When the cherry blossoms bloomed they brought beauty to my heart.
I have never been able to grasp the meaning of time. I don’t believe it exists. I’ve felt this again and again, when alone and out in nature. On such occasions, time does not exist. Nor does the future exist.
Intellectually people may aspire for emancipation or enlightenment but emotionally they love small bondages around them.They go on weaving the network of bondages.
Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.
Uden fælles og bredt forankrede moralske værdier og forpligtelser, vil hverken loven, demokratiske regeringer eller markeds-økonomien selv fungere ordentligt.
Det vi lærer, lærer vi ved at gøre det.
Let us be united – you will ask in what way? You will agree with me: in the easiest way, to create a common and sincere language. Perhaps in Beauty and in Knowledge.
Selv den længste rejse begynder med et skridt.
Life is, what is happening to you, while you are busy making other plans!
Intet er helt selvfølgeligt. Alt er nyt og mærkværdigt. Intet er omsonst. Alt har sin tid, som er nu.
For the meaning of life differs from man to man, from day to day and from hour to hour. What matters, therefore, is not the meaning of life in general but rather the specific meaning of a person’s life at a given moment.
I virkeligheden er der jo nok til os alle – men der er ikke nok til de gridske. Det mærkelige er så bare, at gridskheden overlever, mens alt det andet ser ud til at bukke under.
If we ourselves remain always angry and then sing world peace, it has little meaning. So first our individual self must learn peace. Then we can practice. Then we can teach the rest of the world.
Det er lettere at skrive ti bind filosofi end at omsætte én eneste teori til praksis.
Jorden har nok til at tilfredsstille alle menneskers behov, men ikke alle menneskers grådighed.
Den enkelte har aldrig med et andet menneske at gøre uden at han holder noget af dets liv i sin hånd. Det kan være meget lidt, en forbigående stemning, en oplagthed, man får til at visne, eller som man vækker, en lede man uddyber eller hæver. Men det kan også være forfærdende meget, så det simpelthen står til den enkelte, om den andens liv lykkes eller ej.
Vi ved hvad vi er, men ved ikke hvad vi kan blive.
Hvis vi skal fremad, må vi gå tilbage og genopdage de sande værdier – nemlig at hele virkeligheden hviler på et moralsk grundlag, og at hele virkeligheden omfattes af en åndelig magt.
There is a crack in everything. That is how the light gets in.
Kærligheden begynder dér, hvor der ikke forventes gengæld.
Dine børn er ikke dine børn. De er sønner og døtre af livets længsel efter sig selv.
Beyond right and wrong, there is a field. I will meet you there.
In spirituality there is nothing to acquire, only to understand the truth and live it. When you are honestly inquiring, truth reveals itself.
Hvis du ikke kan hjælpe hundreder af mennesker, så hjælp blot ét.
Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom.
Det første skridt i udviklingen af etikken er en følelse af solidaritet med andre mennesker.
Det er bedre at tænde et lille lys end at forbande mørket.
Det gælder om at leve i evigheden og dog høre stueuret slå.
Crises are only the points of examination as to the strength, purpose, purity and motive and the intent of the soul. They evoke confidence when surmounted, and produce greatly expanded vision. They release the light of wisdom within the field of knowledge, and the world is thereby enriched.
Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.
Alle mennesker er fanget i et u-undslippeligt netværk af fællesskab.
To be a good human being is to have a kind of openness to the world, an ability to trust uncertain things beyond your own control, that can lead you to be shattered in very extreme circumstances for which you were not to blame. That says something very important about the condition of the ethical life: that it is based on a trust in the uncertain and on a willingness to be exposed; it’s based on being more like a plant than like a jewel, something rather fragile, but whose very particular beauty is inseparable from that fragility.
The moral law commands us to make the highest possible good in a world the final object of all our conduct.
Hvis du vil vide noget om vejen, der ligger foran dig, så spørg den der har rejst ad den.
I have learned two lessons in my life: first, there are no sufficient literary, psychological, or historical answers to human tragedy, only moral ones. Second, just as despair can come to one another only from other human beings, hope, too, can be given to one only by other human beings.
Håbet er naturens slør for at skjule sandhedens nøgenhed.
Hjernen er et organ af mindre betydning, sjælen sidder i hjertet, som styrer kroppen.
Do not forget that Agni is nourished by joy and courage and endurance. Thus let us follow the path of fiery consciousness. Fiery World, Book 1.
Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.
Sig ikke: “Jeg har fundet sandheden”; men hellere: “Jeg har fundet én sandhed”.
