' Seeking Happiness '...
Happiness is a butterfly,, which when pursued,, is always just beyond your grasp,, but which, if you will sit down quietly,, may alight upon you.
................ Nathaniel Hawthorne
' The Divinity Within '...
What lies behind you and what lies in front of you,, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.
.................. Ralph Waldo Emerson
' The Pilgrim Path '...
One step at a time,, is all it takes to get you there.
................ Emily Dickinson
' Returning to Source '...
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
' Finding Peace '...
If you cannot find peace within yourself,, you will never find it anywhere else.
.................. Marvin Gaye
' The Art of the Teacher '...
It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.
................ Albert Einstein
' To Be Greatful '...
I was complaining that I had no shoes, till I met a man who had no feet.
.................. Confucius
' Truth is a Shattering Experience '...
Truth, acceptance of the truth, is a shattering experience.. It shatters the binding shroud of culture trance.. It rips apart smugness, arrogance, superiority, and self-importance.. It requires acknowledgment of responsibility for the nature and quality of each of our own lives, our own inner lives as well as the life of the world.. Truth, inwardly accepted, humbling truth, makes one vulnerable.. You can't be right, self-righteous, and truthful at the same time.
................. Paula Gunn Allen
' Three Natural Rights '...
And these great natural rights may be reduced to three principal or primary articles:.. the right of personal security;.. the right of personal liberty;.. and the right of private property;.. because as there is no other known method of compulsion,, or of abridging man's natural free will,, but by an infringement or diminution of one or other of these important rights,, the preservation of these, inviolate, may justly be said to include the preservation of our civil immunities in their largest and most extensive sense.
...................... William Blackstone
' Controlling the Ego '...
The most precious of all possessions, is power over ourselves.
................... John Locke
' Words '...
We do not describe the world we see,, we see the world we can describe.
................ Rene Descartes
' Aging Well '...
I love things that age well - things that don't date,, that stand the test of time ,, and that become living examples of the absolute best.
............... Giorgio Armani
' A Real Person '...
A real man is one who fears the death of his heart,, not of his body.
................... Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya
' The Truth of Truth '...
The truth cannot be deceptive,, and one who sees it cannot be deceived.
............. Said Nursi
' This is the Equation '...
Ignorance leads to fear,, fear leads to hate,, and hate leads to violence.. This is the equation.
............ Averroes
' The Religion called Love '...
I believe in the religion of Love,, whatever direction its caravans may take,, for Love is my religion and my faith.
............. Ibn Arabi
' We Are Responsible '...
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
' Learn All '...
As land is improved by sowing it with various seeds,, so is the mind by exercising it with different studies.
................... Pliny the Elder
' The Free Spirit '...
Cease to be ruled by dogmas and authorities;.. look at the world!
................... Roger Bacon
' Following the Mystic Teacher '...
Death has no terrors for a sincere servant of Christ,, who is laboring to bring souls to a knowledge of the truth.
.................. Ramon Llull
' Seek Only Truth '...
Everything is possible to him who wills only what is true!.. Rest in Nature, study, know, then dare; dare to will, dare to act and be silent!
..................Eliphas Levi
' True Morality '...
Only he who knows God is truly moral.................
Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling
' The Location of Paradise '...
Heaven is not located on high,, but where the good of love is,, and this resides within a person,, wherever he or she might be.
....................... Emanuel Swedenborg
' Named Wisdom '...
An art,, which has an aim to achieve the beauty,, is called a philosophy or in the absolute sense it is named wisdom.
................. Al-Farabi
' Drunk with Love '...
How sad, a heart that
does not know how to love,, that
does not know what it is to be drunk with love..
If you are not in love,, how can you enjoy
the blinding light of the sun,,
the soft light of the moon?
..............Omar Khayyam
' Look Within '...
People of the world don't look at themselves,, and so they blame one another.
................... Rumi
' Sainthood '...
