' Intellectual Growth '...
I can't go back to yesterday - because I was a different person then.
............................ Lewis Carroll
' The Intellectual Eye '...
Nothing contributes so much to tranquilize the mind as a steady purpose - a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye.
................................ Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
' Uninformed Souls '...
I am astonished at the ease with which uninformed persons come to a settled, a passionate opinion when they have no grounds for judgment.
.............................. William Golding
' A Child's Heart '...
The words with which a child's heart is poisoned, whether through malice or through ignorance, remain branded in his memory, and sooner or later they burn his soul.
........................................ Carlos Ruiz Zafon
' Killing Time '...
Do something instead of killing time. Because time is killing you.
............................. Paulo Coelho
' Memory '...
What matters in life is not what happens to you but what you remember and how you remember it.
............................... Gabriel Garcia Marquez
' Soulmates '...
A soulmate is someone who has locks that fit our keys, and keys to fit our locks. When we feel safe enough to open the locks, our truest selves step out and we can be completely and honestly who we are; we can be loved for who we are and not for who we're pretending to be. Each unveils the best part of the other. No matter what else goes wrong around us, with that one person we're safe in our own paradise.
.................................. Richard Bach
' Every Person '...
Every person that comes into our life comes for a reason; some come to learn and others come to teach.
................................ Antoine de Saint-Exupery
' Light and Dark '...
We've all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. That's who we really are.
........................................ J. K. Rowling
' The World will tell You '...
The world will ask you who you are, and if you don't know, the world will tell you.
............................... Carl Jung
' The Eyes Speak '...
The Eyes are the window to your soul
............................ William Shakespeare
' Brahmanism '...
The belief in one true God, Brahman, is at the core of the Hinduism religion. The supreme spirit is celebrated through the symbolism of the Om. The central practice of Brahmanism is sacrifice while Moksha, the liberation, bliss and unification with the Godhead, is the main mission. While the terminology varies by the religious philosopher, Brahmanism is considered to be the predecessor of Hinduism. It is regarded as the same thing due to the Hindus getting their name from the Indus River where the Aryans performed the Vedas. ........................ By N.S. Gill
' The Root of all Evil '...
The love of money is the root of all evil. That is the fundamental truth that I have verified through 3 decades of empirical, investigative, legal, academic research trying to answer some fundamental questions about human existence and why we behave the way we do, why we think the way we do, why we act the way we do...It is the love of money that has the potential to exterminate- to render extinct- the entire human race.
..................................... Michael Ruppert
' War is a Racket '...
War is just a racket. A racket is best described, I believe, as something that is not what it seems to the majority of people. Only a small inside group knows what it is about. It is conducted for the benefit of the very few at the expense of the masses.
.......................... General Smedley Butler (USMC)
' Children Improving '...
If you want your children to improve, let them overhear the nice things you say about them to others.
.................................. Haim Ginott
' What is Supreme Intelligence ?'...
There are many seeds in a Plant... made to grow in intelligence.. Does the individual consciousness continue within the Light... I have found this to be True.. therefore, the Soul has Realized that they have never been separated but even this ego of God could be accused of egoism.. But, Love can only exist when the ego is put to the side or eliminated... Stay within the Heaven that is composed of Love... there,, You are Safe.............................. thomas
' Let Love Lead '...
Let love lead your soul.
Make it a place to retire to,
a kind of monastery cave,
a retreat for the deepest core of your being.
............................ Attar of Nishapur
' Who are You ?'...
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)
' To Say Tomorrow '...
My friend, the sufi is the friend of the present moment. To say tomorrow is not our way.
.................................. Rumi (The Masnavi – Book I, Story I, 1258 – 1273)
' A Land of Love '...
If I told you about a land of love, friend, would you follow me and come?
.............................. Yunus Emre (The Drop that Became the Sea)
' Atheism '...
Atheism is so senseless. When I look at the solar system, I see the earth at the right distance from the sun to receive the proper amounts of heat and light. This did not happen by chance.
............................... Isaac Newton
' Orators '...
Look at the orators in our republics; as long as they are poor, both state and people can only praise their uprightness; but once they are fattened on the public funds, they conceive a hatred for justice, plan intrigues against the people and attack the democracy.
............................................. Aristophanes
' Knowing Yourself '...
The most important relationship we can all have is the one you have with yourself, the most important journey you can take is one of self-discovery. To know yourself, you must spend time with yourself, you must not be afraid to be alone. Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.
................................... Aristotle
' Righteousness '...
