A collection of quotes on sincerity based on Hindu teachings.
Without being sincere, we cannot make any significant progress in our inner development.
Without being sincere, we cannot make any significant progress in our inner development.
Sincerity it is which keeps our inner balance intact through
praise and blame, success and failure, heat and cold, happiness and misery – in
the midst of all pairs of opposite.
Sincerity means not hiding anything. Sincerity means
honesty, not keeping anything in reserve. Sincerity should therefore mean
putting all our efforts and not feigning or pretending or making excuses. In this
sense, honesty of purpose and sincerity are synonyms.
In the case of most people, their thoughts, words and
actions are at variance with each other. What they think they do not express in
words fully. Honesty means integrity. A sincere person has an integrated
personality. Integrating of personality means integrating our thoughts, speech
and actions.
Source of above quotes – editorial of Vedanta Kesari Magazine July 2012.
One of the challenges that a sincere spiritual seeker faces
is doubting his own sincerity of purpose. Once when Swami Subodhananda was
asked what one must do if one has not firm faith in God or in the divine
reality, his simple yet profound reply was, ‘Don’t stop calling on God even if
He doesn’t show himself. If one already has firm faith, what else remains to be
achieved?’
In the Mahabharata when Yudhishthira wants to know what
qualifications his legislators should have, Bhisma replies: ‘Those who have modesty,
self-restraint, truth, sincerity and the courage to say what is right should be
your legislators.’
Success and failure, happiness and misery will not agitate
or depress one who has done work in all faith and sincerity.
The worship can be physical, verbal or mental. As Isvara is
everywhere, knows the innermost thoughts and is compassionate, all that is needed
is love and sincerity. (Bhagavad Gita 9:26)