A saint is one who has been recognized for having an exceptional degree of holiness, sanctity, and virtue.. While the English term "saint" originated in Christianity, historians of religion now use the term "in a more general way to refer to the state of special holiness that many religions attribute to certain people,"... with the Jewish Tzadik,, the Islamic wali,, the Hindu rishi or guru,, and the Buddhist arhat or bodhisattva also referred to as saints... Depending on the religion, saints are recognized either through official church recognition or by popular acclaim ..
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In Christianity, "saint" has a wide variety of meanings, depending on its usage and the denomination.. The original Christian usage referred to any believer who is "in Christ" and in whom Christ dwells, whether in heaven or in earth.. In Orthodox and Catholic teachings, all Christians in heaven are considered to be saints, but some are considered to be worthy of higher honor, emulation, or veneration, with official church recognition given to some saints through canonization or glorification ............... Wikipedia
' The Four Noble Truths '...
Awareness of these fundamental realities led the Buddha to formulate the Four Noble Truths:.. the truth of misery (dukkha;. literally “suffering” but connoting “uneasiness” or “dissatisfaction”),.. the truth that misery originates within the craving for pleasure and for being or nonbeing (samudaya),.. the truth that this craving can be eliminated (nirodhu),.. and the truth that this elimination is the result of following a methodical way or path (magga).......... from Brittanica
' Only Source is Eternal '...
Let nothing Disturb you,, Let nothing frighten you,, Though all things pass,, God does not change.. Patience wins all things.. But he lacks nothing who possesses God; For God alone suffices.
............ Saint Teresa of Avila (spiritual mystic )
' Greatness '...
Everyone has the power for greatness,, not for fame but greatness,, because greatness is determined by service.
..................... Martin Luther King, Jr.
' Finding Joy '...
I slept and dreamt that life was joy.. I awoke and saw that life was service.. I acted and behold,, service was joy.
...................... Rabindranath Tagore
' Watching your Thoughts '...
Carefully watch your thoughts,, for they become your words.. Manage and watch your words,, for they will become your actions.. Consider and judge your actions,, for they have become your habits.. Acknowledge and watch your habits,, for they shall become your values.. Understand and embrace your values, for they become your destiny.
.................... Mahatma Gandhi
' Caring for Others '...
Nobody cares how much you know,, until they know how much you care.
.............. President Theodore Roosevelt
' The Power of Belief '...
Decide what you want ... believe you can have it,, believe you deserve it,, believe it's possible for you.
......................... Rhonda Byrne
' The Soul Knows '...
The soul always knows what to do to heal itself.. The challenge is to silence the mind
.......................... Caroline Myss
' Intellectual Daring '...
Most men use their knowledge only under guidance from others because they lack the courage to think independently using their own reasoning abilities.. It takes intellectual daring to discover the truth.
...................... Immanuel Kant
' The Pain of Anger '...
Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored ,, than to anything on which it is poured.
......................... Mark Twain
' You Are the Creator '...
You create your thoughts,, your thoughts create your intentions,, and your intentions create your reality.
.................... Wayne Dyer
' There is only Now '...
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
' It Is Play '...
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
' Inner Peace '...
When we start to feel anxious or depressed,, instead of asking,, "What do I need to get to be happy?", The question becomes,, "What am I doing to disturb the inner peace that I already have?"
........................ D.T. Suzuki
' True Progress '...
It is not the accumulation of extraneous knowledge,, but the realization of the self within,, that constitutes true progress.
.................... Okakura Kakuzo
' Live Life '...
Live life like its the last breath you take for that breath is the whole essence of living,, the little things in life are what connects us to all the big things we live for
........................ Robert Frost
' From Darkness to Light '...
Positive thoughts and prayer have been the best means available,, since the beginning of time,, to transform darkness to light.
.................. Cat Stevens
' Practice Love '...
Act the way you'd like to be, and soon you'll be the way you act.
..................... Leonard Cohen
' This Now Moment '...
You can destroy your now, by worrying about tomorrow.
.................. Janis Joplin
' When Will Peace Happen ? '...