Not until I went into the churches of America and heard her pulpits flame with righteousness did I understand the secret of her genius and power. America is great because America is good, and if America ever ceases to be good, America will cease to be great.
..................................... Alexis de Tocqueville
' Atonement '...
. At-One-Ment....... is the real meaning of the word........ Once the ego desire is surrendered ,,The Spirit of Love flows through the Hologram called body... and Awakening as Light and Consciousness.......................... thomas
' Seeing Source '...
Love is seeing God in the person next to us, and meditation is seeing God within us.
................................ Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
' Live in the Now '...
Leave aside your regrets of the past and anxieties of the future
And focus intelligently on the present.
This is the best way of ensuring a positive future.
................................ Chinmayananda Saraswati
' Surrendering the Ego '...
To struggle is difficult but to surrender is easy. Surrender is the beginning of devotion.
........................... Bhakti Charu Swami
' Humility '...
Humility means that one should not be anxious to have the satisfaction of being honored by others.
.................................. A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
' Finding Source '...
I went to the root of things, and found nothing but Him alone.
.................................. Meera
' Source is Within '...
I laugh when I hear that the fish in the water is thirsty. I laugh when I hear that people go on pilgrimage to find God.
............................. Kabir
' The Highest Education '...
The highest education is that which does not merely give us information but makes our life in harmony with all existence.
......................... Rabindranath Tagore
' Spirituality '...
Spirituality automatically leads to humility. When a flower develops into a fruit, the petals drop off on its own. When one becomes spiritual, the ego vanishes gradually on its own. A tree laden with fruits always bends low. Humility is a sign of greatness.
.................................. Ramakrishna
' Can America be Destroyed ?'...
America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.
...................... President Abraham Lincoln
' Who Am I ?'...
The question 'Who am I?' is not really meant to get an answer, the question 'Who am I?' is meant to dissolve the questioner.
........................... Ramana Maharshi
' Who is the Watcher ? '...
My approach is that we are not searching for experiences here. We are trying to know the one who experiences all experiences. Our search is for the witness. Who is this observer? Who is this consciousness? Sometimes it feels sad, sometimes it feels happy; sometimes it is so high, flying in the sky, and sometimes so down. Who is this watcher of all these games? - high and low, happy, unhappy, in heaven and hell. Who is this watcher? To know this watcher is to know God. And you are already it - just a little awakening is needed... no search but only awakening.
........................................... Rajneesh
' Understanding '...
When you don't understand, you depend on reality. When you do understand, reality depends on you.
.......................... Bodhidharma
' Helping Others '...
To help others to develop and succeed in life is a reward itself and only has value when nothing is expected in return.
............................ Choi Hong Hi
' Karate '...
Karate is not a game. It is not a sport. It is not even a system of self-defense. Karate is half physical exercise and half spiritual. The karateist who has given the necessary years of exercise and meditation is a tranquil person. He is unafraid. He can even be calm in a burning building.
............................... Mas Oyama
' The Buddhist Holy Book '...
Buddhist scriptures are not contained within a single holy book, instead the teachings of Buddha are compiled into the “Tripitaka,” which is a Sanskrit term meaning “Three Baskets.” In Chinese, this compilation of ancient Indian sacred writings is called “San Zang,” meaning “Three Storehouses.”
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The Tripitaka, along with the monastic rules or the “Ten Precepts,” developed within the branch of Buddhism called Theravada, meaning “Traditions of the Elders.” The Tripitaka was divided into three sections, namely the “Sutra Pitaka” or the teachings of Dharma by Buddha; the “Vinaya Pitaka” or the rules of proper behavior for the monastic order and laymen; and the “Abhidharma Pitaka” or the principles of Buddha’s teachings.
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' Master the Breath '...
Master your breath, let the self be in bliss, contemplate on the sublime within you.
................................. Tirumalai Krishnamacharya
' Where Life Exists '...
Yoga takes you into the present moment, the only place where life exists.
................................ Patanjali
' Finding Peace '...
Peace comes not from doing, but from undoing; not from getting, but from letting go.
.......................... Swami Satchidananda
' The Heart of Love '...
Love is not a sentimental attachment to a human being; love is a mode of conduct that comes from the heart.
............................ Ma Jaya
' Source is All '...
It's better to see God in everything than to try to figure it out.
..................... Neem Karoli Baba
' Media '...
The propagandist's purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human.
.............................. Aldous Huxley
' Surrendering ego to Source '...
The happiness of the drop is to die in the river.
.......................... Al-Ghazali
' Living in the Now '...
Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.
