Difficult conditions often provide us with the greatest opportunities for growth, precisely because we are in a tight spot. Observe how a tree in the forest resolves this problem. In a forest, all the trees are so close together that if one of them ...
There are so many people in the world with whom you think you would have better conditions to work and grow. Why is it that in your family, at work or elsewhere, you are surrounded by particular people, and not others?Instead of complaining, ...
Many people, suddenly finding themselves in situations they cannot get out of, will recognize how ignorant and weak they are and say to themselves, ‘If only I had known!' They could have known, because at a certain point they were given all the ...
Though planted in the same soil and benefiting from the same external conditions – the same temperature and humidity and the same care – some trees will produce flowers with dazzling colours, exquisite perfumes and delicious fruit, while others will ...
Many people, suddenly finding themselves in situations they cannot get out of, will recognize how ignorant, weak and powerless they are in the face of events and say to themselves, ‘If only I had known!' They could have known, because at a certain ...
When you are certain you are working for a just and noble cause, you must allow nothing to divert you from it. And above all do not concern yourself with other people's attitudes towards you, because there is a danger that you will lose your ...
Never complain about the material conditions you have been given this lifetime, even if they seem bad. Tell yourself they are not decisive. Or, more precisely, they are decisive in the sense that they make you work on yourself. Everyone has their ...
If you make mistakes, if your ventures are not successful, never blame conditions. Even if on the face of it you are right in thinking they are not good, consider that your judgment may not be impeccable. Everyone has their own idea of what is good ...
Whatever the material circumstances you have to live in, realize they are not the determining factor. Or more exactly, they are the determining factor only in the sense that they force you to work on yourself.When you cannot progress and you do not ...
Though planted in the same soil and benefiting from the same external conditions – the same temperature and humidity and the same care – some trees will produce flowers with dazzling colours, exquisite perfumes and delicious fruit, while others will ...
...who consciously or unconsciously created their present conditions in life by having particular thoughts and feelings in their past lives and taking the actions they took. If they alter their behaviour and their state of mind, conditions will ch...
People think they can solve their problems by moving to somewhere else. In fact, they are like the baby birds that said to their mother one day, ‘Our nest has become so dirty! We cannot stay here any longer! Let's go and live somewhere different, in ...
When you are sure you are working for a just and noble cause, you must allow nothing to put you off. And, above all, do not expect approval from others, or you will not get much done: one day they approve of you, and not long after – who knows why – ...
So many people, when they suddenly find themselves caught up in inextricable situations, become aware of their own ignorance and weakness and think, ‘If only I had known!' They could have known, because at some point they were given all the right ...
Accept and make use of everything good the outer world offers you, but do not rely on it. Base your life on your own efforts, and count on nothing else. Your true future is to travel throughout the regions of space, among the stars and the suns, and ...
Human history is a succession of changes. Nothing remains static, for life is in perpetual movement. We would like to think that this movement always represents progress but, unfortunately, we cannot help but observe that sometimes there are ...
The conditions of life rarely correspond to what you desire or hope for. But instead of complaining, of rebelling, or of becoming discouraged, you must reflect and ask yourself questions: why has heaven arranged for precisely these people, and not ...
The conditions in which we live are never defining. For example, when events affecting a community occur, we can see that the same hardships affect people differently. Why? Because they do not face the hardships with the same state of mind. While ...
When we lack inspiration, we are like a tree in winter, but we should know that inspiration comes periodically just like the flowering of a tree – when the conditions are right, in the spring. It is therefore up to us to create the conditions of ...
Often when I speak to you, something inside you rebels and you think, ‘But doesn't the Master see the difficult conditions we live in?' Yes, I see them; that is all I see everywhere. But I also see other things; I see the good conditions that exist, ...