When the power of love,, overcomes the love of power,, the world will know peace.
................. Jimi Hendrix
' Help Each Other '...
You see,, we are here, as far as I can tell,, to help each other - our brothers,, our sisters,, our friends,, our enemies.. That's to help each other,, not hurt each other.
...................... Stevie Ray Vaughan
' Be Mentally Present '...
It's being here now that's important.. There's no past and there's no future.. Time is a very misleading thing.. All there is ever, is the now.. We can gain experience from the past,, but we can't relive it; and we can hope for the future,, but we don't know if there is one.
................. George Harrison
' Be Yourself '...
Happiness is not on my list of priorities.. I just deal with day-to-day things.. If I'm happy, I'm happy – and if I'm not, I don't know the difference... Knowing that you are the person you were put on this earth to be – that's much more important than just being happy.
......................Bob Dylan
' The Presence of Present '...
These are the days of the endless summer,, these are the days,, the time is now.. There is no past,, there's only future,, there's only here,, there's only now.
.......................... Van Morrison
' What are We ? '...
The things that we love, tell us what we are.
............. Saint Thomas Aquinas
' Finding Truth '...
Most people, in fact, will not take the trouble in finding out the truth, but are much more inclined to accept the first story they hear.
..................... Thucydides
' There is the Burden '...
Easy is the descent to hell; all night long, all day, the doors of dark Hades stand open; but to retrace the path; to come out again to the sweet air of Heaven - there is the task, there is the burden.
........................... Virgil
' The Journey '...
I care not where my body may take me, as long as my soul is embarked on a meaningful journey.
............................. Dante Alighieri
' Speaking with the Wise '...
A single conversation across the table with a wise man, is better than ten years mere study of books.
........................ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
' Conquering the Ego '...
The first and the best victory is to conquer self.
................... Plato
' Insults '...
Insults are the arguments employed by those who are in the wrong.
..................... Jean-Jacques Rousseau
' Two Ways to be Fooled '...
There are two ways to be fooled.. One is to believe what isn't true,, the other is to refuse to believe what is true.
................... Soren Kierkegaard
' Three Stages of Truth '...
All truth passes through three stages.. First, it is ridiculed.. Second, it is violently opposed.. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.
...................... Arthur Schopenhauer
' Selfish Persons '...
Selfish persons are incapable of loving others,, but they are not capable of loving themselves either.
....................... Erich Fromm
' Nothing is Born,,, Nothing is Dead '...
The body is a fortuitous concourse of atoms.. There is no death for the body, only an exchange of atoms.. Their changing places and taking different forms is what we call 'death.'.. It's a process which restores the energy level in nature that has gone down.. In reality, nothing is born and nothing is dead...................
U.G. Krishnamurti
' Junayd: The Path of Truth '...
“The tongue is only a small instrument; but how much mischief it can do!”
...............................
Junayd al-Baghdadi emphasizes the importance of mindful speech and communication.. This quote serves as a reminder to reflect on our words’ impact on others’ lives.. In Sufi ethics,, speech carries great weight; it can either uplift or harm.. Therefore,, cultivating mindfulness in language promotes harmony and understanding,,a vital aspect of ethical living................... Reality Pathing
' Rumi: The Essence of Love '...
“Love is the bridge between you and everything.”
..........................
Jalal al-Din Rumi, one of the most celebrated Sufi poets,, emphasizes the transformative power of love.. This quote inspires us to see love not merely as an emotion but as a fundamental force that connects us to the universe and everyone in it.. In Sufism, love transcends mere infatuation; it is an expression of divine unity.. For Rumi, love is the essence of life itself,, fostering compassion and understanding among individuals........................ Reality Pathing
' An Open Mind '...
With an open mind,, seek and listen to all the highest ideals.. Consider the most enlightened thoughts.. Then choose your path,, person by person,, each for oneself.
................. Zoroaster
' Into the Void '...
He who jumps into the void,, owes no explanation to those who stand and watch.
