Quote of the Week

Meditationtime Forum Post

Date:  Posted 3 years before Jun 16, 2016

Dear Beloved 3 years ago

This week's quote was provided by Meditation Time member Carlos Palacios.

"The essence of balance is detachment. To embrace a cause, to grow fond or spiteful, is to lose one's balance, after which, no action can be trusted."

Carlos said, "Here's a quote I got from a PC game called Thief: The Dark Project. Even though it has nothing to do with yoga, I found this quote reminiscent of Lord Krishna's talk with Arjuna."

This is a great quote.  In life, many actors will seek to bring you to their cause and you will always sacrifice something if you become too closely aligned with it.  Make sure you know what you are sacrificing.  I would argue that an honorable cause is worthy of embrace, but one man's honor can be another's dishonor so it may still be better to perform that honorable cause with detached dignity.  In the Bhagavad Gita discourse that Carlos is referring to, Krishna tells Arjuna to perform his duty (as a warrior) with courage and detachment.

MiBeloved 3 years ago

great quote.

quite a task to put that into practice.

Jettins 3 years ago

I like this quote:

“The mind is everything. What we think we become.” – Buddha