The Art of Living

Quotes

You cannot control your life,

but you can control its
breadth, depth and height.
Life is like a bank. You
cannot take out what you
have not put in.
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Life is an eternal struggle to

keep money coming in and
teeth, hair and vital organs
from coming out.
Life is tragic for those who
have plenty to live on and
nothing to live for.
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Life is fragile handle with

prayer.
Medical Science is adding years
to our lives, but it is up to us to
add life to our years.
So live your life that your
autograph will be wanted
instead of your fingerprint
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Life is a segment BD
beginning from point B
(birth) to Point D (death)

B D
Life : Misconceptions
Identity.
Life ends with death.
Life is a cozy bed with
roses.
 Life : Misconceptions
Identity
a. Results in Justification

Impersonalism Everyone is simply

matter
Criminal acts Matter will ultimately
go back to matter
b. Experience proves that living beings
have emotions & feeling unlike dead
c. matter
From Scriptures one understands a
living being to be a spirit soul, beyond
matter
 Life : Misconceptions
Life ends with death
a. Results in Justification

Hedonism This life is the last

Indifference to one
good / bad No life after death

b. As one rises to the stage of knowledge

he realizes that sinful acts have
repercussion & thus turns to pious acts.
c. From scriptures one comes to
understand the real purpose of life.
 Life : Misconceptions
Life is a cozy bed of roses
a. Results in Justification

Illusory Never seen facts of life

thread bare
b. As reality dawns upon him, one develops
extreme detest & disgust for life

c. From Scriptures one understands the facts of

life & knows how to make best use of bad
bargain
 LIFE it makes you think

The paradox of our time in history is

that we have taller buildings, but shorter
tempers;
wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints,
We spend more, but have less;
we buy more, but enjoy it less.
 We have bigger houses and smaller
families;
more conveniences, but less time;
We have more degrees, but less sense;
more knowledge, but less judgment;
more experts, but less solutions;
more medicine, but less wellness.
 We have multiplied our possessions,
but reduced our values.
We talk too much, love too seldom, and
hate too often.We've learned how to make
a living, but not a life; we've added years
to life, not life to years.
We've been all the way to the moon and
back, but have trouble crossing the street
to meet the new neighbour.
 We've conquered outer space, but not
inner space;
we've cleaned up the air,but polluted the
soul;
We've split the atom, but not our
prejudice.
We have higher incomes, but lower
morals;
We've become long on quantity,
but short on quality.
These are the times of tall men, and
short character;
steep profits, and shallow
relationships.
These are the times of world peace,
but domestic warfare;
more leisure, but less fun;
more kinds of food, but less nutrition.
These are days of two incomes, but
more divorce;
of fancier houses, but broken homes.
 It is a time when there is
much in the show window and
nothing in the stockroom

LIFE it makes you

think
 Art of Living
Ones life should be based on

R easoning
E ducation
S ervice
P atience
E xample
C onsultation
T rust
 Ones life should be based on
Reasoning
Nature of the world temporary, miserable
Learn from examples of the people in the past
Learn from personal experience
Contemplate on the original
 Ones life should be based on
Education
Knowledge about matter, spirit & controller of both
Knowledge about another realm of existence
 Ones life should be based on
Service
To God
To saintly persons
To all living beings
 Ones life should be based on
Patience
No art is learnt overnight
Complete success depends upon the mercy of the tutor
 Ones life should be based on
Example
A role model is needed to be set as an ideal to excel in any
art
 Ones life should be based on
Consultation
To understand the subtle nuances of the art and help
solve the problem coming on the path
Balancing spiritual and material lives
 Ones life should be based on
Trust
Faith an essential element of every science
No access to verify the transcendental
 Art of Living
Conclusion
Not some breathing exercise
Not simply making a living but a life
Adding spiritual values to ones life for holistic
development
Possible by chanting Gods names & service to his beings.
Thank you