.......................... Jean-Luc Godard
' Divine Silence '...
Silence is of the gods; only monkeys chatter.
...................... Buster Keaton
' Without Words '...
Do not the most moving moments of our lives find us without words?
.................... Marcel Marceau
' Who Controls You ? '...
If you want to know who controls you,, look at who you are not allowed to criticize.
................ Voltaire
' The Father of Truth '...
It is my feeling that Time ripens all things,, with Time all things are revealed;, Time is the father of truth.
....................... Francois Rabelais
' Live Now '...
Live now,, believe me,, wait not till tomorrow,, Gather the roses of life today.
.................... Pierre de Ronsard
' The Present Moment '...
Do not wait for life. Do not long for it.. Be aware,, always and at every moment,, that the miracle is in the here and now.
....................... Marcel Proust
' Freedom '...
Freedom is a very great reality,, but it means above all things,, freedom from lies.
..................... D. H. Lawrence
' Satan '...
The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary,,, men alone are quite capable of every wickedness.
...................... Joseph Conrad
' Arise in the Morning '...
When you arise in the morning,, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive ... to breathe,, to think,, to enjoy,, to love...
.................. Marcus Aurelius
' God is Realised '...
"There are three different paths to reach the ideal, the path of 'I', the path of 'Thou', and the path of 'Thou and I'.
.................
According to the first, all that is, has been, or ever will be, is I myself.
...................
In other words, 'I am, I was, and I shall be, to all eternity.'
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According to the second, 'Thou art, O Lord, and all is Thine.'
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And according to the third, 'Thou art the Lord, and I am Thy servant or Thy son.'
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In the perfection of any one of these three,
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God is realised."
.......................................
Sri Ramakrishna
_Teachings of Sri Ramakrishna_
Calcutta: Advaita Ashram, 1997, p. 31
' Hatred is a Burden '...
Hatred is a heavy burden.. It sinks the heart deep in the breast,, and lies like a tombstone on all joys.
....................... Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
' Two Different People '...
There are two different types of people in the world,, those who want to know,, and those who want to believe.
.................... Friedrich Nietzsche
' Awakening '...
Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darkness's of other people.. One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light,, but by making the darkness conscious.. The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely.. Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart.. Who looks outside,, dreams; who looks inside,, Awakes.
..................... Carl Jung
' The Great Secret of True Success '...
The great secret of true success,, of true happiness, ,is this: the man or woman who asks for no return,, the perfectly unselfish person, is the most successful.
..................... Swami Vivekananda
' Rumi Quotes '...
We carry inside us the wonders we seek outside us...
My soul is from elsewhere, I’m sure of that, and I intend to end up there...
Why should I be unhappy? Every parcel of my being is in full bloom...
I have been a seeker and I still am, but I stopped asking the books and the stars. I started listening to the teaching of my soul..................... Rumi
' Gratitude '...
Practicing an attitude of gratitude spills over to acts of generosity.
....................Debbie Macomber
' You Are Important '...
If you could only sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet... how important you can be to the people you may never even dream of.. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person.
................. Fred Rogers
' Perfection '...
Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it.
..................... Salvador Dali
' Questioning Existence '...
You'll never know why you exist,, but you'll always allow yourselves to be easily persuaded to take life seriously.
.................... Tristan Tzara
' Reading '...
Yes, I read.. I have that absurd habit.. I like beautiful poems, moving poetry, and all the beyond of that poetry.. I am extraordinarily sensitive to those poor, marvelous words left in our dark night by a few men I never knew.
..................... Louis Aragon
' One Good Thing '...
There is only one good thing in life,, and that is love.
................... Guy de Maupassant
' An Honest Friend '...
We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world,, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend.
........................ Robert Louis Stevenson
' A Mother's Love '...
There is an enduring tenderness in the love of a mother to a son that trancends all other affections of the heart
.................................. Washington Irving
' Between Darkness and Light '...
