Postive Attitude comes along with the Grace of God

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Ram Chandran wrote:

> Upanishads contain these two beautiful quotations on positive attitude:

>

> We can never change the world but we can change ourselves to enjoy the

> world as it is! Upanishads

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>

Namaste

 

May I know from which Upanishad was this verse from, please. Thanks

a million.

 

Om Shanti

Kathi

[Guest guest]

Greetings Kathirasan:

 

I believe that the referenced quotation is the derivation attributed to

the Upanishads. When we have the Wisdom, we will be able to understand

the underlined Truth: "We can never change the world but we can change

ourselves to enjoy the world as it is."

 

With the full influence of ignorance, we believe that the the world

will change in order to suit our desires!

 

Several variations of this quotation has aslo been stated by Mahatma

Gandhi and also by the Indian philosopher Dr. Radhakrishnan. When

Kennedy was the President, Dr. Radhakrishnan visited USA ( he was the

President of India at that time) and Kennedy had lots of respect for

the visiting philosopher. Kennedy was aplolgizing to him that the

reception which was originally arranged in the open area was moved

indoor because of expected rains. The philosopher thinker replied

beautifully: " We don't have control over the rains, but we can prevent

the rains falling on our head by moving inside!" (Source: I have read

this incident stated in one of the biographies of President Kennedy)

 

In the USA, a popular framed quotation available in the supermarket for

living/dining room is the following: "God grant me the serenity to

accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can,

and Wisdom to know the difference." Though the source is not given is a

dramatized version of the Truth from the Upanishads.

 

If In reality, no change really takes place!

 

 

Note: The second verse is from Isa Upanishad, Verse 6 also quoted in

Tagore's Preface to the Principle of Upanishads: "He Who sees all

beings in his own Self, and his own Self in all beings,

lives in peace"

 

 

 

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Ram Chandran

Burke, VA