One if the hardest things in life to learn are which bridges to cross and which bridges to burn.

Oprah Winfrey

(via purplebuddhaproject)

You will never truly understand something until it actually happens to you.

unknown (via quotelounge)

mangal sri guru gobind singh

elhindie:

dhan guru gobind singh.
this is one of the most moving pieces of literature I have ever come across..this kabit by mahakavi santokh singh on the 10th guru really shows the kind of love sikhs have for their guru. the poem describes maharaj’s physical appearance in such an enchanting way, the english translation doesn’t do it justice at all, for some of the braj motifs and metaphors just fail to translate over…

ਕਟਿ ਸੋਂ ਪਟ ਤੇਗ ਨਿਖੰਗ ਕਸੇ,
ਮੁਖ ਮੰਦ ਹਸੇ ਚਮਕੇ ਕਿ ਛਟਾਹੀ॥
ਮੁਕਤਾ ਗਰਿ ਮਾਲ ਬਿਸਾਲ ਬਨੀ
ਸ੍ਰਮ ਆਨਨ ਸ਼ਿਆਮ ਭਲੀ ਉਪਮਾਹੀ॥
ਹਿਤ ਸੋਂ ਤਮ ਸੋਮ ਕੇ ਪਾਸ ਬਸਿਉ
ਮੁਖ ਪੰਕਜ ਪੈ ਮਧੁ ਪੁੰਜ ਸੁਹਾਹੀ॥
ਅਬ ਆਨ ਕੀ ਆਸ ਨਿਰਾਸ ਭਈ
ਕਲਗੀਧਰ ਬਾਸ ਕੀਉ ਮਨ ਮਾਂਹੀ॥
– ਕ੍ਰਿਤ: ਭਾਈ ਸੰਤੋਖ ਸਿੰਘ, ਸ੍ਰੀ ਸੂਰਜ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ

with a sheath tied to his waist,
he wears a smile as bright as lightening.
he wears a necklace of pearls,
the dark of his beard is beyond comparison; it rests on his face as if a group of bees are gathered on a lotus, or as if darkness has gathered around the moon.
when such a guru has made his abode in my heart, who else can I long for?
– bhai santokh singh, sri suraj prakash granth

Breathing in, there is only the present moment.
Breathing out, it is a wonderful moment.

Thích Nhất Hạnh (via purplebuddhaproject)

just-shower-thoughts:

Parents are the only humans on this earth who will talk good about you behind your back, but talk shit to your face.

Really TRUE..!!

When old people start telling stories…..listen.

A great relationship is about two things: First, appreciating the similarities, and second, respecting the differences.

It always shocked me when I realized that I wasn’t the only person in the world who thought and felt such strange and awful things.

John Green, Looking for Alaska (via hplyrikz)

I used to walk into a room full of people and wonder if they liked me… now I look around and wonder if I like them.

that’s real attitude!!