.................... Omar Khayyam
' A Just City '...
A just city should favor justice and the just, hate tyranny and injustice, and give them both their just deserts.
.............................. Al-Farabi
' Desires keep you Trapped '...
How can the heart travel to God, when it is chained by its desires?
........................... Ibn Arabi
' Does Life Matter ? '...
What does matter is the 'Realisation' that You are not the Vehicle that You use in this material world... If you continue to BELIEVE that you are separate from Reality by believing that You are the 'Ego' self ... This Belief will force you into the Circle of Reincarnation for Karmic sins........................thomas
' Plato founded the first university '...
Plato, born in approximately 428 BC, living until 347 BC, was one of Socrates’ brightest students and went on to become the founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the entire Western world.
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He is considered to be the most pivotal figure in the development of the Western tradition of philosophy.
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He summed up humankind’s eternal quest for knowledge in his saying: “Man is a being in search of meaning.”
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On his own quest for knowledge of the universe and human nature, he came to the realization that “The worst of all deceptions is self-deception.”...................................... from Greek Reporter
' Seeing Eye to Eye '...
There is nothing nobler or more admirable than when two people who see eye to eye keep house as man and wife, confounding their enemies and delighting their friends.
............................... Homer
' Who Is Free ? '...
Who then is free? The wise who can command his passions, who fears not want, nor death, nor chains, firmly resisting his appetites and despising the honors of the world, who relies wholly on himself, whose angular points of character have all been rounded off and polished.
.................................... Horace
' Offense '...
Whenever anyone has offended me, I try to raise my soul so high that the offense cannot reach it.
................................ Rene Descartes
' Quotes '...
I quote others only in order the better to express myself.
........................ Michel de Montaigne
' Your Thoughts '...
The things you think about determine the quality of your mind. Your soul takes on the color of your thoughts.
............................... Marcus Aurelius
' A Persistent Illusion '...
People like us, who believe in physics, know that the distinction between past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.
.................................... Albert Einstein
' Unhappiness '...
Do these thoughts of yours bring you Peace ?... then, what are you doing Wrong ?... Be the Consciousness that watches the 'false identity', that belief of Yourself as the Hologram within the Dream that we call Life...................... thomas
' Sikhism '...
Do not be afraid to walk the path of truth, for it is a path that leads to freedom.
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The essence of Sikhi lies in the selfless service of humanity.
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In every action, seek to cultivate compassion and humility.
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Remember, the true Guru resides within you.
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Let go of ego and embrace the divine within.
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Find solace in the eternal wisdom of the Guru Granth Sahib.
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The path of Sikhi is rooted in love and equality.
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Through meditation, we connect with the divine essence within.
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Let love be the guiding force in all your interactions.
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The purpose of life is to merge with the divine.
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Embrace the teachings of the Guru and walk the path of righteousness.
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Dwell in the eternal light of Waheguru.
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Every day is an opportunity for spiritual growth and self-improvement.
' The Media '...
Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.
......................... Gertrude Stein
' Woman Founder of Sufi '...
Rabia al-Adawiyya...
Born c. 717....
Died 801....
Arab mystic..........
"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."
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Prayer attributed to Rabia
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A mystic is someone who seeks direct contact with God through meditation or special insight. Mystics believe this is possible—indeed, only possible—outside the context of formal religion. But this unorthodox approach does not mean that mystics expect a "shortcut," as the life and teachings of an extraordinary woman named Rabia al-Adawiyya illustrate.
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Founder of the Sufis, a sect of Islamic mystics, Rabia was sold into slavery; she gained her freedom, according to some legends, because her master was awed by a miraculous light shining above her head. She devoted her life to a quest for direct contact with Allah, or God.
' Marxism '...
Marxism has not only failed to promote human freedom, it has failed to produce food.
....................... John Dos Passos
' Kinds of Love '...
There are several kinds of love. One is a selfish, mean, grasping, egotistical thing which uses love for self-importance. This is the ugly and crippling kind. The other is an outpouring of everything good in you — of kindness and consideration and respect — not only the social respect of manners but the greater respect which is recognition of another person as unique and valuable. The first kind can make you sick and small and weak but the second can release in you strength, and courage and goodness and even wisdom you didn’t know you had.
........................................ John Steinbeck
' Meaning within Life '...
I learned a long time ago, Reuven, that a blink of an eye in itself is nothing. But the eye that blinks, that is something. A span of life is nothing. But the man who lives that span, he is something. He can fill that tiny span with meaning, so its quality is immeasurable though its quantity may be insignificant. Do you understand what I am saying? A man must fill his life with meaning, meaning is not automatically given to life.
