' Feelings and Emotions '...
You cannot live by feelings and emotions; you have to live by your intuition and consciousness.
......................... Harbhajan Singh Yogi
' You Are the Cause '...
You are the cause of your own joy or your own misery. You hold that power. You are your own friend and your own enemy.
.......................... Swami Satchidananda
' Yoga shows the Way '...
Health is wealth. Peace of mind is happiness. Yoga shows the way.
.......................... Vishnudevananda Saraswati
' The Beginning of your Freedom '...
The divine within you is stronger than anything that is without you. Therefore, be not afraid of anything. Rely on your own Inner Self, the Divinity within you. Tap the source through looking within. Improve yourself. Build your character. Purify the heart. Develop the divine virtues. Eradicate evil traits. Conquer all that is base in you. Endeavor to attain all that is worthy and noble. Make the lower nature the servant of the higher through discipline, Tapas, self-restraint and meditation. This is the beginning of your freedom.
......................... Sivananda
' Don't Depend on Death '...
Don't depend on death to liberate you from your imperfections. You are exactly the same after death as you were before. Nothing changes; you only give up the body. If you are a thief or a liar or a cheater before death, you don't become an angel merely by dying. If such were possible, then let us all go and jump in the ocean now and become angels at once! Whatever you have made of yourself thus far, so will you be hereafter. And when you reincarnate, you will bring that same nature with you. To change, you have to make the effort. This world is the place to do it.
...................................... Paramahansa Yogananda
' A Quiet Mind '...
A quiet mind does not mean that there will be no thoughts or mental movements at all, but that these will be on the surface, and you will feel your true being within, separate from them, observing but not carried away
........................ Sri Aurobindo
' Does Love Fail '...
Love does not fail for you when you are rejected, betrayed or apparently not Loved. Love fails for you when you reject, betray and do not love. Therefore .. Love.
..................... Adi Da
' The Pathway to Enlightenment '...
The pathway to enlightenment leads to states of ecstasy, knowledge, and a pretty ironic sense of humor.
.................... Frederick Lenz
' The Holy Passion of Friendship '...
“The holy passion of friendship is of so sweet and steady and loyal and enduring a nature that it will last through a whole lifetime, if not asked to lend money.” .............Mark Twain
' Gain Knowledge '...
“My father used to say, ‘Don’t raise your voice. Improve your argument.'” .............Archbishop Desmond Tutu (January 2008)
' Seeking Love '...
Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.
............. Rumi
' The Guru Granth Sahib '...
The Guru Granth Sahib is a sacred scripture that contains the teachings of the Sikh Gurus. It is considered the eternal Guru and offers guidance on how to live a fulfilling and meaningful life. Here are some key teachings from the Guru Granth Sahib:
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Oneness of God: The Guru Granth Sahib emphasizes that there is only one God, who is formless, timeless, and beyond human comprehension. Sikhism teaches that all religions lead to the same divine truth.
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Equality: Sikhism promotes the idea of equality among all human beings, irrespective of their caste, creed, gender, or social status. The Guru Granth Sahib teaches that all individuals are equal in the eyes of God and should be treated with respect and dignity.
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Service to Others: The Guru Granth Sahib teaches the importance of selfless service to others. Sikhs are encouraged to help those in need and perform acts of kindness and compassion.
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Love and Devotion: The Guru Granth Sahib emphasizes the importance of love and devotion in one’s spiritual journey. Sikhs are encouraged to cultivate love for God and develop a deep sense of devotion through prayer, meditation, and selfless acts.
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Honesty and Integrity: Sikhism places a strong emphasis on honesty and integrity. The Guru Granth Sahib teaches the importance of living a truthful and ethical life, and Sikh principles encourage individuals to be honest in their dealings, speech, and actions.
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These teachings from the Guru Granth Sahib serve as a guide for Sikhs to lead a righteous and compassionate life and to strive for spiritual enlightenment.................. from Quotesanity
' All Rules are Unnecessary '...
For those who can practice Self-enquiry, all rules and discipline are unnecessary........... Ramana Maharshi
' The Essence of Being '...
The essence of Vedanta is that there is but one Being and that every soul is that Being in full, not a part of that Being.