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Den enkelte har aldrig med et andet menneske at gøre uden at han holder noget af dets liv i sin hånd. Det kan være meget lidt, en forbigående stemning, en oplagthed, man får til at visne, eller som man vækker, en lede man uddyber eller hæver. Men det kan også være forfærdende meget, så det simpelthen står til den enkelte, om den andens liv lykkes eller ej.
There is a crack in everything. That is how the light gets in.
If we ourselves remain always angry and then sing world peace, it has little meaning. So first our individual self must learn peace. Then we can practice. Then we can teach the rest of the world.
Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.
The moral law commands us to make the highest possible good in a world the final object of all our conduct.
I virkeligheden er der jo nok til os alle – men der er ikke nok til de gridske. Det mærkelige er så bare, at gridskheden overlever, mens alt det andet ser ud til at bukke under.
Beyond right and wrong, there is a field. I will meet you there.
I have never been able to grasp the meaning of time. I don’t believe it exists. I’ve felt this again and again, when alone and out in nature. On such occasions, time does not exist. Nor does the future exist.
Intellectually people may aspire for emancipation or enlightenment but emotionally they love small bondages around them.They go on weaving the network of bondages.
In spirituality there is nothing to acquire, only to understand the truth and live it. When you are honestly inquiring, truth reveals itself.
Det første skridt i udviklingen af etikken er en følelse af solidaritet med andre mennesker.
Selv den længste rejse begynder med et skridt.
Det er lettere at skrive ti bind filosofi end at omsætte én eneste teori til praksis.
Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.
When the cherry blossoms bloomed they brought beauty to my heart.
Hvis du vil vide noget om vejen, der ligger foran dig, så spørg den der har rejst ad den.
Sig ikke: “Jeg har fundet sandheden”; men hellere: “Jeg har fundet én sandhed”.
Hvis vi skal fremad, må vi gå tilbage og genopdage de sande værdier – nemlig at hele virkeligheden hviler på et moralsk grundlag, og at hele virkeligheden omfattes af en åndelig magt.
Det er bedre at tænde et lille lys end at forbande mørket.
I have learned two lessons in my life: first, there are no sufficient literary, psychological, or historical answers to human tragedy, only moral ones. Second, just as despair can come to one another only from other human beings, hope, too, can be given to one only by other human beings.
Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom.
Life is, what is happening to you, while you are busy making other plans!
Alle mennesker er fanget i et u-undslippeligt netværk af fællesskab.
Hjernen er et organ af mindre betydning, sjælen sidder i hjertet, som styrer kroppen.
Kærligheden begynder dér, hvor der ikke forventes gengæld.
For the meaning of life differs from man to man, from day to day and from hour to hour. What matters, therefore, is not the meaning of life in general but rather the specific meaning of a person’s life at a given moment.
Det gælder om at leve i evigheden og dog høre stueuret slå.
Hvis du ikke kan hjælpe hundreder af mennesker, så hjælp blot ét.
Crises are only the points of examination as to the strength, purpose, purity and motive and the intent of the soul. They evoke confidence when surmounted, and produce greatly expanded vision. They release the light of wisdom within the field of knowledge, and the world is thereby enriched.
Do not forget that Agni is nourished by joy and courage and endurance. Thus let us follow the path of fiery consciousness. Fiery World, Book 1.
Dine børn er ikke dine børn. De er sønner og døtre af livets længsel efter sig selv.
Intet er helt selvfølgeligt. Alt er nyt og mærkværdigt. Intet er omsonst. Alt har sin tid, som er nu.
Vi ved hvad vi er, men ved ikke hvad vi kan blive.
Let us be united – you will ask in what way? You will agree with me: in the easiest way, to create a common and sincere language. Perhaps in Beauty and in Knowledge.
Det vi lærer, lærer vi ved at gøre det.
Håbet er naturens slør for at skjule sandhedens nøgenhed.
Jorden har nok til at tilfredsstille alle menneskers behov, men ikke alle menneskers grådighed.
To be a good human being is to have a kind of openness to the world, an ability to trust uncertain things beyond your own control, that can lead you to be shattered in very extreme circumstances for which you were not to blame. That says something very important about the condition of the ethical life: that it is based on a trust in the uncertain and on a willingness to be exposed; it’s based on being more like a plant than like a jewel, something rather fragile, but whose very particular beauty is inseparable from that fragility.
Uden fælles og bredt forankrede moralske værdier og forpligtelser, vil hverken loven, demokratiske regeringer eller markeds-økonomien selv fungere ordentligt.
Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.