................................... Chaim Potok
' More than a King '...
He who reigns within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a king.
............................... John Milton
' Losing the Ego '...
Its better to lose your ego to the One you Love than to lose the One you Love to your Ego
........................... John Keats
' Twins '...
Body and spirit are twins: God only knows which is which.
........................... Algernon Charles Swinburne
' A Tree '...
I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is pressed Against the earth's sweet flowing breast; A tree that looks at God all day And lifts her leafy arms to pray; A tree that may in summer wear A nest of robins in her hair; Upon whose bosom snow has lain; Who intimately lives with rain. Poems are made by fools like me, But only God can make a tree.
............................... Joyce Kilmer
' A Spiritual Kindergarten '...
The world is a kind of spiritual kindergarten where millions of bewildered infants are trying to spell "God" with the wrong blocks.
................................... Edwin Arlington Robinson
' Change your Visions '...
Change the fabric of your own soul and your own visions, and you change all.
............................ Vachel Lindsay
' Sin '...
Sin is an ancient hebrew archery word that means 'Missing the Mark'... It means that you are still acting from the base of Ego... Lose the Ego and You will be without Sin................... thomas
' Truth does not Change '...
Truth does not change because it is, or is not, believed by a majority of the people.
........................ Giordano Bruno
' Keep Thoughts of Now '...
Never worry about anything. Live in the present. Live now. Be happy.
............................. Marsilio Ficino
' Non-Duality '...
Divinity is in all things in such a way that all things are in divinity.
....................... Nicholas of Cusa
' The Universe '...
The Universe, wrought for us by a supremely good and orderly Creator.
........................... Nicolaus Copernicus
' The Human Mind '...
Man's mind is so formed that it is far more susceptible to falsehood than to truth.
....................... Desiderius Erasmus
' Every Day '...
We need to hear the Gospel every day, because we forget it every day.
.......................... Martin Luther
' Before '...
Before you react, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you criticize, wait. Before you quit, try.
..................................... Ernest Hemingway
' Without Source '...
I have looked into most philosophical systems and I have seen that none will work without God.
.......................... James Clerk Maxwell
' Weak and Strong People '...
Weak people revenge. Strong people forgive. Intelligent People Ignore.
..................... Albert Einstein
' What is Important ? '...
One day you will ask me which is more important? My life or yours? I will say mine and you will walk away not knowing that you are my life.
................................... Khalil Gibran
' Freedom '...
Freedom is just another word for when you have NOTHING left to lose.
........................... Janis Joplin
' A Peaceful Planet '...
What we're thinking about is a peaceful planet. We're not thinking about anything else. We're not thinking about any kind of power. We're not thinking about any kind of struggles. We're not thinking about revolution or war or any of that. That's not what we want. Nobody wants to get hurt. Nobody wants to hurt anybody. We would all like to be able to live an uncluttered life. A simple life, a good life. And think about moving the whole human race ahead a step, or a few steps.
.............................. Jerry Garcia
' The Creator likes Drums '...
The Creator wants us to drum. He wants us to corrupt the world with drum, dance and chants. After all, we have already corrupted the world with power and greed....which hasn't gotten us anywhere - now's the time to corrupt the world with drum, dance and chants.
................................. Babatunde Olatunji
' Prisoners of the Mind '...
Most people are prisoners, thinking only about the future or living in the past. They are not in the present, and the present is where everything begins.
...................................... Carlos Santana
' The Broken-Hearted '...
God is with the broken-hearted. When your heart breaks, it’s a good thing – the breaking of the heart is what opens it up to the light of Allah. The dunya is designed to break your heart, to crush it.
.......................................... Hamza Yusuf
' Life as a Teacher '...
When you’re going through something hard and you start wondering where Allah is, just remember, the Teacher is always quiet during a test.
............................. Nouman Ali Khan
' The Truth will Free You '...
The truth will set you free. But not until it is finished with you.
........................... David Foster Wallace
' Live in the Present '...
Sometimes, I feel the past and the future pressing so hard on either side that there's no room for the present at all.
............................. Evelyn Waugh
' Never too Late '...
It is never too late to become the person you always thought you could be.
........................ George Eliot
' Look Within the Heart '...
Look into your own heart because who looks outside, dreams, but who looks inside awakes.
.............................. Jane Austen
' A New Manner of Seeing '...
"We must close our eyes and invoke a new manner of seeing, a wakefulness that is the birthright of us all, though few put it to use."