.......................... Swami Vivekananda
' Nothing but Love, itself '...
When we stop fighting with ourselves, we aren't creating anymore conflict in our mind.
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Then our mind can for the first time relax and be still.
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Then for the first time our consciousness can become whole and unfragmented.
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Then total attention can be given to all of our thoughts and feelings. And then there will be found a gentleness and a goodness in us that can embrace all that is been given in the world.
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Then a deep love for everything will be the result of this deep attention.
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For this total attention,
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this soft and pure consciousness that we are,
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is nothing but Love itself.
..........................Jiddu Krishnamurti
' The Love of Animals '...
Until one has loved an animal a part of one's soul remains unawakened.
........................ Anatole France
' The Caged Bird Sings '...
I know why the caged bird sings, ah me, When his wing is bruised and his bosom sore,- When he beats his bars and would be free; It is not a carol of joy or glee, But a prayer that he sends from his heart's deep core, But a plea, that upward to Heaven he flings- I know why the caged bird sings!
....................... Paul Laurence Dunbar
' Peer Pressure '...
The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.
........................... Rudyard Kipling
' Integrity '...
I do not live for what the world thinks of me, but for what I think of myself.
...................... Jack London
' Politicians and Diapers '...
Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason.
.................... Mark Twain (Humorist)
' Fear of Challenge '...
Instead of being afraid of the challenge and failure, be afraid of avoiding the challenge and doing nothing
.......................... Soichiro Honda
' End on a Positive '...
God never ends anything on a negative; God always ends on a positive.
.................... Edwin Louis Cole
' Enlightenment '...
The suicide of the Ego is an interesting experience... Suddenly,, a voice within your consciousness warns you of the Pain of the Death experience... .. This Voice also appeared with Yeshua in the Desert and Gautama within the forest.. the same voice and the same warning.... You Must at this point choose the Material Dream or the Reality of Nothingness....................thomas
' The Most Beautiful Moments '...
The most beautiful moments in life are moments when you are expressing your joy, not when you are seeking it.
........................... Jaggi Vasudev
' Learn to Laugh '...
Learn to laugh. Seriousness is a sin, and it is a disease. Laughter has tremendous beauty, a lightness. It will bring lightness to you, and it will give you wings to fly.
.......................... Rajneesh
' Change Yourself '...
Always remember you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think and twice as beautiful as you'd ever imagined. Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself
.................................. Rumi
' Wise or Not ? '...
By looking at a person's features, clothing, and speech, even Confucius would not be able to say what sort of a person he is. But by testing him in a position and seeing what he he does, even someone with so-so judgment would be able to know if he is wise or not.
............................ Han Fei
' Awaken all Humanity '...
If you want to awaken all of humanity, then awaken all of yourself, if you want to eliminate the suffering in the world, then eliminate all that is negative in yourself. Truly, the greatest gift you have to give is that of your own self-transformation.
............................ Laozi
' Strong Determination '...
Those who really seek the path to Enlightenment dictate terms to their mind. Then they proceed with strong determination.
..................... Gautama the Buddha
' The Real Secret of Life '...
This is the real secret of life -- to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play.
.............................. Alan Watts
' He will be at Rest '...
Jesus said, “Let the seeker keep seeking until he finds. When he finds, he will be disturbed. When he is disturbed, he will be amazed. When he is amazed, he will be invincible to everything. And when he is invincible to everything, he will be at rest.”.......... from the Gospel of Thomas the Apostle
' Let It Be '...
When people say "Let it go," what they really mean is "Get over it," and that's not a helpful thing to say. It's not a matter of letting go - you would if you could. Instead of "Let it go," we should probably say "Let it be"; this recognizes that the mind won't let go and the problem may not go away, and it allows you to form a healthier relationship with what's bothering you.
........................... Jon Kabat-Zinn
' Silence is Essential '...
Silence is essential. We need silence just as much as we need air, just as much as plants need light. If our minds are crowded with words and thoughts, there is no space for us.
...................... Nhat Hanh
' Something New to Learn '...
Always walk through life as if you have something new to learn, and you will.
