Positive Thinking Quotes

Spiritual love gives true comfort to the spirits, shows the true path and enables you to have all true attainments.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

Experience is the greatest teacher. One who has the authority of Spiritual experience is successful in every task, at every step.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

Usually everyone has a celebration to create a mood of happiness; only that lasts for a limited period of time, but you can have a celebration for all time by being holy, and by maintaining a happy mood all the time. You don't have to create that mood, but it remains forever.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

If your mood is always holy, then no other mood can overpower you. A holy mood means one who is constantly light, carefree, full of all treasures. You had many different varieties of mood: sometimes happiness, sometimes of thinking too much, sometimes light and sometimes heavy. So all these changing moods finish and become one of constant happiness.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

Allowing yourself to be controlled, either by others or by your own anger, represses your original qualities of tolerance and love, and thus creates a very deep kind of sorrow in the soul. To overpower this weakness, we need to be always aware that we are not only children of GOD but also heirs to His Divine qualities.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

If there is love for God, then automatically the soul becomes co-operative with all because God is the seed. By giving water to the seed, every leaf automatically receives water and then there is no need to water each leaf individually. To be linked in love with the spiritual Father means to have love for all.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

It is love for God that makes every task easy and liberates the soul from labour. No matter how much knowledge and understanding there may be in the intellect, accurate knowledge means knowledge which is completely filled with love. If there isn't love, then knowledge is dry.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

By experiencing the virtue and power of tolerance, can we remain constantly cheerful. It is not called tolerance if you smile when someone praises you. But if you constantly smile at the time when an angry enemy showers you with bad language and there is no sign of wilting on your face or in your thoughts, that is called tolerance.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

If there isn't Love in the heart, if there is only intellectual knowledge, the intellect will continue to battle with questions of Where, What, How & Why. When the soul is lost and merged in Love of God, there is total contentment and a full stop to all questions.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

The scriptures talk about Hanuman carrying a huge mountain on the palm of his hand, like a ball. In the same way, even if obstacles and difficulties as big as a mountain come, we need to change that huge thing into a small toy and let it pass, as in a game. Be light and make others feel light. This is called tolerance.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

Everyone has specialties within them but must learn to use them and only then will it grow and become visible to others. We have the seed of specialty, but to make use of it means to plant the seed in the ground and allow the tree to emerge and grow. This allows the soul to grow and bear fruits.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

Everyone is loving, but within love, there is on one hand love from the heart and on the other hand is love according to time, that of selfishness. The third is love at the time of desperation. The specialty of love of the heart is that the soul will easily experience all attainments constantly.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

Let the power of tolerance be your armor. Without this armor, you become delicate to the storm of obstacles and you lose your happiness and enthusiasm and become disheartened. This armor will be your protection.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

To experience every version of Spiritual knowledge is to constantly make ones self great with these treasures. These positive and pure thoughts means to churn the jewels of knowledge and experience spiritual intoxication.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

Spiritual Love is such an elevated thing, that whether you do something or someone else does it, happiness is experienced by both. When there is love there is no consciousness of mine and yours.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

Gods treasure of blessings is such an open unending treasure house store. There are no locks and keys. You can take as many treasures as you want. Constantly remember the words "if not now then never."

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

A soul who has thoughts of the true identity of ones' original Self, and pure and positive thoughts, remains so busy that they don't have a second or breath for waste thoughts, thus they remain safe from negativity.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

The power of Truth is such that you need never be concerned about proving it for this only reveals your own stubbornness. Just be concerned with being it, and living it. Truth reveals itself at the right moment and right place.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

Humility makes you simple and truthful. The more humility you have the greater will be your understanding of the truth. And vice versa.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt.

To reduce expansion to its essence is called tolerance. To expand obstacles or difficulties in one's own mind or in front of others means to create a mountain. However when you apply a full stop with the consciousness that this is nothing new - this too shall pass and with the help and remembrance of God we move forward.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

The immense power of humility is useful in your protection as well as protection of others. It allows you to learn from and see the benefit in everything, even in the insults of others. You don't feel the need to get upset. Your self-respect works to keep you steady. Even if the problem is theirs, not yours and there is nothing to change in yourself, humility removes the need for you to say so.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

It is very easy to create unity and make others a part of unity - if we can only pay special attention to one aspect - accumulate the power of truth. The power of truth alone can destroy the number one enemy of unity - ego. With ego out of the way, it is easy to create an atmosphere of harmony. The greatness of truth is the ability to come together with love, and accept each other's different ideas with love.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

One with humility is never selfish. Humility makes the heart open and generous. There is never the desire to receive from others. Humility makes it easy to have relationships of love and respect with everyone.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

To be honest means to be true. It also means being faithful and trustworthy. The more you experience this quality, the more your sense of its value will increase.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

When you refuse to set boundaries to what is achievable, you can inspire others to believe that they can make the impossible happen.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