.............................. Plotinus
' Mysticism '...
"Mysticism' here means, in the literal sense, a change of sensory impressions and organ sensations into something unreal and beyond this world."
........................... Wilhelm Reich
' Mystical Insight '...
"Mystical insight and enlightenment occur when the veil between the worlds is lifted, the worlds are bridged, the gap closes, and we cross over."
............................ Tom Cowan
' The Mystic '...
"The mystic lives and looks; and speaks the disconcerting language of first-hand experience."
........................... Evelyn Underhill
' The Reason for Music '...
What I have in my heart and soul - must find a way out. That's the reason for music.
............................ Ludwig van Beethoven
' Enjoy Love '...
Let's enjoy love: without it we cannot live.
.......................... Emanuel Schikaneder
' Discover Infinite Worth '...
You alone are the judge of your worth and your goal is to discover infinite worth in yourself, no matter what anyone else thinks.
............................ Deepak Chopra
' Learning '...
Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence.
............................. Abigail Adams
' Fear of the Unknown '...
You do not travel if you are afraid of the unknown, you travel for the unknown, that reveals you with yourself.
............................... Ella Maillart
' Aware of the Majic '...
To romanticize the world is to make us aware of the magic, mystery and wonder of the world; it is to educate the senses to see the ordinary as extraordinary, the familiar as strange, the mundane as sacred, the finite as infinite.
........................... Novalis
' Past,, Present,, and Future '...
The future comes slowly, the present flies and the past stands still forever.
............................. Friedrich Schiller
' War '...
War is only a cowardly escape from the problems of peace.
.......................... Thomas Mann
' An Invincible Love '...
My dear, In the midst of hate, I found there was, within me, an invincible love. In the midst of tears, I found there was, within me, an invincible smile. In the midst of chaos, I found there was, within me, an invincible calm. I realized, through it all, that… In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger – something better, pushing right back. Truly yours, Albert Camus
................................ Albert Camus
' Love Endures '...
Love endures everything, love is stronger than death, love fears nothing.
.......................... Saint Mary Faustina Kowalska
' False Delights '...
Our labor here is brief, but the reward is eternal. Do not be disturbed by the clamor of the world, which passes like a shadow. Do not let false delights of a deceptive world deceive you.
........................... Saint Clare of Assisi
' Injustice '...
Government is an institution which prevents injustice other than such as it commits itself.
................................. Ibn Khaldun
' Finding Truth '...
We should not be ashamed to acknowledge truth from whatever source it comes to us, even if it is brought to us by former generations and foreign peoples. For him who seeks the truth there is nothing of higher value than truth itself.
................................... Al-Kindi
' Finding Happiness '...
He who is virtuous is wise; and he who is wise is good; and he who is good is happy.
............................ Boethius
' Christhood '...
Christ has something in common with all creatures. With the stone he shares existence, with the plants he shares life, with the animals he shares sensation, and with the angels he shares intelligence. Thus all things are transformed in Christ since in the fullness of his nature he embraces some part of every creature.
........................... Saint Bonaventure
' The Atman '...
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The atman is variously translated into English as the eternal self, spirit, essence, soul, or breath. It is the true self as opposed to the ego; that aspect of the self which transmigrates after death or becomes part of Brahman (the force underlying all things). The final stage of moksha (liberation) is the understanding that one's atman is, in fact, Brahman.
The concept of the atman is central to all six major schools of Hinduism, and it is one of the major differences between Hinduism and Buddhism. Buddhist belief does not include the concept of the individual soul.
' Persian Mystic '...
Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī (1207 – 1273 CE)
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The most famous Sufi mystic poet in the Persian language, Rūmī, in full Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, known in Persia as Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Balkhī (also simply called Mowlana or Mowlavi – an honorific meaning “our master”) was born c. September 30, 1207, Balkh of Afghanistan on the eastern edge of the Persian Empire of that time—died December 17, 1273, Konya [in current Turkey]). Rumi is globally renowned for his lyrics and for his didactic epic Masnavi-e Maʿnavi (“Spiritual Couplets”), which widely influenced mystical thought and literature throughout the Muslim world. After his death, his followers were organized as the Mowlawiyeh order.
' Each Moment '...
Each moment is a miracle encompassing everything: the joy and sorrow, the failure and success, the disappointment and happiness, the celebration and grief.
................................. Kazuaki Tanahashi
' To Be Simple '...
To be simple means to make a choice about what's important, and let go of all the rest. When we are able to do this, our vision expands, our heads clear, and we can better see the details of our lives in all their incredible wonder and beauty.