........................... Vernon Howard
' Look within the Heart '...
Find the god in your own heart and you will understand by direct intuition what all the great teachers, real mystics, true philosophers and inspired people have been trying to tell you by the tortuous method of using words.
................................ Paul Brunton
' Infinite Spirit '...
Your true nature is that of infinite spirit. The feeling of limitation is the work of the mind.
......................... Ramana Maharshi
' Silence is '...
When you are willing to stop looking for something in thought, you find everything in silence.
........................ Gangaji
' The Radiant Emptiness of Spirit '...
All that is necessary to awaken to yourself as the radiant emptiness of spirit
is to stop seeking something more or better or different,
and to turn your attention inward to the awake silence that you are.
....................... Adyashanti
' The Best Way to say Thank You '...
The best way to say, "I love you, God," is to live your life doing your best. The best way to say, "Thank you, God," is by letting go of the past and living in the present moment, right here and now.
.............................. Miguel Angel Ruiz
' Fear of the Unknown '...
Fear keeps us rooted in the past. Fear of the unknown, fear of abandonment, fear of rejection, fear of not having enough, fear of not being enough, fear of the future-all these fears and more keep us trapped, repeating the same old patterns and making the same choices over and over again. Fear prevents us from moving outside the comfort-or even the familiar discomfort-of what we know. It's nearly impossible to achieve our highest vision for our lives as long as we are being guided by our fears.
........................... Debbie Ford
' Be the Observer '...
The goal is to be the observer of your thoughts and not let your thoughts control you.
......................... Deepak Chopra
' Suffering for the Past '...
Suffering over things that have happened to us is nothing more than an argument with the past.
.......................... Byron Katie
' You get to Choose '...
With everything that has happened to you, you can either feel sorry for yourself or treat what has happened as a gift. Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to keep you from growing. You get to choose.
......................... Wayne Dyer
' War '...
War should never be entered upon until every agency of peace has failed.
.................... President William McKinley
' The Happiest People '...
The happiest people are those who do the most for others. The most miserable are those who do the least.
........................ Booker T. Washington
' Your Presence '...
When you love someone, the best thing you can offer is your presence. How can you love if you are not there?
........................ Nhat Hanh
' All rivers lead to the Same Ocean '...
"I'd rather let my spirit fly free, than be caged by religion. Become a Buddha, not a Buddhist; become a Christ, not a Christian. One implies an awakened state of consciousness, the other a dogmatic approach to life.".............
"God" is too big for one religion. Love and quantum physics are my religion... At one level, all religious traditions have the same aim - to transform the individual into a positive being.... I love Jesus, I love Shiva, I love Krishna, I love Buddha... All rivers lead to the same ocean."
....................................... John Lennon
' A Good Poem '...
A good poem is a contribution to reality. The world is never the same once a good poem has been added to it. A good poem helps to change the shape of the universe, helps to extend everyone's knowledge of himself and the world around him.
.................................. Dylan Thomas
' The Path '...
We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.
.......................... T. S. Eliot
' Enlightenment '...
Nothing ever becomes real till it is experienced.
....................... John Keats
' Falling Off the Path '...
Can anything be sadder than work left unfinished? Yes, work never begun.
.................... Christina Rossetti
' Grace and Knowledge '...
Grace is given of god, but knowledge is bought in the market.
........................ Arthur Hugh Clough
'' The Children will Lead Them "...
Children always turn towards the light. Oh that grown-up people in this world became like little children!
.................................. Julius Charles Hare
' Keep a Full Heart '...
In a full heart there is room for everything, and in an empty heart there is room for nothing.
........................... Antonio Porchia
' Integrity '...
The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.
................... Napoleon Bonaparte
' Krishna Consciousness '...
When a Krishna Conscious person is elevated to a responsible position, he never becomes puffed up. Just like a tree when over-laden with fruits becomes humble and lower down. Similarly, a great soul in Krishna Consciousness becomes humbler than the grass and bowed down like the fruitful trees because a Krishna Conscious person acts as the agent of Krishna, therefore he discharges his duty with great responsibility.
.......................... A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
' The Death of the Ego '...
Freedom from slavery is achieved only when a person starts to feel and understand that he would prefer death to life as a slave.
