Swiped from gbdances Top Advice from Patanjali

Jul 21, 2006 12:30


Paraphrased from The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Sutra 33:

If someone is happy, offer them friendship (share their happiness)
If someone is unhappy, offer them compassion (lighten their suffering)
If someone is virtuous, offer them delight (celebrate their goodness)
If someone is wicked, offer them disregard (give them no reward)

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ex_muzer409 July 21 2006, 22:57:01 UTC
I need to tattoo this to the inside of my eyelids. Maybe I'll post it too, soon, it really fits in with my currency...

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stardances July 21 2006, 23:18:52 UTC
I like it too:)! Particularly as I have been contemplating good karma/negative karma...meditations versus actions. I find lately a good many things start with right action (I have always been in favor of doing something about a situation {sometimes I do the wrong thing} rather than just whine and moan about a bad situation). You strike me as a proactive type of person too :).

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