From the Dalai Lama
When others, out of jealousy
Treat me wrongly with abuse, slander, and scorn,
May I take upon myself the defeat
And offer to others the victory.
When others, out of jealousy
Treat me wrongly with abuse, slander, and scorn,
May I take upon myself the defeat
And offer to others the victory.
Lose yourself
Escape from the black cloud that surrounds you
The you will see your own light,
as radiant as the full moon.
-Rumi
Peace comes not from disengagement with the world but from seeing what needs to be done and acting in the light of that perception.
“We must use time creatively, and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.”
Martin Luther King Jr.
The Greek Philosopher Socrates spent his life using rational logic to challenge the norms of his society. Even with his life at stake, he refused to conform, determined to uphold what he knew to be true. Approach your own life with a similar attitude. Probe beneath the surface of supposed “truths” presented to you by others as you search for your own truth.