....................... Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale
' Search Within '...
As fragrance abides in the flower
As reflection is within the mirror,
So does your Lord abide within you,
Why search for him without?
........................Guru Nanak
' Depression '...
Frustration, discouragement, and depression mean you are working against yourself.
............................ Jaggi Vasudev
' Attain the Supreme '...
Do not be proud of wealth, people, relations and friends, or youth. All these are snatched by time in the blink of an eye. Giving up this illusory world, know and attain the Supreme.
........................... Adi Shankara
' Happiness '...
Happiness is your nature. It is not wrong to desire it. What is wrong is seeking it outside when it is inside.
.......................... Ramana Maharshi
' Nobody will be Left Behind '...
You are incarnations of God, all of you. You are incarnations of the Almighty, Omnipresent, Divine Principle. You may laugh at me now, but the time will come when you will understand. You must. Nobody will be left behind.
............................ Swami Vivekananda
' And God Said '...
And God said, "Love your enemy",,, and I obeyed Him, and loved myself.
.......................... Khalil Gibran
' The Formula for Success '...
The formula for success is simple: practice and concentration then more practice and more concentration.
........................... Babe Didrikson Zaharias
' The Power of Dreams '...
Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us.
.......................... Wilma Rudolph
' Large Matters '...
In the small matters trust the mind, in the large ones the heart.
.......................... Sigmund Freud
' Love without Reward '...
Faith is not a question of the existence or non-existence of God. It is believing that love without reward is valuable.
........................ Emmanuel Levinas
' Face it Squarely '...
If I take death into my life, acknowledge it, and face it squarely, I will free myself from the anxiety of death and the pettiness of life - and only then will I be free to become myself.
............................. Martin Heidegger
' No more Violence '...
If the dead could speak there would be no more war.
..................... Heinrich Böll
' Finding Home '...
Whoever wants music instead of noise, joy instead of pleasure, soul instead of gold, creative work instead of business, passion instead of foolery, finds no home in this trivial world of ours.
............................. Hermann Hesse
' Find Someone '...
If you find someone who makes you smile, who checks up on you often to see if you're okay. Who watches out or you and wants the best for you. Who loves and respects you. Don't let them go. People like that are hard to find.
........................ Franz Kafka
' Human Existence '...
The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for.
.......................... Fyodor Dostoevsky
' A Salute to All Service Veterans '...
I Salute All Fellow Veterans especially those of us who served in combat situations.. Those, that have given their lives and limbs to protect the American People... The Horrors experienced during those times still haunt these Veterans and will for the rest of their lives... May God Bless these Men and Women that placed their lives in danger to protect US........................thomas ..sgt..usaf..Tet Offensive
' Truth is Easy to Understand '...
All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.
........................ Galileo Galilei
' Our Own Thoughts '...
The only thing we have power over in the universe is our own thoughts.
..................... Rene Descartes
' The Shortest Words '...
The oldest, shortest words - 'yes' and 'no' - are those which require the most thought.
............................. Pythagoras
' Your Character '...
The content of your character is your choice. Day by day, what you choose, what you think and what you do is who you become.
............................ Heraclitus
' Speaking the Truth '...
No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth.
....................... Plato
' Finding Truth '...
Truth can never be reached by just listening to the voice of an authority.
.......................... Francis Bacon
' Printing Money '...
Nations are not ruined by one act of violence, but gradually and in an almost imperceptible manner by the depreciation of their circulating currency, through its excessive quantity.
........................ Nicolaus Copernicus
' Something from Nothing '...
God created the world out of nothing, and so long as we are nothing, He can make something out of us.
.............................. Martin Luther
' The Spirit of Humility '...
The spirit of humility is sweeter than honey, and those who nourish themselves with this honey produce sweet fruit.
.......................... Anthony of Padua
' A Part of Ouselves '...
Love is acceptance. When you love someone . . . you take them into your heart, and that is surely why it hurts so much when we lose someone we love, because we lose a part of ourselves.
...................... Andrew the Apostle
' Fighting against Truth '...