Once to every man and nation, comes the moment to decide,
In the strife of truth with falsehood, for the good or evil side;
Some great cause, some great decision, offering each the bloom or blight, And the choice goes by forever, ’twixt that darkness and that light.
..........................James Russell Lowell
' Inspiration and Enthusiasm '...
...Whenever there is inspiration...and enthusiasm...there is a creative empowerment that goes far beyond what a mere person is capable of.
.....................Eckhart Tolle
' The Four Agreements '...
The Four Agreements 1.... Be impeccable with your word.. 2. Don’t take anything personally.. 3. Don’t make assumptions.. 4. Always do your best.
................Miguel Angel Ruiz
' Creating Manifestation '...
Resist the temptation to compare yourself to others.. This is crucial in order to be able to manifest whatever you want.
........................ Wayne Dyer
' The Power of Belief '...
We are never more than a belief away from our greatest love,, deepest healing,, and most profound miracles.
...................... Gregg Braden
' Worrying '...
Worrying is using your imagination to create something you don't want.
...................... Esther Hicks
' Your Energy '...
You are in physical existence to learn and understand that your energy,, translated into feelings,, thoughts and emotions,, causes all experience.. There are no exceptions.
................ Jane Roberts
' Physical Healing '...
Healing of the physical without the change in the mental and spiritual aspects brings little real help to the individual in the end.. How true,, because the mind and the body imprint and imitate each other.. What we think,, we become.. What we become,, we think.. It's an insidious process that can predispose us to illness or it can lead us to health.
.................... Edgar Cayce
' Born Again '...
Those who believe in the Short Path of sudden attainment,, such as
the sectarian following of Ramana Maharshi and the koan-puzzled
intellectuals of Zen Buddhism,, confuse the first flash of insight
which unsettles everything so gloriously with the last flash which
settles everything even more gloriously.. The disciple who wants
something for nothing,, who hopes to get to the goal without being kept
busy with arduous travels to the very end,, will not get it.. He has to
move from one point of view to a higher,, from many a struggle with
weaknesses to their mastery.. Then only, when he has done by himself
what he should do, may he cease his efforts, be still, and await the
influx of Grace.. Then comes light and the second birth.
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— Notebooks Category 23: Advanced Contemplation > Chapter 2:
Pitfalls and Limitations > # 65...Paul Brunton
' Reality Check '...
Within this existence,, you exist as the character that you play..
It is too difficult to believe that you are More..
Within this winter environment,, you have time to think..
A Higher Consciousness appears within Dreams..
I can give you songs and different frequencies,
but, what will free you ?...
..........thomas
' Be Yourself '...
Be who God meant you to be,, and you will set the world on fire.
............. St. Catherine of Siena
' The Death of Ego '...
It is only by a total death to self we can be lost in God.
...................... Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon
' A New Life '...
We have within us,, a power that is greater than anything we shall ever contact in the outer,, a power that can overcome every obstacle in our life and set us safe,, satisfied and at peace,, healed and prosperous,, in a new light,, and in a new life.
.................. Ernest Holmes
' You put it There '...
You do not have a problem except the one that is in your own mind,, and you put it there!
..................... Myrtle Fillmore
' Affirming Manifestation '...
The world will persist in exhibiting before you what you persist in affirming the world is.
................ Emma Curtis Hopkins
' Refuse Fear '...
Everything which you can conceive and accept is yours!,, Entertain no doubt.. Refuse to accept worry or hurry or fear.. That which knows and does everything is inside you and harkens to the slightest whisper.
.................... Uell Stanley Andersen
' Whatever Happens '...
We never get upset over what happens.. Never. We get upset because of preconceived ideas as to what we think should happen,, what we want to happen.. When our preference clashes with the reality, we get hurt.. Rid yourself of all preconceived ideas as to what should happen.. You are then at peace whatever happens.
................... Vernon Howard
' I Can and I Will '...
Fear is a habit, so is self pity, defeat, anxiety, despair, hopelessness and resignation.. You can eliminate all of these negative habits with two simple resolves... "I can and I will".
