' I Love You,, Because '...
I love you because I love you, because it would be impossible not to love you. I love you without question, without calculation, without reason good or bad, faithfully, with all my heart and soul, and every faculty.
............................ Juliette Drouet
' Enrichment '...
Our mind is enriched by what we receive, our heart by what we give.
.......................... Victor Hugo
' Do not wait for Life '...
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
' Life is a Predicament '...
Life is a predicament which precedes death.
.......................... Henry James
' The Greatest Revolution '...
The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives.
................................... William James
' Actions speak louder than Words '...
Do not tell them how to do it. Show them how to do it and do not say a word. If you tell them, they will watch your lips move. If you show them, they will want to do it themselves.
............................. Maria Montessori
' Peace '...
Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.
............................ Albert Einstein
' Truth is Hated within this Dream '...
No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth.
....................... Plato
' The Struggle to Live '...
The more you struggle to live, the less you live. Give up the notion that you must be sure of what you are doing. Instead, surrender to what is real within you, for that alone is sure....you are above everything distressing.
.................................. Baruch Spinoza
' History Teaches '...
What history teaches us is that neither nations nor governments ever learn anything from it.
............................ Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
' A Profundity of Worldview '...
When I read the Upanishads, which are part of Vedanta, I found a profundity of worldview that made my Christianity seem like third grade.
..................................... Huston Smith
' My Conscience is Captive '...
Unless I am convicted by Scripture and plain reason-I do not accept the authority of popes and councils, for they have contradicted each other-my conscience is captive to the Word of God. I cannot and will not recant anything, for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. Here I stand, I cannot do otherwise. God help me. Amen.
............................. Martin Luther
' The Casuality of Common Sense '...
In any war, the first casualty is common sense, and the second is free and open discussion.
............................... James Reston, Jr.
' Home '...
Home is not where you were born; home is where all your attempts to escape cease.
.......................... Naguib Mahfouz
' The Purpose of Silence '...
The purpose of Meditation is to still the constant movement of the mind..which is the ego attachment.. by falling into the Silence, you fall into the Awakening from this Dream... The soul is seeking Truth even if it costs them their life... the name of their God is Truth.............................. thomas
' The Creator '...
There is no help for you, outside yourself; You are the creator of the universe.
.......................... Swami Vivekananda
' The Fullness of Life '...
Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.
....................... Melody Beattie
' The Purpose in Life '...
The purpose in life is not to win. The purpose in life is to grow and to share. "When you come to look back on all that you have done in life, you will get more satisfaction from the pleasure you have brought into other people's lives than you will from the times that you outdid and defeated them.
...................................... Harold S. Kushner
' From Dust '...
...the dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
.............................. Moses
' O' My Son '...
O my son! The dunya (world) is a deep ocean in which many have drowned! Let your ship be taqwallah (fear of Allah), and load your ship with Iman-billah (believe in Allah), and let her sail be tawakkal (trust) on Allah! Insha'Allah you will survive then.
................................. Luqman
' Hand-in-Hand '...
I hope to see the two great religions, Islam and Christianity, hand-in-hand, embracing each other. Then the Torah and the Bible and the Qur’an will become books supporting one another being read everywhere, and respected by every nation … [I am] looking forward to seeing Muslims read the Torah and the Bible.
....................................... Muhammad Abduh
' While Still Alive '...
All people go to Allah after their death, but the happy person is the one who goes to Allah while still alive.
............................... Sayyid Qutb
' Soul and Source '...
The Division of Soul and Source,,, this is the problem to be solved.. Once a name is given,, it departs from you.. you create the Duality... Freedom from Reality ?... the Hologram is complete, and we are three dimensional................... thomas
' Understanding Original Source '...
Yes,, Religions make a good living as Actors,,,be they real or false... Everyone loves a Story... you must mentally admit to a Source of this Creative Life-force Manifestation... that intregues all Life Forms...Spirituality is your Hope ... the Meeting of Minds.............. thomas
' Yes,, Pretty ! '...
To my mind, a picture should be something pleasant, cheerful, and pretty, yes pretty! There are too many unpleasant things in life as it is without creating still more of them.
.................................. Pierre-Auguste Renoir
' Simplicity '...
The more simple we are, the more complete we become.
.......................... Auguste Rodin
' I Set Him Free '...
I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.
....................... Michelangelo
' Practice Knowledge '...
Practice what you know, and it will help to make clear what now you do not know.
................................ Rembrand
' Finding Salvation '...
The act of painting is about one heart telling another heart where he found salvation.
.......................... Francisco Goya
' The View of History '...
Both the historian and the novelist view history as the struggle of a tiny minority, able and determined to make judgments, which is up against a vast and densely packed majority of the blind, who are led by their instincts and unable to think for themselves.
..................................... Lion Feuchtwanger
' Ego First in Decision '...
Why look for conspiracy when stupidity can explain so much
............................ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
' A New and Wonderful World '...
When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds; your mind transcends limitations; your conscious expands in every direction; and you find yourself in a great, new and wonderful world.
.............................. Patanjali
' The Light Within '...
The light is within. It is already there. Take your time to see it.
.............................. Swami Satchidananda
' The Divine Within '...
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
' The Quality of Life '...
Having a good home, eating good food, wearing good clothes, are a means to living well; they are not the goals of our life. The quality of your life is decided by how peaceful and joyful you are.