Leave these men alone! Let them go! For if their purpose or activity is of human origin, it will fail. But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men; you will only find yourselves fighting against God.
............................ Gamaliel
' A Scholar of the Light '...
If a rock, though extremely hard, can be hollowed out by water, how much more so should it be possible for The Light, which is compared to water, to change my heart. I will begin to study it, and try to become a scholar of The Light.
............................... Rabbi Akiva
' We Decide '...
We each decide whether to make ourselves learned or ignorant, compassionate or cruel, generous or miserly. No one forces us. No one decides for us, no one drags us along one path or the other. We are responsible for what we are.
........................... Maimonides
' This is the Equation '...
Ignorance leads to fear, fear leads to hate, and hate leads to violence. This is the equation.
......................... Averroes
' Listen to your Heart '...
Listen to your heart and not your ego. Your ego prompts you to boast of vain assertions to obtain the glory of this world. Turn away from vanity and seek Him in the recesses of your heart and soul
............................. Abdul-Qadir Gilani
' Complete Freedom '...
Upon Surrender of all Desires, especially the false self called Ego... the Spirit of Divine Consciousness will Awaken You to the First Reality of Source, called Love and Wisdom... Upon the Surrender of even this Personality of God,, You will dissolve into the Creator of Love called Pure Awareness, which contains no personalities or ego and Is Complete Freedom...........
........ namaste, thomas
' Responsibility '...
The willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life is the source from which self-respect springs.
........................... Joan Didion
' Witness the Creation '...
We are here to witness the creation and to abet it. We are here to notice each thing so each thing gets noticed. Together we notice not only each mountain shadow and each stone on the beach but, especially, we notice the beautiful faces and complex natures of each other. We are here to bring to consciousness the beauty and power that are around us and to praise the people who are here with us. We witness our generation and our times. We watch the weather. Otherwise, creation would be playing to an empty house.
............................ Annie Dillard
' True Value '...
The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.
..................... Henry David Thoreau
' The Truth is Kind '...
The truth is the kindest thing we can give folks in the end.
................ Harriet Beecher Stowe
' Two Faced '...
No man for any considerable period can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be the true.
............................ Nathaniel Hawthorne
' Hypocracy '...
It has always seemed strange to me... the things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest, are the traits of success. And while men admire the quality of the first they love the produce of the second.
...............John Steinbeck
' Love at First Sight '...
Love isn't about when you first meet. It's about the many, many years you spend together, when you're trying to keep that flame burning.
........................... Kazuo Ishiguro
' The Five Skandhas '...
The Buddha taught that an individual is a combination of five aggregates of existence, also called the Five Skandhas or the five heaps:
Form
Sensation
Perception
Mental Formations
Consciousness
Various schools of Buddhism interpret the skandhas in somewhat different ways. Generally, the first skandha is our physical form. The second is made up of our feelings -- both emotional and physical -- and our senses -- seeing, hearing, tasting, touching, smelling.
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The third skandha, perception, takes in most of what we call thinking -- conceptualization, cognition, reasoning. This also includes the recognition that occurs when an organ comes into contact with an object. Perception can be thought of as "that which identifies." The object perceived may be a physical object or a mental one, such as an idea.
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The fourth skandha, mental formations, includes habits, prejudices, and predispositions. Our volition, or willfulness, is also part of the fourth skandha, as are attention, faith, conscientiousness, pride, desire, vindictiveness, and many other mental states both virtuous and not virtuous. The causes and effects of karma are especially important to the fourth skandha.
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The fifth skandha, consciousness, is awareness of or sensitivity to an object, but without conceptualization. Once there is awareness, the third skandha might recognize the object and assign a concept-value to it, and the fourth skandha might react with desire or revulsion or some other mental formation. The fifth skandha is explained in some schools as a base that ties the experience of life together.
The Self Is No-Self
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What's most important to understand about the skandhas is that they are empty. They are not qualities that an individual possesses because there is no-self possessing them. This doctrine of no-self is called anatman or anatta.
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Very basically, the Buddha taught that "you" are not an integral, autonomous entity. The individual self, or what we might call the ego, is more correctly thought of as a by-product of the skandhas.
