I forgot to mention that this blog is also for philosophies on life and great quotes i found XD. Rather than all on economics..
We live and work and dream,
Each has his little scheme,
Sometimes we laugh,
Sometimes we cry,
And thus the days go by.
The world itself is a vast battlefield. Everywhere there is fighting, violence and bloodshed.Existence is characterized by constant struggle.
Just like the world, the mind itself is a great field in which many battles are fought. Every little incident disturbs the balance of the mind.For that reason, the ordinary man will always experience suffering, fear, uncertainty and very little emotional satisfaction in this world of constant flux.
Life is an eternal battle fought along two fronts; One outward, the other inward. The outer line is intellectualism and rationality. If the strength of the first front is exhausted, man withdraws into the second front of his inner feelings. When the second front is lost as well, he withdraws into himself to nurse his wounds for a while, only to emerge again and fight another day. However when he is completely shattered and withdraws into himself, living on his anger, frustration, desires and fantasies for a long period of time, his sanity becomes affected.
An uncontrolled mind is dominated by the unwholesome thoughts of selfishness, greed and attachment to worldly fame, gains and possessions. If these tendencies are not checked, the mind will turn into a devil's workshop, changing human beings into monsters who are prepared to kill and destroy whoever and whatever is in their way.
The negative emotions of fear, worry, insecurity, jealousy and so on not only cause suffering to the person concerned but also to those around him.
I can control my anger,
I can subdue irritability,
I will keep cool and be unruffled,
I will be unmoved by anger as a rock,
I am courageous and full of hope.
Selfishness is the greatest curse of the human race- William Gladstone
'Hatred is never appeased by hatred in this world. It is appeased by love. This is an eternal law'- Buddha
Self-conquest is indeed far greater than the conquer of all other folk; neither a god nor a spirit nor Mara, with Brahma can win back the victory of such a person who is self-subdued, and even lives in restraint ~Dhammapada~
