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Originally Posted by Wustenfuchs
Anybody got any good words that have influenced their lives? A couple of things have happened this weekend that have brought this one to mind. A quote by a man that has my deepest respect.
"I will give you a talisman. Whenever you are in doubt, or when the self becomes too much with you, apply the following test. Recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man [woman] whom you may have seen, and ask yourself, if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him [her]. Will he [she] gain anything by it? Will it restore him [her] to a control over his [her] own life and destiny? In other words, will it lead to swaraj [freedom] for the hungry and spiritually starving millions?
Then you will find your doubts and your self melt away."
- One of the last notes left behind by Gandhi in 1948, expressing his deepest social thought.
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Here's one...a bit of a Buddhist 'Koan'. A koan is a riddle with no apparent answer designed to help the mind find 'enlightenment'. They seem pretty simple but usually are anything but after some thought... the most commonly known one is 'What is the sound of one hand clapping?' There are many.
'I can only experience myself.'