Painting realized by sahaja yogis from Ontario – backdrop for a free public event in Burlington
Shri Mataji: “For a person who is a yogi, the Whole World is his own Family.”
Confucius: “To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order; to put the family in order; we must first cultivate our personal life; we must first set our hearts right.”
Richard Bach: “The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s life. Rarely do members of one family grow up under the same roof.”
Kahlil Gibran: “The universe is my country and the human family is my tribe.”
Lao Tzu: “In family life, be completely present.”
Native Indian’s Proverbs on Family
“With all things and in all things, we are relatives.” (Sioux)
“Think not forever of yourselves, O chiefs, nor of your own generation. Think of continuing generations of our families, think of our grandchildren and of those yet unborn, whose faces are coming from beneath the ground.” (Peacemaker, Founder of the Iroquois Confederacy -circa 1000 AD)
African Proverbs on Family
If I am in harmony with my family, that’s success. ~ Ute proverb
A family is like a forest, when you are outside it is dense, when you are inside you see that each tree has its place. ~ African Proverb
If relatives help each other, what evil can hurt them? ~ African proverb
He who earns calamity, eats it with his family. ~ African proverb
The old woman looks after the child to grow its teeth and the young one in turn looks after the old woman when she loses her teeth. ~ Akan (Ghana, Ivory Coast) proverb
When brothers fight to the death, a stranger inherits their father’s estate. ~ Ibo proverb(click!) Family Testimonials & GREAT PHOTOS in NATURE with YOGI-MEDITATORS
(click!) The Family Day and Vancouver’s Olympics 2010 – A Meditation on Emotional Intelligence and Chakras Principles
Nice family in Halton. JSM
I enjoyed reading the proverbs. They all deal with unity. We are all a family with everybody in the world. We are all one and connected at a spiritual level. We feel love and compassion for all and want the best for all. With meditation you truly feel this connection.