................ Napoleon Hill
' Ethical Behavior '...
Ethical behavior is doing the right thing when no one else is watching ,, even when doing the wrong thing is legal.
............... Aldo Leopold
' I'd Rather Be '...
I’d rather be in the mountains thinking of God,, than in church thinking about the mountains.
.........John Muir
' What is Success ? '...
Successful is the person who has lived well,, laughed often and loved much, who has gained the respect of children,, who leaves the world better than they found it,, who has never lacked appreciation for the earth's beauty,, who never fails to look for the best in others or give the best of themselves.
..................... Ralph Waldo Emerson
' Simplify your Life '...
Simplify your life.. Don't waste the years struggling for things that are unimportant.. Don't burden yourself with possessions.. Keep your needs and wants simple and enjoy what you have.. Don't destroy your peace of mind by looking back, worrying about the past.. Live in the present... Simplify!
.................. Henry David Thoreau
' It is easy to be You '...
The easiest thing to be in the world is you.. The most difficult thing to be is what other people want you to be.. Don't let them put you in that position.
....................... Leo Buscaglia
' Trust Yourself '...
Trust yourself.. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life.. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.
....................... Golda Meir
' Education '...
Schools serve the same social functions as prisons and mental institutions,,to define, classify, control, and regulate people.
.......................Michel Foucault
' Lonely ? '...
If you are lonely when you're alone,, you are in bad company.
..................Jean-Paul Sartre
' The Soul Remembers '...
There are two ways of seeing,, with the body and with the soul.. The body's sight can sometimes forget,, but the soul remembers forever.
.............. Alexandre Dumas
' Liberty '...
Liberty is not a matter of words, but a positive and important condition of society.. Its greatest safeguard after placing its foundations on a popular base,, is in the checks and balances imposed on the public servants.
.................. James F. Cooper
' Neglecting the Precepts '...
All the miseries and evils which men suffer from vice, crime, ambition, injustice, oppression, slavery and war, proceed from their despising or neglecting the precepts contained in the Bible.
...................... Noah Webster
' You are Responsible '...
He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness, by changing anything but his own disposition, will waste his life in fruitless efforts.
..................... Samuel Johnson
' Missing the Who '...
Wide awake to the presence of God, I realized I had been so focused on asking why a good God allowed bad things to happen that I was missing out on the nearness of God all along.. In becoming preoccupied with the why,, I was missing the who.
.............................. Margaret Feinberg
' Magic '...
We do not need magic to transform our world.. We carry all of the power we need inside ourselves already.
............................. J. K. Rowling
' The Universal Spirit of Humanity '...
In order to have a literature, a nation must live, not merely on the practical, but on the moral and spiritual plane as well, contributing through its national life to the development of some side of the universal spirit of man.
......................... Vissarion Belinsky
' Wealth '...
Money may be the husk of many things but not the kernel.. It brings you food,, but not appetite; medicine, but not health;, acquaintance,, but not friends; servants,, but not loyalty; days of joy,, but not peace or happiness.
...................... Henrik Ibsen
' Being a Writer '...
I’m a writer, and everything I write is both a confession and a struggle to understand things about myself and this world in which I live.. This is what everyone’s work should be-whether you dance or paint or sing.. It is a confession, a baring of your soul, your faults, those things you simply cannot or will not understand or accept.. You stumble forward, confused, and you share.. If you’re lucky, you learn something.
.............................. Arthur Miller
' Trust '...
The best way to find out if you can trust somebody,, is to trust them.
....................... Ernest Hemingway
Profound Philosophers '...
No man was ever yet a great poet, without being at the same time a profound philosopher.. For poetry is the blossom and the fragrance of all human knowledge, human thoughts, human passions, emotions, language.
...................... Samuel Taylor Coleridge
' Eternity in an Hour '...
To see a world in a grain of sand
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour.
.................. William Blake
' Life is Three Terms '...