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On the surface, this appears to be nihilistic teaching. But the Buddha taught that if we can see through the delusion of the small, individual self, we experience that which is not subject to birth and death...
' Spiritual Mystics '...
The Enlightened Teachers are there to "Point the Way"... the lessons are Road Maps... As Gautama the Buddha said ; "Do not look for a sanctuary in anyone except your self"....................... thomas
' Real Understanding '...
Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.
....................... Stephen Covey
' Self Starting '...
Everything you need to be great is already inside you. Stop waiting for someone or something to light your fire. You have the match.
........................... Darren Hardy
' Worthy of Worship '...
O God! if I worship Thee in fear of Hell, burn me in Hell; and if I worship Thee in hope of Paradise, exclude me from Paradise; but if I worship Thee for Thine own sake, withhold not thine everlasting beauty.
............................. Rabia Basri
' Greater than the Universe '...
You say that you are just a body, but inside of you is something greater than the Universe.
...................... Al-Shafi‘i
' Tolerance, Compassion, and Love '...
Listen with ears of tolerance! See through the eyes of compassion! Speak with the language of love
........................ Rumi
' Acceptance of Life '...
The more I expect, the more unhappy I am going to be. The more I accept, the more serene I am.
........................ Michael J. Fox
' Great Leaders '...
Leaders become great, not because of their power, but because of their ability to empower others.
.......................... John C. Maxwell
' A Fundamental Mistake '...
Most people are searching for happiness. They're looking for it. They're trying to find it in someone or something outside of themselves. That's a fundamental mistake. Happiness is something that you are, and it comes from the way you think.
........................ Wayne Dyer
" The Children shall Lead Them "....
Just imagine becoming the way you used to be as a very young child, before you understood the meaning of any word, before opinions took over your mind. The real you is loving, joyful, and free. The real you is just like a flower, just like the wind, just like the ocean, just like the sun.
.......................... Miguel Angel Ruiz
' Never More than This '...
No matter how long your journey appears to be, there is never more than this: one step, one breath, one moment... Now.
........................... Eckhart Tolle
' The Way Out '...
There is a way out, but the way out is really a way within.
.................... Ken Wilber
' Invisible Hands '...
If you are on the right path you will find that invisible hands are helping.
............................. Joseph Campbell
' Sufi-Islam Quotes '...
The Sea
Will be the Sea
Whatever the drop’s philosophy.
.......... Attar of Nishapur
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I saw my Lord with the eye of the heart
I asked, ‘Who are You?’
He replied, ‘You’
............ Mansur Al-Hallaj (Tawasin – The Ta-Sin of the Point)
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For I have learned that
every heart will get
What it prays for
Most.
...........Hafez (The Subject Tonight is Love)
' The Holy Spirit '...
The gift of the Holy Ghost is as important to man as sunshine and water are to plants.
................ LeGrand Richards
' Becoming our Life '...
Nothing touches the soul but leaves its impress, and thus, little by little, we are fashioned into the image of all we have seen and heard, known and meditated; and if we learn to live with all that is fairest and purest and best , the love of it all will in the end become our life.
.................... David B. Haight
' Fathers and Mothers '...
But whatever the era, whatever the times, one thing will never change: Fathers and mothers, if you have children, they must come first. You must read to your children and you must hug your children and you must love your children. Your success as a family, our success as a society, depends not on what happens in the White House but on what happens inside your house
.......................... James E. Faust
' Creating Character '...
A good character is something you must make for yourself. It cannot be inherited from parents. It cannot be created by having extraordinary advantages. It isn't a gift of birth, wealth, talent or station. It is the result of your own endeavor. It is the reward that comes from living good principles and manifesting a virtuous and honorable life.
................ L. Tom Perry
' Embrace and Cherish '...
No matter our circumstances, no matter our challenges or trials, there is something in each day to embrace and cherish. There is something in each day that can bring gratitude and joy if only we will see and appreciate it.
........................... Dieter F. Uchtdorf
' The Morning of Empathy '...
All the windows of my heart I open to the day.
.................... John Greenleaf Whittier
' When the Dream Departs '...
There are gains for all our losses, There are balms for all our pain: But when youth, the dream, departs, It takes something from our hearts, And it never comes again.
