Shirdi Sai says: “Harsh words cannot pierce your body. If anybody speaks ill of you, just continue on unperturbed.”

1. Do Birthdays/Anniversaries symbolize the completion of the years? No...

Birthday - It says, be like the new born, with that cute little innocence, enjoying life as it is.. That freshness in life, is what matters...
Anniversary - Says enjoy every year like the way you enjoyed the beginning... It adds value to the relationship... It doesn't mean exchanging gifts or any. It only means having memorable moments or time for each other...

We can make it happen every day if we wish to...
Only then Life can become Complete... :)

2. Some make you feel precious, some make you feel the best and some make you feel worthless. Do we need to depend on what other's think of us?
To some extent it's okay to know about yourself... But most of the time, we must trust our instincts and move accordingly by being what we are and doing what we have to... Be unbiased, learn, correct yourself(if required) and move forward.
Happiness automatically accompanies... :)

3. Interests with assistance blossoms and with interference creates a mess.

4. Do you know? We all have a third eye. An inner eye of wisdom and knowledge. It's related to Self-Realization.

5. Looking for solutions outside to a problem might always not work. But for sure, when you start looking within, it 100% works...

6. The one who praises you might hurt you and the one who hurts you might praise you. Never have any impressions. Treat everyone the same way.
It's tough but that's how we should be.

7. Attachment, at times, leads to disturbance in mind and sorrow.
At the same time, being detached too never helps. 
A sort of balance must strike between both in such a way that you become the joy forever.

Few Quotes on Sanskrit:

"Without the study of Samskrit one cannot become a true Indian and a true learned man." -- Mahatma Gandhi

"Samskrit has moulded the minds of our people to the extent to which they themselves are not conscious. Samskrit literature is national in one sense, but its purpose has been universal. That was why it commanded the attention of people who were not followers of a particular culture." -- Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

"Samskrit was at one time the only language of the world. It is more perfect and copious than Greek and Latin." -- Prof. Bopp

"Samskrit is the origin of modern languages of Europe." -- Mr. Bubois

"Samskrit is the greatest language of the world." -- Max Muller

"To the Indian Rishis the divine play was the evolution of the cosmos through countless aeons. There is an infinite number of creations in an infinite universe. The Rishis gave the name kalpa to the unimaginable span of time between the beginning and the end of creation." -- Dr. Fritjof Capra

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In my college days, when options were given to choose between French and Sanskrit, I chose Sanskrit with a feel that this is my language. I have to learn. But now, 12 years down the line this is what I remember "raamaha raamou raamaaha" and I don't know exactly what it is about... :( How ODD? Now, it's high time for me to wake up and learn my mother tongue with immense passion...

Though these quotes look simple, it has got a lot of meaning within. It's even tough to accept the situations and be that way. Now coming to,

"Regardless of how much trouble you are having, how hard the going seems to be, keep your thoughts on a high and positive level."

To keep up your spirits is not as easy as said. Initially, you will need to struggle and even combat stress. And handling one's emotion comes prior. Negatives too, peep in. But, this is where you will know what you are and how should you be. Sometimes, you do feel, time is running slow and at times, too fast. All this in turn again depends upon your reaction towards a situation. So, keep balancing yourself and accept the facts by having control on your emotions. Gradually, you can see the New You.

Next,

"The sooner we come to understand that things can be done without our assistance, the sooner we reach our philosophy of life."

Yes, it's very much true. If not us, then the other. And, that's what life is all about. Take any example, it's easily understood. But, the important aspect is, are we making any difference? Coz, to move on, this is what we need to concentrate more on. And always be positive. Positive attitude is possible only when we are true to ourselves. So, let us add spice to our life.

When Mother Teresa received her Nobel Prize she was asked, "What can we do to promote world peace?" She replied, "Go home and love your family."

We should seize every opportunity to give encouragement. Encouragement is oxygen to the soul.

Leonard Ravenhill once said about prayer, "One might estimate the weight of the world, tell the size of the celestial city, count the stars of heaven, measure the speed of lightning, and tell the time of the rising and the setting of the sun - but you cannot estimate prayer-power. Prayer is as vast as God because He is behind it. Prayer is as mighty as God because He has committed Himself to answer it."

You may give without loving, but you cannot love without giving.

When I come to the end of my rope, God is there to take over.

In trying times, don't quit trying.

Do not follow where the path may lead - go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

1. If you feel small and worthless, do something great, help someone in need.
2. Our aim in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of ourselves - to outstrip yesterday by our today, to do our work with more force than ever before.
3. The greatest things ever done on earth have been done little by little.
4. Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.
5. Appreciate beauty and truth, strive for knowledge and make life worth living.
6. He who walks in another's tracks leaves no footprints.
7. You cannot always control circumstances, but you can control your own thoughts and your actions.
8. Even if you are not responsible for your situation, you are responsible for your reaction to it.
9. Love and respect yourself.