Life is divided into three terms - that which was, which is, and which will be.. Let us learn from the past to profit by the present, and from the present, to live better in the future.
.................... William Wordsworth
' Finding Yourself '...
Someday, somewhere - anywhere, unfailingly, you'll find yourself,, and that,, and only that,, can be the happiest or bitterest hour of your life.
................... Pablo Neruda
' Six Honest Names '...
I keep six honest serving men (they taught me all i knew); Their names are What, and Why, and When, And How,And Where, and Who.
....................... Rudyard Kipling
' Knowing Self '...
I do not live for what the world thinks of me,, but for what I think of myself.
.................. Jack London
' Life is Beautiful '...
Life is beautiful,, if you are on the road to somewhere
.................. Orhan Pamuk
' Feeling Younger '...
We always feel younger than we are.. I carry inside myself my earlier faces,, as a tree contains its rings.. The sum of them is me.. The mirror sees only my latest face,, while I know all my previous ones.
..................... Tomas Transtromer
' One Drop of Hatred '...
One drop of hatred in your soul will spread and discolor everything, like a drop of black ink in white milk.
.................... Alice Munro
' Cosmic and Human Time '...
Cosmic time is the same for everyone, but human time differs with each person.. Time flows in the same way for all human beings; every human being flows through time in a different way.
....................... Yasunari Kawabata
' All Life is Precious '...
All the time I pray to Buddha,, I keep on killing mosquitoes.
.................... Kobayashi Issa
' Haiku '...
Haiku is an art that seems dedicated to making people pay attention to the preciousness and particularity of every moment of existence.. I think that poetry can do that.
............................. Robert Hass
' There is only Divine Consciousness '...
Either you will be you,, or you will not be at all.
......................... Dejan Stojanovic
' Will you follow Me ? '...
If I told you about a land of love,, friend,, would you follow me and come?
.......... Yunus Emre ....
Source: The Drop that Became the Sea
' Seek Knowledge '...
“Seek knowledge not for the sake of knowledge,, but for the sake of truth.”
.............. Ibn Arabi
' You Become '...
“When you let go of who you are,, you become who you might be.”
................ Lao Tzu (often quoted in Sufi circles)
' Vibrations in the Soul '...
Color is the keyboard, the eyes are the harmonies, the soul is the piano with many strings.. The artist is the hand that plays, touching one key or another, to cause vibrations in the soul.
................ Wassily Kandinsky ( Artist )
' The Purpose of Life '...
The meaning of life is to find your gift.. The purpose of life is to give it away.
...................... Pablo Picasso
' The Joy You Feel '...
Every day is a renewal,, every morning the daily miracle.. This joy you feel is life.
................Gertrude Stein
' Look Closer '...
Look closer and you'll see something extraordinary, mystifying, something real and true.. We have never been what we seemed.
...................... Zelda Fitzgerald
' Mindfulness '... '...
How can you expect to dwell with God forever,, if you so neglect and forsake him here?
...................... Jonathan Edwards
' Inner Peace '...
The most evident sign of having found the Truth,, is the inner peace.
................... Amado Nervo
' Self Sufficiency '...
Never stand begging, for that which you have the power to earn.
..................... Miguel de Cervantes
' Humility '...
The sincere Sufi feels poor when he has wealth,, is humble when he has power,, and is hidden when he has fame.
.................. Imam Abul Qasim
' Desires '...
The desires of this world are like sea water,, the more you drink of them, the more you thirst.
................... Ibn Arabi
' Happiness '...
Happiness is not the endless pursuit of pleasant experiences - that sounds more like a recipe for exhaustion - but a way of being that results from cultivating a benevolent mind, emotional balance, inner freedom, inner peace, and wisdom.. Each of these qualities is a skill that can be enhanced through training the mind.
...................... Matthieu Ricard
' We need Silence '...
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
' Finding Truth '...
Most people, in fact, will not take the trouble in finding out the truth,, but are much more inclined to accept the first story they hear.
......................... Thucydides
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