and focus are required.

Every age has gifts we need, and every age has needs we gift.

The one who loves the least, controls the relationship.

If you think about it, the real reason we seek revenge is so that we can let go and recreate or restore balance in our life If we can restore it by choosing to let go then the balance is automatically restored. Also, that eliminates the need for revenge or to focus on the outcome of THEIR life.

If Ayurveda were a religion Nature would be its Goddess, and overindulgence would be the sole sin She would punish. Ayurveda is meant to allow you to enjoy the pleasures of life up to the point that such enjoyment interferes with your health. Full-time gratification is in fact bondage, because the more we consume the more we become captives of our consumption.