............................. John Daido Loor
' Bearing Witness '...
When we bear witness, when we become the situation - homelessness, poverty, illness, violence, death - the right action arises by itself. We don't have to worry about what to do. We don't have to figure out solutions ahead of time. Peacemaking is the functioning of bearing witness. Once we listen with our entire body and mind, loving action arises.
.................................... Bernie Glassman
' Full of Things '...
What is the world full of? It is full of things that arise, persist, and cease. Grasp and cling to them, and they produce suffering. Don't grasp and cling to them, and they do not produce suffering.
............................. Buddhadasa
' Letting Go of Ego '...
If you let go a little you will have a little happiness. If you let go a lot you will have a lot of happiness. If you let go completely you will be free.
................................. Ajahn Chah
' If You Can '...
If you can sit quietly after difficult news; if in financial downturns you remain perfectly calm; if you can see your neighbors travel to fantastic places without a twinge of jealousy; if you can happily eat whatever is put on your plate; you can fall asleep after a day of running around without a drink or a pill; if you can always find contentment just where you are: you are probably a dog.
...................................... Jack Kornfield
' Losing Heart '...
The next time you lose heart and you can’t bear to experience what you’re feeling, you might recall this instruction: change the way you see it and lean in. Instead of blaming our discomfort on outer circumstances or on our own weakness, we can choose to stay present and awake to our experience, not rejecting it, not grasping it, not buying the stories that we relentlessly tell ourselves. This is priceless advice that addresses the true cause of suffering—yours, mine, and that of all living beings.
..................................... Pema Chodron
' The Beloved Embrace '...
The lover of God will cry and weep until he finds rest in the Beloved’s embrace.
............................ Rabia al-Basri (8th century)
' Our Weaknesses '...
We might impress people with our strengths, but we connect with people through our weaknesses.
................................. Craig Groeschel
' Grace '...
Grace is love that seeks you out when you have nothing to give in return. Grace is love coming at you that has nothing to do with you. Grace is being loved when you are unlovable.
............................... Tullian Tchividjian
' Reject Illusion '...
Don't take shadows too seriously. Reality is your only safety. Continue to reject illusion.
............................................ Wole Soyinka
' Astounding Yourself '...
If we did all the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.
..................................... Thomas A. Edison
' Karma of the False-self '...
Karma belongs to the false-self,, the ego... Leave the ego and find Freedom from the Circle of Pain called Karma... Awaken into the Light of Knowledge and this much sought after mental pleasure called Love....................... thomas
' Time reveals the Truth '...
It is my feeling that Time ripens all things; with Time all things are revealed; Time is the father of truth.
............................. Francois Rabelais
' The Best Books '...
Read first the best books. The important thing for you is not how much you know, but the quality of what you know.
........................... Desiderius Erasmus
' Expect Nothing in Return '...
All for love, and nothing for reward.
.................... Edmund Spenser
' Silence '...
The best apology against false accusers is silence.
.......................... John Milton
' Prayer '...
More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of.
....................... Alfred Lord Tennyson
' Happiness '...
Happiness, not in another place but this place...not for another hour, but this hour.
.......................... Walt Whitman
' What you See '...
It's the beauty within us that makes it possible for us to recognize the beauty around us. The question is not what you look at but what you see.
................................ Henry David Thoreau
' The Brief Life '...
The life so brief, the art so long in the learning, the attempt so hard, the conquest so sharp, the fearful joy that ever slips away so quickly - by all this I mean love, which so sorely astounds my feeling with its wondrous operation, that when I think upon it I scarce know whether I wake or sleep.
......................................... Geoffrey Chaucer
' Ignorance '...
Ignorance leads to fear, fear leads to hate, and hate leads to violence. This is the equation.
........................................ Averroes
' Awakening in Humanity '...
God sleeps in the rock, dreams in the plant, stirs in the animal, and awakens in man.
.................................. Ibn Arabi
' 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
' Thirteen Enemies '...
Declare your jihad on thirteen enemies you cannot see - Egoism, Arrogance, Conceit, Selfishness, Greed, Lust, Intolerance, Anger, Lying, Cheating, Gossiping and Slandering. If you can master and destroy them, then will be ready to fight the enemy you can see.
...................................... Al-Ghazali
' Experience '...
Men have no better guidance than examples and facts proved by experience.
........................... Muhammad Abduh
' Something of Value '...
I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.
................................. Hermann Hesse
' The Teacher '...
