Living Jain: Daily

Plato on Compassion

Suraj — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 03:00:02 +0000

“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”
– Plato

Ralph Waldo Emerson on Suffering

Suraj — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:00:53 +0000

“You cannot do wrong without suffering wrong”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ambrose Redmoon on Courage

Suraj — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:00:39 +0000

“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.”
– Ambrose Redmoon

Jiddu Krishnamurti on Individuality

Suraj — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:00:18 +0000

“Through the understanding of the significance of environment, past and present, and therefore being free from it, intelligence is awakened, and the expression of that intelligence is true individuality.”
– Jiddu Krishnamurti

Freedom Malhotra on Friendship

Suraj — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:00:18 +0000

“Bruce Lee once asserted that the desire to get rid of the disease is one of the greatest diseases of the mind. A true friend will listen without judgment. Such a friend will hear you out completely without any desire or attempt to change you.”
- Freedom Malhotra

Inner Calm

Suraj — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:00:18 +0000

The greater the demands on me, the more I need to sustain my inner calm and stability.

Controlling your Senses

Suraj — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:00:55 +0000

“Control your senses and don’t hurt others. This is the path of righteousness.”

– Acarya Pushpadantasagara

The Measure of Success

Suraj — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:00:04 +0000

“Success isn’t measured by money or power or social rank. Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace.”

– Mike Ditka

Plato on Moderation

Suraj — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 03:00:03 +0000

“Moderation, which consists in indifference about little things, and in a prudent and well-proportioned zeal about things of importance, can proceed from nothing but true knowledge, which has its foundation in self-acquaintance.”
– Plato

Decisions based on Values

Suraj — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:00:35 +0000

It’s not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.