............................ Richard Henry Stoddard
' Gratitude '...
Gratitude is not only the memory but the homage of the heart- rendered to God for his goodness.
....................... Nathaniel Parker Willis
' Easy to Buy '...
The brain can be easy to buy, but the heart never comes to market.
......................... James Russell Lowell
' Unflagging Effort '...
Continuous, unflagging effort, persistence and determination will win. Let not the man be discouraged who has these.
...................... James Whitcomb Riley
' Report the Facts '...
I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.
.................... Will Rogers ( Humorist )
' Staying Asleep to Reality '...
Your life, all of your life, is your path to awakening. By resisting or not dealing with its challenges, you stay asleep to Reality. Pay attention to what life is trying to reveal to you. Say yes to its fierce, ruthless, and loving grace.
................................. Adyashanti
' The Two Causes of Fear '...
Fear has only two causes: the thought of losing what you have or the thought of not getting what you want.
.................... Byron Katie
' Ego Says '...
Ego says, "Once everything falls into place, I'll feel peace". Spirit says, "Find your peace, and then everything will fall into place".
......................... Marianne Williamson
' At Peace '...
Meditation has been an anchor throughout my life - it helps me feel balance, connected and at peace.
....................... Mallika Chopra
' The Goal '...
The goal is to be the observer of your thoughts and not let your thoughts control you.
........................... Deepak Chopra
' No- mind '...
Create a gap of no-mind in which you are highly alert and aware but not thinking. This is the essence of meditation.
...................... ' Eckhart Tolle
' Self-worth '...
Self-worth comes from one thing - thinking that you are worthy.
....................... Wayne Dyer
' The Mystical and Shamanic Paths '...
The mystical path is an internal journey of contemplation and surrender. It moves toward a level of consciousness where physical experience is subsumed in a much larger reality.
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Mysticism seeks to disengage from the burdens of physical existence and the limitations of emotion, hunger, mental striving, and the ego in order to move toward the beauty and love of God, the Divine, Source, or Universal Awareness. In Buddhism the goal is to be free from samsara, the wheel of karma and the cycle of death and rebirth, to reach a state of nirvana; in Christian mysticism it is to attain union with the Divine.
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In my explorations of mysticism I practiced no-thought meditation as well as more intentional experiences such as mindfulness meditation and loving-kindness meditation. I resonated strongly with the yearning for the Divine in the stories and poetry of both male and female mystics in both Christian and Eastern traditions.[1]
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Mystical poetry, Christian and Eastern, contains a theme of yearning for what is known (language is so very limited!) as The Beloved. This term is wonderfully evocative, and remarkable because it is almost completely absent from Christian dogma.
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On the other pathway, the term “shamanic poetry” is pretty much unknown. This illustrates well the different character and orientations of the two paths.
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In “my” experience of mysticism, consciousness progressed through experience of larger and more absorbing energies and perceptions to a level where all that exists was seamlessly unified consciousness, and individual identity felt like a tiny spark that existed within that vastness only for the purpose of allowing the experience to be perceived. The feeling was of being surrounded by a universal and impersonal Love of everything for everything, including oneself. Then that too passed into the ultimate experience of being that Everything, including Source................................. Wes Gietz
' Daily Practice '...
It is difficult to retain what you may have learned unless you should practice it. -Difficile est tenere quae acceperis nisi exerceas
...................... Pliny the Younger
' Understanding of Thoughts '...
We should not speak so that it is possible for the audience to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.
........................ Quintilian
' The Evidence of Freedom '...
We have to laugh. Because laughter, we already know, is the first evidence of freedom.
........................... Rosario Castellanos
' Practicing Awareness '...
I don't study to know more, but to ignore less.
.................. Juana Inés de la Cruz
' Conscious Life '...
The tree is happy because it is scarcely sentient;
the hard rock is happier still, it feels nothing:
there is no pain as great as being alive,
no burden heavier than that of conscious life.
...................... Ruben Dario
' Measuring Time '...
Being with you and not being with you is the only way I have to measure time.
...................... Jorge Luis Borges
' Under- Standing Self '...
