Friendships

Making friends in the real sense is like, deliberately picking out team members to walk the journey of life together.

How much attention do you pay to these details?

Don't ever do them like they did you.

Move on and become a better version of yourself

That is the best revenge

Communication is key in friendships and relationships

Love is universal

Do you make friends because of how they make you feel or do you make friends because of what they make you do?

Take note of friends that don't think before they speak.

They can change... but not by you

Learn to let go

It is difficult to adjust in a bid to fit in with the people you think you need

Find bliss in connecting with people who appreciate you for who you are

Mental Abstraction:

When it comes to friendships, the story isn't always the same for everyone.

I think our friends reflect the level of our personal acceptance. I like to think of them as step-siblings.

A level of understanding which aids everyone to better treat a person and communicate effectively with each other, I also think quality friendship teaches us the art of independency. I might be wrong, but would there be room for emotional attachment or any other behavioral deficiency if we are surrounded by the right people?

The right people help us be the greatest version of ourselves.

I am thankful for how I accepted the change in my circle and most importantly, my spiritually enlightened friends.

I know you guys will read this part. I love you guys. You changed my life.

GENERAL LESSONS

201. What will you do today if it was your last? #MorningReflection

202. Your self-image is a governor of sorts. It will never let you act in a way that is inconsistent with it.

203. When you live every day as if it was your last, your life will take a magical quality

204. Your self-image is a self-fulfilling prophecy of sorts

205. When you sow a thought, you reap an action. When you sow an action, you reap a habit. When you sow a habit, you reap a character. When you sow a character, you reap your destiny

206. Do the right things and act in a way that is congruent with your true character.

207. Act with integrity and be guided with your heart

208. God is not money and knowledge isn't the satisfaction of bodily demands

209. Sacrifice, charity and penance purify even the greatest of souls

210. The highest criterion of any religion should be any activity that leads to the devotional service of the lord

211. In the pursuit of self-realization, one has to follow many rules and regulations to control the mind and the senses

212. Always concentrate the mind on the self

213. Dreaming is a natural occurrence but avoid oversleeping

214. The result of passionate work is always miserable. Do all work with the consciousness that is for God

215. Charity is for the purification of the heart. If it is given to suitable persons, it leads to advanced spiritual life

216. The mode of goodness is illuminating, the mode of passion is materialistic and the mode of ignorance is conducive to laziness & indolence

217. Impetus is the psychological process of thinking, feeling and willing. So, when any work is done by any human, there is some impetus

218. The essence of all religion and morality is to surrender to God

219. Always think of God

220. Liberation involves getting free from the concept of material nature

221. One who is not active in the consciousness of God, is losing himself in the material whirlpool, in the ocean of birth and death

222. Abandon all varieties of God and surrender to God

223. The highest personality in this material universe is no more significant than an art for a devotee

224. When one is free from the material conception of life, he becomes peaceful and cannot be agitated

225. One who is satisfied in himself has no fear of any kind of his reaction from his activity

226. Anything done for personal sense gratification is a cause of bondage

227. One should not give up his natural occupation because there are some disturbing elements, rather one should be determined to serve the supreme lord by his occupational duty

228. A simple lie is when a merchant says he is not making a profit, for if he does not do so, there is no profit

229. By the worship of the lord and following his qualities of work, every man can be perfect

230. One should do work which is natural to him, not that which is artificially claimed to be good

231. The only way to improve tomorrow is to know what you did wrong today

232. Take time to think. Get into the habit of personal introspection

233. There is nothing wrong in making mistakes. Mistakes are part of life and essential for growth

234. Happiness comes through good judgment. Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgment

235. Complete lack of self-awareness is what separates humans from animals; especially when you repeat mistakes

236. You will always feel a little discomfort when you are growing into a new habit

237. Think enough to thrive

238. Never eat after 8pm

239. Pain is often the precursor to personal growth. Don't dread it, instead embrace it

240. Sunlight will release your vitality and restore your emotional and physical vibrancy

241. Take the measure of short term pain for a large measure of long term gain

242. The most confidential path of knowledge is devotional service unto God

243. The purpose of life is to attain transcendental position above the three modes of nature

244. A marriage ceremony is meant to regulate the human mind so that it may become peaceful for spiritual advancement

245. The better the sleep, the less you will need

246. Listen to soft sounds immediately before heading to bed

247. Devotional service and nothing else is the ultimate purpose of life

248. Giving up activities based on material desire is what is called renunciation

249. One must strive for quality rest than quantity sleep

250. By determining the thoughts that go in, you are also determining precisely what will come out