Humility as a power is based on a very elevated awareness of who you are. Such a high state of consciousness makes you very cool, very peaceful and very loving. One who has humility constantly remains happy and makes others happy too. They say (and feel) that whatever I am, whatever I've got, its fine, I'm happy, I'm content.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

If you value your thoughts and use them carefully as you use money, you will never find yourself spiritually bankrupt.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

Real humility results in so much power of truth and inner silence that you don't need to say anything at all in words. The very power of your inner state of being will make the other person realize the error of their ways. Your only desire at that time is the hope that they will be touched by your humility, so that they can open and begin to enjoy their humility too.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

Just as a kite flies high, held only by a string,
our intellect can rise to the heights of wisdom pulled only by the thread of spiritual love.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

Going into silence enables you to manage your thoughts better. You will find there is no need to think so much, that most of the answers you are looking for will come to you, without much effort on your part.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

Faith means that there isn't the slightest form of doubt in any situation or at times of obstacles. Situations have to change and they will continue to change. The supports that your faith has now will be removed, and even after that your foundation has to be strong. If your foundation is not strong, then supports are necessary. Therefore you need to maintain your peaceful, loveful state and your love and faith for God has to remain unshakeable.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

Notice how your senses are connected to your mind, Anything negative they pick up, or generate will disturb the mind's working. To maintain peace of mind, use your eyes, ears and mouth with care.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

Sweetness is a virtue that searches for good in every person and situation. At its heart is the conviction that there is always something to be found. You simply have to have the patience to discover it.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

Freedom means that no one can stop you from doing right or persuade you to do what is wrong.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

Sometimes a smile can help you achieve in a second what would otherwise take a great of time.To have a generous heart, a generous mind means to constantly have a big heart in every activity, i.e. to have good wishes for others and enable others to move forward. The sign of having a generous mind is to be free from jealousy, hatred and the nature of criticizing others.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

Tolerance does not mean simply surviving a situation on a 'grin and bear it' basis. It means to respond to all situations with understanding and compassion, and never to allow your peace of mind and sense of contentment to be diminished.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

Find at least one good quality in everyone, no matter how many defects are visible to you. The more you focus on the good, the more power you give to people, the sooner they will be able to change.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

Problems are simply challenges waiting for solutions to meet them. The two are partners, think with resolve that a solution will present itself and it will.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

Push yourself like a machine and you will eventually run low on energy. Love you mind by allowing it spaces of silence and it will serve you tirelessly.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

The first step towards conquering stress is to accept that it is not created by external events so much as by how we deal with them.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

The more honest we are in our dealings with others, the more we are trusted. Honesty is very deep. It is common for people to say one thing and feel another, which, of course in not honesty. Honesty is only possible when we check our conscience and remain true to our highest values. Making our heart honest in this way brings the blessing of being deeply trusted by others.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

Many times people report the feeling of divine help and strength when they come close to breaking point. Actually divine help is always there, but we are usually so busy doing things in our own little way that we only look for it when we face absolute defeat, the tranquil nature of enlightened souls comes from their ability to take God's help constantly.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

Self-respect is often mistaken for arrogance when in reality it is the opposite. When we can recognize all our good qualities as well as our faults with neutrality, we can start to appreciate ourselves as we would a dear friend and experience the comfortable inner glow of self-respect. To embrace the journey towards our full potential we need to become our own loving teacher and coach.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

In spiritual terms, royalty refers to an inner state of dignity and an attitude of service to humanity. Before taking charge of others, let us learn to rule our own heart and mind with love and compassion. Let us focus not on other people's weakness, not demand anything of anyone, and always be available to support and encourage. A leader of this kind does not chase after power and position, or expect anyone to obey; yet others naturally want to follow.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

Everyone wants to be loved for who they are. When we appreciate others it boosts their self-esteem and helps them pass on a loving attitude to others. Even though we may not see the result immediately, love always works.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

There are many reasons why people oppose each other; misunderstanding, resistance to change, competitiveness. If someone decides to hold on to their negativity, no amount of analyzing or reasoning can ease the situation. At such times, only patience and more patience will help a closed mind gently unfurl itself.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

Be the one who changes the atmosphere, not the one who comes under its influence.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

The practice of silently watching life from the vantage point of being an observer enables me more clearly to understand events and other people's inner concerns and qualities. We become slower to judge and better able to respond openly and thoughtfully, free from any influence of the situation itself and from subtle pull of my own or another's personality.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

No one wants to feel pitied by another. However a gentle form of encouragement can enable us to believe in ourselves again and regain our optimism and courage. A person with the quality of mercy works on such subtle level that the support given never demeans or implies weakness in the other person.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

Living by high principles is fine as long as we are careful not to condemn others. The sign of integrity is the ability to remain true to our values no matter how others behave, and to avoid the temptation to prove ourself right. Values practiced quietly are much more impressive than those that are advertised.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

If we limit the love we give to just one or two, it will eventually go stale. If we learn to create love inside our heart and silently give it to everyone we meet, love will grace every corner of our lives.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

