Quotes About Understanding

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An understanding of this great hermetic Principle of Mentalism enables the individual to readily grasp the laws of the Mental Universe, and to apply the same to his well-being and advancement.

When the ears of the student are ready to hear, then cometh lips to fill them with Wisdom." —

The lips of wisdom are closed, except to the ears of Understanding"—The Kybalion.

He who grasps the truth of the Mental Nature of the Universe is well advanced on The Path to Mastery.

We have the truth still with us. But it is not found in books, to any given extent. It has been passed along......from lip to ear. When it was written down at all, its meaning was veiled in terms of alchemy and astrology, so that only those possessing the key could read it aright.

The lips of Wisdom are closed, except to the ears of Understanding.

But you don't love something because you're blind to its faults, right? You love it despite its flaws.

We can't be responsible for other people's reactions to us, Lakshmi," she said. "We can only make sure our intentions are good.

Bhima smiles. "Beti, the past is always present," she says. "No such thing as bringing it up. The past is like the skin on your hand—it was there yesterday and it is here today. It never goes anywhere. Maybe when you're older you'll understand this better.

Mithai teach me big lesson--it easier to love someone if you can make them happy.

and Smita watched the nurse's startled smile that her American patient had thanked her in Hindi.

Parvati has simply given words to the melody that Bhima has hummed for a long time.

Until she went with him to India the first time after they were married. Then it all made sense, and she realized that the hospitality he displayed to all guests was larger than he was - it was cultural, hereditary, something coded into his DNA.

This is love--not what we say to each other but what we not say. Sometime it just one look exchange. Sometime one word. But underlining everything we say or not say, something else. Something heavy and deep, like when we in bed and looking into each other's eyes. For six years, everything between husband and me was on top, like skin. Now it hidden, like bone and muscle. [...] He care for me now. He finally see me. And he like what he see.

Ma wrong about one thing. When I was girl, she only talk about love in the marriage. [...] Nobody tell me what make real marriage--respect.

En este siglo, la compasión es una necesidad, no un lujo.

Nuestros problemas no surgen porque los otros no sean lo que pensamos que eran, sino porque erróneamente pensamos que eran algo que no son.

If we frame a situation in terms of 'us versus them,' and claim our side is right because we care for the general welfare of society, while theirs is wrong, then our motivation is almost identical to theirs!...We must try to develop compassion for all parties involved in a conflict because each of them wishes to be happy and to avoid problems.

podemos pensar que aquellos que nos dañaron actuaron de ese modo debido a su propia confusión e ignorancia. Aunque solamente querían ser felices, utilizaron los medios erróneos y se dañaron a sí mismos y a nosotros. Al pensar de esta manera podremos comenzar a perdonarlos y a curar nuestras heridas emocionales.

Lord Buddha never put much emphasis on belief. Instead, he exhorted us to investigate and try to understand the reality of our own being. He never stressed that we had to know what he was, what a buddha is. All he wanted was for us to understand our own nature. Isn't that so simple? We don't have to believe in anything. Simply by making the right effort, we understand things through our own experience, and gradually develop all realizations.

Meditation is an alert state of mind, the opposite of sluggishness; meditation is wisdom. You should remain aware every moment of your daily life, fully conscious of what you are doing and why and how you are doing it.

True love does not depend on physical expression. You should realize this. True love is a feeling deep within you. It is not just a matter of wearing a smile on your face and looking happy. Rather, it arises from a heartfelt understanding of every other being's suffering and radiates out to all of them indiscriminately. It does not favor a chosen few to the exclusion of everyone else. This is true love.

Ignorance is bold and knowledge reserved.