Few quotes...

We have no right to ask when sorrow comes, "why did this happen to me?". Unless we ask the same question for every joy that comes our way.

The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.

Regardless of how much trouble you are having, how hard the going seems to be, keep your thoughts on a high and positive level.

A person with outward courage dares to die, a person with inward courage dares to live.

Cease to inquire what the future has in store, and take as a gift, whatever the present day brings forth.

Don't waste tears over the griefs of yesterday.

It's good to try to be a better person, but don't give up the goodness of the person you already are.

The happiness of life is made up of little things - sometimes a smile, a hug, a moment of shared laughter can work wonders.

You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.

Life is a series of awakening.

Let everyone you meet be happier for having met you, for having spoken to you. This you can do by spreading joy.

Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul.

The greatest test of courage on the earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.

Even if you're not responsible for your situation, you're certainly responsible for your reaction to it.

Trouble is a part of your life - if you don't share it, you don't give the person who loves you a chance to love you enough.

It's said that there is a particular time for everything to happen, one can't go against that and make things happen.

To have peace on earth, it is a must to remove the negative feelings like selfishness, cruelty, hatred.

If you believe in the Lord, He will do half the work - but the last half... He helps those who help themselves.

Thanks Sush for giving me this wonderful gift of quotations. This really makes me think of life. I strongly feel, we all need to learn a lot from it.

Here are few good quotes that I felt like sharing with you all.

HEALTH IS WEALTH

Money Can Buy
A Bed But Not Sleep
A House But Not Home
Food But Not Appetite
Finery But Not Beauty
Amusement But Not Happiness
Luxuries But Not Culture
Pleasure But Not Peace
Religion But Not Salvation
Books But Not Brain
Medicines But Not Health
Service But Not Love
A Woman But Not Lawful Wife
A Passport To Every Where
But Not TO Heaven!!! So, Money Should Be Secondary.

THE ESSENCE OF ALL TEACHINGS

The Best Day - Today
The Greatest Sin - Fear
The Most Expensive Indulgence - Hate
The Most Appropriate Time - Just Now
The Greatest Need - Common Sense
The Most Reliable Friend - Your Own Effort
The Greatest Mistake - Waste Of Time
The Greatest Trouble Maker - Talking Too Much
The Meanest Feeling - Jealousy
The Luckiest Person - Who Is Immersed In Work
The Easiest Thing To Do - Finding Fault
The Greatest Teacher - Experience
The Cleverest Man - One Who Does What He Thinks Right
The Most Hateful Thing - To Criticize Others
The Worst Bankrupt - The Soul That Has Lost Its Enthusiasm
The Most Difficult Thing - To Appreciate Qualities Of Others
The Essence Of All Religions - Truth, Honesty & Humbleness

IN'TENSION'

The moment you are in TENSION
You will loose your ATTENTION
Then you are in total CONFUSION
And you'll feel IRRITATION
Then you'll spoil personal RELATION
Ultimately, you won't get CO-OPERATION
Then you'll make things COMPLICATION
Then your BP may also raise CAUTION
And you may have to take MEDICATION
Instead, understand the SITUATION
And try to think about the SOLUTION
Many problems will be solved by DISCUSSION
Which will worn out better in your PROFESSION
Don't think it is my free SUGGESTION
It is only for your PREVENTION
If you understand my INTENTION
You'll never come again to TENSION !!!

Parachutes and Minds can work only when they are open.

THE WAY TO HAPPINESS

Keep your heart free
from hate,
Keep your mind free
from worry...
Lead a simple life...
Expect little...
Give much.

The richest man - the one who can give his time and attention.

Hello!!! Just thought to key in few proverbs too. Though everyone knows, still felt like sharing few of these........

1. The secret of success is constancy of purpose - Disracli.
2. The Contended man is never poor, the discontended is never rich - George Elliot.
3. No legacy is so rich as honesty - Shakespeare.
4. What I gave I have, What I spent I had, What I kept I lost - Old Proverb.
5. If principle is good for anything, it is worth living upto it - Benjamin Franklin.
6. Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance - Jhonson.
7. The greatest boon that one can have is the freedom from fear - Mahaveer.
8. Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bounded together - Goethe.
9. Charity begins at home - Terence.
10. Be noble in every thought and in every deed - Longfellow.

Watch your Words.
Watch your Actions.
Watch your Thoughts.
Watch your Character.
Watch your Heart.     - Baba.

You are what your deep, driving desire is.
As your desire is, so is your will.
As your will is, so is your deed.
As your deed is, so is your destiny.     - Brihadaranyaka Upanishad IV.4.5 .