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Quotes About Acceptance

In God's family, there are no outsiders, no enemies.
~ Desmond Tutu
I don't think I've ever felt that same kind of peace, the kind of serenity that I felt after acknowledging that maybe I was going to die of this TB.
~ Desmond Tutu
We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven. God has a soft spot for sinners. His standards are quite low.
~ Desmond Tutu
Trust is like broken glass, sometimes it's better to leave it broken than to cut yourself trying to rebuild it.
~ Detrue
Refusal to accept the flow of the world is the root of all misery.
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
is not about making the world a peaceful place; it is about us being at peace with the world.
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
The Gita does not speak of changing the world. It speaks of appreciating the world that is always changing.
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
Everybody dies—some suddenly, some slowly, some painfully, some peacefully. No one can escape death. The point is to make the most of life—enjoy it, celebrate it, learn from it, make sense of it, share it with fellow human beings—so that when death finally comes, it will not be such a terrible thing.
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
Those who believe in karma do not blame. They do not judge. They accept that humans live in a sea of consequences, over which there is limited control. So they accept every moment as it is supposed to be. They act without expectation.
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
You want the world to behave as you wish. It does not, hence your anger and your grief.
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
Accept that nothing happens without a reason. Accept that all experiences have a purpose.
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
When we understand, we do not seek control of the other, hence are liberated. We
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
Religious or secular, all myths make profound sense to one group of people. Not to everyone. They cannot be rationalized beyond a point. In the final analysis, you either accept them or you don't.
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
Then be human. Let go and move on. They who hurt you cannot expand their mind. But surely you can.
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
There is no evidence of a perfect world, a perfect man or a perfect family anywhere on earth.
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
The world may be ever-changing and full of uncertainties, but walking away is not the answer. World-rejection, according to the epic, is dangerous and destructive.
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
Life is difficult and people are imperfect. Unable to cope with the vagaries of this world, everyone makes mistakes. True love is the ability to love people despite their mistakes.
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
God does not interfere with fate; he simply helps man cope with it.
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
Do not surrender to a situation that nurtures the ego.
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
The wise want nothing but accept whatever comes their way, letting it pass when it is time to part ways. Ram is
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
Somvat had seen a creature such as Sthunakarna only on the walls of Ileshwara's temple. Images of such deformed beasts lined the northern wall just below images of the Apsaras. 'Because the world belongs not just to beautiful creatures,' said the Pujari. 'Shiva loves them. He is the indifferent one, who looks beyond bodies, beautiful and ugly, male and female, young and old, at the suffering soul.
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
Peace comes when one comes to terms with the three worlds: the personal world, the cultural world and the natural world.
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
WHEN THE HEART IS OPENED up, when love flows into it and from it, a sense of security prevails. With security comes freedom. There is no need to pretend. We can be ourselves.
~ Devdutt Pattanaik
Most desired form of happiness? 'Contentment
~ Devdutt Pattanaik