Book: Favorite aphorisms. Page 1

- Do culture of a religious person? - asked a neighbor Nasreddin Hodja.
Culture is the art of subtleties, - said the sage - and the delicate subtlety of God.

- How to start a love in God? - asked a neighbor Nasreddin Hodja.
- From the time when the knowledge of God ceases to be a rebellion, replied the sage.

- Do you have faith? asked Khoja Nasreddin skeptic.
- What, jealous? - said the great mystic.

Tell us what the authority asked the disciples of Hodja Nasreddin.
- The authority is a surrogate, replied Hodja. - Small coin to a beggar, a crutch for the lame corset for aging beauties.

- Tell me about the skeptics - asked the disciples of Hodja Nasreddin.
Hodge said:
- Skepticism is healthy and steadfast. A healthy skepticism of such check, which a man tames a stallion of his Enthusiasm. Relentless skepticism to the shovel, which a man digs a pit on the way this stud, unable to cope with it.

- What distinguishes the true from the false enthusiasm? asked the disciples of Hodja Nasreddin.
Hodge said:
- A hurricane of Enthusiasm About breaking the mast and tearing the sail of boat of Intentions, planting her on the reefs Unaccounted Obstacles and knocking off course to the island of the Target.
Is your Enthusiasm the mighty trunk of the palm tree of Aspirations, steadily ascending coconuts Virtues in the heavens of Godly Things.

Teacher! Not too many of the questions we ask you? asked the disciples of Hodja Nasreddin.
- The crocodile finds his toothy excessive? - surprised Hodja.

- What is envy? asked the disciples of Hodja Nasreddin.
Hodge said:
- Envy is a form of experiencing human unity in the world. It is characterized by the excretion of consciousness beyond ego.
The lowest level of envy - "black" - occurs when the ego denies is not available, but the desired object.
The second stage is "white" envy, when the ego identificireba with the desired object.
The third stage in the development of envy is the worship of the desired object as an idol.
And only a few reach the fourth stage, when the envy dissolves completely in love to the one.

- Tell, what is karma? asked the disciples of Hodja Nasreddin.
- Karma is the opposite of freedom, explained the sage. For example, the cow is doomed to be born with horns and udder, and this is its karma. At the sight of a man she may start to butt or be milked, and this is his freedom.

What do you start educating yourself? asked the disciples of Hodja Nasreddin.
- When one understands that modesty is not false, and greatness - true, - replied the sage.

- What is your reason for modesty? asked Khoja Nasreddin.
- The camel of my Conceit never rises on his knees, explained the sage, so I am unable to to get.

Nasreddin Hodja weeded your garden.
- Tell me you're not prematurely exhaust the life of the weeds? - asked the neighbor.
- I choose only those, whose karma has come to an end, explained the sage. - Karma and vegetables will ripen closer to September.

- Tell us about the humiliation, anger and pride - asked the disciples of Hodja Nasreddin.
Hodge said:
- The lizard of Humiliation turns the lower self, when he felt the approach of the Supreme.
For help she calls the gobbler Rage, menacingly raising the comb, says: gobble gobble.
Then along come the peacock of Pride and dismisses fan of colorful tail feathers Personal Significance.
And higher self patiently waiting for the end of this presentation, gets to work.

- How can I fight laziness? - student asked Khoja Nasreddin.
- Sometimes it helps the power of imagination, ' replied the Hodja. - For example, you are not able to get out of bed. Imagine that the ocean of the world "I" overflows its banks and floods the floor of your room. By the time water reaches your nose, you either stand up or choke, or enlightened.