The poem, the song, the picture, is only water drawn from the well of the people, and it should be given back to them in a cup of beauty so that they may drink - and in drinking understand themselves.
...................... Federico Garcia Lorca
' The Face of God '...
When one reaches out to help another he touches the face of God.
................. Walt Whitman
' Most of Love is Lost '...
Between what is said and not meant, and what is meant and not said, most of love is lost.
............................. Khalil Gibran
' Time and Fate '...
Though much is taken, much abides; and though We are not now that strength which in old days Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are; One equal temper of heroic hearts, Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
............................... Alfred Lord Tennyson
' Feeling of the Author '...
Everything is tedious when one does not read with the feeling of the Author.
...................... William Wordsworth
' Feelings '...
Never play with the feelings of others, because you may win the game but the risk is that you will surely lose the person for life time
........................... William Shakespeare
' Peace of Mind '...
Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.
................. Gautama the Buddha
' You are All '...
You are what you want to become. Why search anymore? You are a wonderful manifestation. The whole universe has come together to make your existence possible. There is nothing that is not you. The kingdom of God, the Pure Land, nirvana, happiness, and liberation are all you.
.................................. Nhat Hanh
' Leave them Happy '...
Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.
....................... Mother Teresa
' What have you Accomplished ?'...
No matter what you've done for yourself or for humanity, if you can't look back on having given love and attention to your own family, what have you really accomplished?
................................ Lee Iacocca
' Home Improvement '...
There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.
........................... Aldous Huxley
' The Human Condition '...
I don't hold with shamans, witch doctors, or psychiatrists.... Shakespeare, Tolstoy, or even Dickens, understood more about the human condition than ever occurred to any of you. You overrated bunch of charlatans deal with the grammar of human problems, and the writers I've mentioned with the essence.
............................ Mordecai Richler
' The Same Question '...
What am I living for and what am I dying for are the same question.
...................... Margaret Atwood
' Finding Peace '...
You never know what peace is until you walk on the shores or in the fields or along the winding red roads of Prince Edward Island in a summer twilight when the dew is falling and the old stars are peeping out and the sea keeps its mighty tryst with the little land it loves. You find your soul then. You realize that youth is not a vanished thing but something that dwells forever in the heart.
............................. Lucy Maud Montgomery
' Have Courage '...
The real things haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and have courage when things go wrong.
................................... Laura Ingalls Wilder
' Meaningful Entertainment '...
Maybe I'm old-fashioned, but I think viewers are hungry for shows in which people say something meaningful.
..........................Michael Landon
' The Mystery of Human Existence '...
The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for.
....................... Fyodor Dostoevsky
' The Soft Voice of Truth '...
Truth is not spoken in anger. Truth is spoken, if it ever comes to be spoken, in love. The gaze of love is not deluded. It sees what is best in the beloved even when what is best in the beloved finds it hard to emerge into the light.
.......................... J. M. Coetzee
' The Hunger for Truth '...
The truth isn't always beauty, but the hunger for it is.
................... Nadine Gordimer
' Immune from Indoctrination '...
People who love literature have at least part of their minds immune from indoctrination. If you read, you can learn to think for yourself.
......................... Doris Lessing
' An Authentic Seeker '...
Who is an authentic seeker, but someone who has understood that there is nothing else to do but practice? Enthusiastic or discouraged, he or she continues, no matter what.
........................... Lee Lozowick
' A Higher Purpose '...
We are all capable of greatness when we know without any doubt that we are directly connected to a higher purpose.
......................... Andrew Cohen
' Devoid of Form '...
When you realize yourself as completely empty and devoid of all form... this is wisdom, When you realize yourself as the fullness of love overflowing itself without object... this is bliss, And when you are aware of yourself incarnate in the appearance of form... this is leela.
.......................... Eli Jaxon-Bear
' Peace of Mind '...
If there is peace in your mind you will find peace with everybody. If your mind is agitated you will find agitation everywhere. So first find peace within and you will see this inner peace reflected everywhere else. You are this peace!
........................... H. W. L. Poonja
' Prisioner of the Mind '...
To know that you are a prisoner of your mind is the dawn of wisdom.
................ Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
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