Living Wisely Living Well | With Asha Nayaswami

Listen as much to the tone of people’s voices as to their words. How they speak often expresses as much as what they say.

Gaze into the moon, especially at the full. Feel in its rays the Divine Mother’s eternal love for you, and for all Her human children.

Be courteous equally to friends, foes, and strangers. Courtesy will win you respect and cooperation, and courtesy to friends will preserve that slight distance between you which keeps friendship ever fresh, alive, and interesting.

If someone tells lies about you, respond calmly, with dignity. If a comment is required of you, you might say, “My critic has missed his mark this time, but is it an issue that I’m imperfect? The perfection I seek is a blessing I wish for him also, and for everyone.”

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Gaze into the sun when it is near the horizon. (Its rays, then, will not harm your eyes.) God, through the sun, sends out rays of power, endurance, and wisdom. In India, certain yogis practice gazing into the sun, and claim they receive therefrom wise insight and inspiration.

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More important even than love, in your behavior toward others, are your respect and loyalty. In love there may be attachment or desire, but in respect and loyalty there is only self-giving.

If you want loyalty from others, give them your loyalty first. Loyalty to friends, to ideals, to commitments is like a rudder: it holds the barque of life true to its course.

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Act without desire for the fruits of your action. Take care of the present, and the future will take care of itself. The past will then cease to be a burden on your conscience, and the future will await you with a smile.

After every deed that you perform, pause a little to enjoy the freedom of the Self within. Action, to be fully effective, must proceed from inner calmness.

Respect others, and they will always respect you. Despise them, and they’ll find many ways to express their contempt.