watching thoughts

Have you ever noticed? Whatever is your last thought in the night will be your first thought in the morning. Watch it-the last, the very last, when you enter into sleep. You are standing just on the threshold-the last thought will always be the first thought when you again stand on the threshold and you are coming out of sleep.

  - Osho, the mustard seed, the revolutionary teachings of Jesus - commentaries on the gnostic gospel of Thomas 

Jiddu Krishnamurti - on the transformation power of love

Freedom and love go together. Love is not a reaction. If I love you because you love me, that is mere trade, a thing to be bought in the market; it is not love. To love is not to ask anything in return, not even to feel that you are giving something- and it is only such love that can know freedom.


The moment you have in your heart this extraordinary thing called love and feel the depth, the delight, the ecstasy of it, you will discover that for you the world is transformed.

Buddha - No matter how hard the past, you can always begin again

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vemana - on the causes of grief and suffering

అల్ప-సుఖములె' ల్లనా' శించి మనుజుండు,
బహుళ దుఃఖములను మాద పడును;
పర -సుఖంబు నోంది, బ్రతుకంగ నేరడు
విశ్వధాభిరామ, వినుర వేమ

The man who longs after trifling comforts,
suffers the grief of many sorrows;
it is out of his power to attain the highest bliss, and live forever.
Listen O Vema, dear to the Lord of All!

Vemana - on the case of a backbiter

కొండెగాడుఁ జావ కొంప ధనుక భోవు,
వంతుకింతే కాని, వగపు లేదు
కొంకనక్కఁ జావ గొర్రెలే' మిటికే' డ్చు ?
విశ్వధాభిరామ, వినుర వేమ

When a backbiter dies,  you should go to the funeral at his house;

but merely for decency's sake: it is impossible to grieve in reality:

can the sheep lament the death of a wolf?

Listen O Vema, dear to the Lord of All !

Vemana - speaks about difference in men

అల్పుఁడె'పుడు బల్కు, నా' డంబరము గాను,
సజ్జనుండు బలుకు, చల్ల గాను.
కంచు మోగిన'ట్లు  కనకంబు మోగునా ?
విశ్వదాభిరామ, వినుర వేమ

The light man will always talk big,

but the excellent speaks coolly.

Consider, will gold ring like bell metal?

Listen O Vema, dear to the Lord of All!

Vemana - On teacher

గురుడ నగా మొదలంతకు;
గురు - శిష్యుల' నంగనే'ల్ల కొమ్మలు కాగా
గురువునుఁ గానగఁ జాలరు
ధర లోపల మనుజు లే' ల్ల; తలపరు వేమా.

The teacher is the root of all;
the disciples of a teacher are the branches;*
men can seldom discern the really excellent teacher,in the world.

* C . P Brown has ventured to substitute కొమ్మలు కాగా  for the common reading (కొంచెంబట్లో ) which gives no clear sense.