When we are continuously being battered by the storms of life, and our very spirit is ebbing away, then all we need to do is hang onto that gift called "Faith" that one support which will weather the storms. Faith does not depend on a clever head, only belief; belief in the self and the strength that lies within. Faith is the seed of victory and the foundation of making the impossible possible.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

The first lesson on the path to becoming a peacemaker is to stop being at war with myself. In meditation I can retreat into the inner sanctuary of the soul and enjoy the tranquil flow of loving thoughts passing through my being. Only when the turbulence of my own mind has subsided can I make peace with the world. When I have developed some degree of inner peace I can hear the voice of my own wisdom and know how and where to give energy for the greatest benefit.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

The ability to enjoy one's own company is one of the greatest gifts life has to offer. Learning to turn our thoughts away from all our responsibilities at the day's end and take our mind into a state of peace and benevolence enables us to carry greater and greater loads without feeling burdened. When our inner landscape is full of beautiful thoughts, everything we do is a pleasure. Gently, we calm down chaotic situations and offer solace to troubled minds.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

If we are able to step back calmly from situations and simply observe without judgment or criticism, we will begin to 'know' what we must do. A good thumb rule in making decisions is to ask ourselves: "To what extent will this benefit all concerned? If I were to ask God how He would handle this, what would He advise?"

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

Maintaining a state of inner calmness protects us from becoming a slave to my emotions. It also helps us to keep a cool head when we see others becoming heated and angry. Coolness is not to be distant and uncaring; rather it requires that we develop the deeply caring nature of a peacemaker and serve others in the best possible way.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

We treat others as we would want to be treated. By taking time to reflect on our highest principles before we act and make decisions, we maintain our dignity and are held in high esteem by others.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

A compassionate person develops an eye for spotting the qualities that make each person special. Even when others are at their lowest ebb, it is possible to help restore their self-belief by keeping a firm, clear vision of their goodness and specialties. By taking a gentle encouraging approach, we must never give up on anyone.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

Even if we don't mean to be critical, we often unconsciously home in on others' weaknesses and mistakes. The more we develop the habit of noticing goodness and only holding onto the good in others and in situations, the more our own sense of well being will rise. When we continually think "He/She is wrong", we create a barrier that prevents us from reaching our own goodness.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

We can only bring true lasting benefit to others when we have a loving attitude towards them, no matter what they are like. To help bring out the best in everyone, regardless of their mood or disposition, we need to ask " How can I make a positive contribution here?" Instead of wondering what can we get out of situations and people for ourselves, this attitude of giving is one of the great secrets of inner contentment.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

We express our care and concern by responding to situations with a cool head and to people with a warm heart. If we remain aware that we are all a part of one family, and that even the smallest of gestures can make a difference in people's lives, we will always be blessed with a caring heart. It takes so little to show that we care yet it can mean so much.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

Accepting responsibility without feeling burdened by it may seem unrealistic. Yet it is possible so long as we stay close to our inner self and strength. If we are willing to trust them, spiritual principles and values work like unseen hand guiding everything in a beneficial direction. When we remain aware of this force at work, we can accept responsibility and strive to fulfill it without worrying about results.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

Life means change, movement and growth. When the storms of change and inconstancy are swirling around us, we need the inner eye of stillness and stability to give us the inner strength to cope. It provides us with the platform for clear decision making and powerful thoughts. Anchored in the eternal unchanging truths of spirituality, we need not resist change but can embrace it.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

To be a rock for others, we need to remain on solid ground ourselves. We need to know who we are and what we can count on to give others. This kind of constancy only develops when we follow the discipline of recharging our spiritual batteries every day. The early morning hours are the most powerful time to draw peace and love from God. We can then walk through our day with the wisdom and love and assurance that we can always be there for others in their moment of need.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

To live according to high ethics presents many challenges. No one can tell which ethic should guide which situation. There is no rule book. The solution lies in our own ability to get to the heart of the issue. In order to discern what is really going on in any situation we should first ensure that our mind is free from the clutter of negativity. Then we will have the clarity to understand the motives driving others.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

As we grow in our spiritual life, we give up the habit of worrying. It serves no purpose other than to make us feel tense and miserable. When we stop fretting about things that are beyond our control and focus instead on generating optimistic and kind thoughts, our life can begin to flow in ever more positive directions. Such a light and easy approach to life enables us to take everything in our stride.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.

However it seems easier to give something for the afflicted in a far-off country than to give the right kind of time and energy to the people closest to us. Give respect to those who have no self-respect, treating juniors with, as much sensitivity as our seniors does not come always naturally. And giving respect to the self can be even more difficult. We can start by silently speaking to our mind in a loving way. We need to encourage ourselves when we make mistakes and contemplate on the most beautiful things in life. We should bask in the pure love of God that lies in the heart of the universe.

~ Brahma Kumaris, Mt Abu.