The saying "He who teaches others, teaches himself" is very true, not only because constant repetition impresses a fact indelibly on the mind, but because the process of teaching itself gives deeper insight into the subject taught.
................................ John Amos Comenius
' Insults '...
Insults are the arguments employed by those who are in the wrong.
............................... Jean-Jacques Rousseau
' Integrity '...
It's not what we profess but what we practice that gives us integrity.
................................... Francis Bacon
' Natural Laws '...
It is evident that an acquaintance with natural laws means no less than an acquaintance with the mind of God therein expressed.
............................... James Prescott Joule
' Dive into the Woods '...
Don't keep forever on the public road, going only where others have gone and following one after the other like a flock of sheep. Leave the beaten track occasionally and dive into the woods.
....................................... Alexander Graham Bell
' The Secrets of the Universe '...
If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration.
.................................. Nikola Tesla
' Enemies '...
You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.
.................................. Winston Churchill
' Honesty and Truth '...
Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If people all over the world...would do this, it would change the earth.
................................. William Faulkner
' The Reality of Source '...
Gravity explains the motions of the planets, but it cannot explain who sets the planets in motion.
.......................... Sir Isaac Newton
' A Free Thinker '...
Be a free thinker and don't accept everything you hear as truth. Be critical and evaluate what you believe in.
.................................... Aristotle
' A Little Bit of Reality '...
The real power behind whatever success I have now was something I found within myself - something that's in all of us, I think, a little piece of God just waiting to be discovered.
............................ Livy
' Who is Free ?'...
Who then is free? The wise who can command his passions, who fears not want, nor death, nor chains, firmly resisting his appetites and despising the honors of the world, who relies wholly on himself, whose angular points of character have all been rounded off and polished.
.................................. Horace
' A Love Story '...
Your life is nothing more than a love story. Between you and God. Nothing more. Every person, every experience, every gift, every loss, every pain is sent to your path for one reason and one reason only: to bring you back to Him.
.......................................... Yasmin Mogahed
' Laughter '...
You don't stop laughing because you grow older. You grow older because you stop laughing.
............................. Maurice Chevalier
' Wisdom '...
Wisdom entereth not into a malicious mind.
........................... Francois Rabelais
' Live in the Now '...
Live now, believe me, wait not till tomorrow; Gather the roses of life today.
............................... Pierre de Ronsard
' Belief in Miracles '...
The person who does not believe in miracles surely makes it certain that he or she will never take part in one.
............................ William Blake
' The Final Bell '...
ask not for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee
......................... John Donne
' Experience of Reality '...
Nothing ever becomes real till it is experienced.
...................... John Keats
' The Satisfied Mind '...
The greatest wealth is to live content with little, for there is never want, where the mind is satisfied.
........................................ Lucretius
' There is the Task '...
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
' Gratitude '...
Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.
.................................... John Milton
' Recognizing Truth as Reality '...
If we are true to ourselves, we can not be false to anyone.
.............................. William Shakespeare
' Realizing Reality '...
Intelligence is quickness in seeing things as they are.
............................. George Santayana
' Impacting Others '...
A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.
............................. Jackie Robinson
' Motivation '...
Motivation is something nobody else can give you. Others can help motivate you, but basically it must come from you and it must be a constant desire to do your very best at all times and under any circumstances.
.............................. Joe DiMaggio
' Work,, Love,, and Dance '...
Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody's watching.
............................ Satchel Paige
' The Source of Love '...
When the heart is pure and simple it cannot help loving, because it has discovered the source of love which is God.
..................................... John Vianney
' The Gates of Hell '...
If I saw the gates of hell open and I stood on the brink of the abyss, I would not despair; I would not lose hope of mercy, because I would trust in you, my God.
...................................... Gemma Galgani
' The Root of all Evil '...
The root of all evil is 'I', 'Me' , 'Mine'.
...................... Saint Pio of Pietrelcina
' Seeking Truth '...
When you seek truth, you seek God whether you know it or not.
............................... Edith Stein
' Love Alone Suffices '...
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
' Injustice '...
If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.
................................ Desmond Tutu
' Two Days '...
There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called Yesterday and the other is called Tomorrow. Today is the right day to Love, Believe, Do and mostly Live.
.................................. Dalai Lama
' Silent Night '...
I turned silences and nights into words. What was unutterable, I wrote down. I made the whirling world stand still.
........................................ Arthur Rimbaud
' Life worth Living '...
It is the lives we encounter that make life worth living.
.............................. Guy de Maupassant
' Karma '...
Everybody, soon or late, sits down to a banquet of consequences.
............................ Robert Louis Stevenson
' Learning '...
Learning does not make one learned: there are those who have knowledge and those who have understanding. The first requires memory and the second philosophy
................................... Alexandre Dumas
' The Wisdom of Compromise '...
Let your love be stronger than your hate or anger. Learn the wisdom of compromise, for it is better to bend a little than to break.
..................................... H. G. Wells
' Teaching '...
Don’t give them what you think they want. Give them what they never thought was possible.
.................................. Orson Welles
' The Guardian of Angels '...
We shelter an angel within us. We must be the guardians of that angel.
............................. Jean Cocteau
' Stronger than Death '...
It is love, not reason, that is stronger than death.
........................ Thomas Mann
' The Secret of Life '...
He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.
............................ Ralph Waldo Emerson
' The Subconscious Mind '...
Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become a reality.
................................... Earl Nightingale
' Economic Power '...
When economic power became concentrated in a few hands, then political power flowed to those possessors and away from the citizens, ultimately resulting in an oligarchy or tyranny.
.................................. President John Adams
' Oppressors '...
Oppressors can tyrannize only when they achieve a standing army, an enslaved press, and a disarmed populace.
........................... President James Madison
' Without Divine Love '...
It is impossible to govern the world without God. It is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the Providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits and humbly implore his protection and favor.
................................... President George Washington
' Debt '...
There are two ways to conquer and enslave a country. One is by the sword. The other is by debt.
........................... President John Adams
' Karma '...
Karma is not something complicated or philosophical. Karma means watching your body, watching your mouth, and watching your mind. Trying to keep these three doors as pure as possible is the practice of karma.
.............................. Thubten Yeshe
' Practice Goodheartedness '...
Always recognize the dreamlike qualities of life and reduce attachment and aversion. Practice goodheartedness toward all beings. Be loving and compassionate, no matter what others do to you. What they do will not matter so much when you see it as a dream. The trick is to have positive intention during the dream. This is the essential point. This is true spirituality.
............................ Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche
' Overcome Hatred '...
Once you overcome the hatred within your mind, you will discover that in the world outside, there is no longer any such thing as even a single enemy.
........................................ Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
' Craving for Existence '...
Since all living beings are bound by their craving for existence, you must begin by finding the determination to be free.
................................. Je Tsongkhapa
' Guard your Thoughts '...
Let the wise guard their thoughts, which are difficult to perceive, extremely subtle, and wander at will. Thought which is well guarded is the bearer of happiness.
............................... Gautama the Buddha
Thoughtfulness '...
If there were one word that could act as a standard of conduct for one's entire life, perhaps it would be 'thoughtfulness.
............................ Confucius
' Illusions Destroyed '...
Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed.
.............................. Friedrich Nietzsche
' Your Profession '...
Your profession is not what brings home your weekly paycheck, your profession is what you're put here on earth to do, with such passion and such intensity that it becomes spiritual in calling.
................................ Vincent Van Gogh
' Dream and Reality '...
I believe in the future resolution of these two states, dream and reality, which are seemingly so contradictory, into a kind of absolute reality, a surreality, if one may so speak.
.............................. Andre Breton
' Divine Love '...
Only divine love bestows the keys of knowledge.
.......................... Arthur Rimbaud
' Life is a Dream '...
Life is a sleep, love is a dream; and you have lived if you have loved.
............................. Alfred de Musset
' The Mystery of Existence '...
The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for.
............................... Fyodor Dostoevsky
' Your Sanctuary '...
Within you there is a stillness and sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself
.................................. Hermann Hesse
' Practical Politics '...
The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.
.................................. H. L. Mencken
' What is Freedom ?'...
Freedom means you are unobstructed in living your life as you choose. Anything less is a form of slavery.
.................................. Wayne Dyer
' Offer the Heart '...
It has nothing to do with age, it's not our languages, religion, gender, coulour of our skin; It's a soul within a well, that echoes deep beneath the ego's shell. True life can't ever start, until we offer up our heart.
................................. Dawud Wharnsby Ali
' Don't Lose Hope '...
Don't panic and lose hope even if there's a mountain in your pathtalk to the One who created the mountains.
................................... Bilal Philips
' The Struggle of Ego '...
The weak are dominated by their ego, the wise dominate their ego, and the intelligent are in a constant struggle against their ego.
............................... Hamza Yusuf
' The World is a Trap '...
This world is nothing but a trap. The only place where a man is safe and gets comfort is the secluded place of God.
.............................. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
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