................................ Jaggi Vasudev
' Discover Yourself '...
Discover yourself, otherwise you have to depend on other people's opinions who don't know themselves.
.............................. Rajneesh
' Be Sincere '...
Be sincere in your thoughts, Be pure in your feelings. You will not have to run after happiness. Happiness will run after you.
...................... Sri Chinmoy
' Realizing True Self '...
2. “Realize that you are the essence of divinity, limitless and eternal.”
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3. “The ultimate goal of life is to realize your true self and attain liberation from the cycle of birth and death.”
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4. “The world is an illusion; only the Self is real.”
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5. “You are not separate from the universe; you are interconnected with all beings and things.”
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6. “Let go of attachments and desires; they bind you to suffering.”
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7. “True happiness is found within, not in external possessions or achievements.”
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8. “Meditate on the Self and experience the profound peace that surpasses all understanding.”
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9. “Identify yourself with the unchanging consciousness, not with the ever-changing body and mind.”
............................. Vedanta
' When Evil Increases '...
When goodness grows weak
When evil increases,
I make myself a body.
In every age I come back
To deliver the holy,
To destroy the sin of the sinner
To establish righteousness.
....................... Bhagavad Gita
' Source is One '...
How precious is your steadfast love, O God, for with you is the fountain of Life; in your light we see light.
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God’s kindness toward his creature is greater than that of a mother toward her babe.
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Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One.
....................................... Judaism
' Aquire Knowledge '...
God is a unity and likes unity.
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He who knows his own Self knows God.
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Acquire knowledge. It enables the possesor to distinguish between right and wrong; it is our friend in the desert and our society in solitude, our companion when friendless; it guides us in happiness and sustains us in misery; it is an ornament among friends and armour against enemies.
.......................................... Islam
' Words from a Mystic '...
The Kingdom of Heaven is Within.
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In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God.
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A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another as I have loved you. He who keeps my commandment loves me and I will love him and appear to him.
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Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God. Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom. I and my father are One.
............................ Christianity
' The True Religion '...
Goodwill toward all beings is the true religion; cherish in your heart boundless goodwill to all that lives.
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Hatreds never cease by hatreds in this world. By love alone do they cease. This is an ancient law.
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Let us inspect our thoughts that we do no evil, for as we sow so shall we reap.
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He who knows the nature of his Self and understands how his senses act, will find no room for the “I” and will attain peace unending. The world holds to the thought of “I”; from this arises false understanding.
..................................... Buddhism
' Wisdom '...
The wise man who, by means of concentration on the Self, realizes that ancient, effulgent One, who is hard to be seen, unmanifest, hidden, and who dwells in the buddhi and rests in the body–he, indeed, leaves joy and sorrow far behind.
................................... Upanishads
' Between Heart and Mind '...
In a conflict between the heart and the brain, follow your heart..................... Swami Vivekananda
' Here and Now '...
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
' Worth the Truth '...
The worst part about being lied to is knowing you werent worth the truth
.............................. Jean-Paul Sartre
' The 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
' Understanding Life '...
Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.
............................ Soren Kierkegaard
' Illusions Destroyed '...
Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed.
............................... Friedrich Nietzsche
' Gratitude '...
Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.
................................ Melody Beattie
' The Pinnacle of Success '...
You have reached the pinnacle of success as soon as you become uninterested in money, compliments, or publicity.
......................... Thomas Wolfe
' The Exploring Mind '...
The free exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world.
................................ John Steinbeck
' The Brevity of Dream '...
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
' Seeing the Reality '...
The fullness of joy is to behold God in everything.
God is the ground, the substance,
the teaching, the teacher,
the purpose, and the reward for which every soul labors.
...................... Julian of Norwich
' The Inner Stillness '...
In the inner stillness where meditation leads, the Spirit secretly anoints the soul and heals our deepest wounds.
....................... John of the Cross
' Great Things are Simple '...
All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.
....................................... Winston Churchill
' Is God Real ?'...
Source does Exist ,, By whatever nomenclature that you prefer...Liberation from the false self (ego) by surrendering the Desire of Existence will give Love and Wisdom from and to the space of Light............... Namaste, thomas
' All that we Are '...
All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think, we become.
......................... Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
' Searching for the Witness '...
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
' To have Meaning '...
It is only when we realize that life is taking us nowhere that it begins to have meaning.
........................... P.D. Ouspensky
' Real Love '...
Real love is a cosmic force which goes through us. If we crystallize it, it becomes the greatest power in the world.
............................. G. I. Gurdjieff
' Your Reactions '...
You cannot stop destructive actions by others, but you can stop your own destructive reactions to them
............................... Vernon Howard
' Smile '...
What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.
...................................... Joseph Addison
' The Body '...
The body, like everything else in life, is a mirror of our inner thoughts and beliefs. Every cell within your body responds to every single thought you think and every word you speak.
............................... Louise Hay
' Negativity '...
All negativity is caused by an accumulation of psychological time and denial of the present. Unease, anxiety, tension, stress, worry - all forms of fear - are caused by too much future, and not enough presence. Guilt, regret, resentment, grievances, sadness, bitterness, and all forms of nonforgiveness are caused by too much past, and not enough presence.
........................ Eckhart Tolle
' Creating Miracles '...
Once you feel grateful, you are in an energy that can create miracles.
......................... Joe Vitale
' Positive Thinking '...
Think positive thoughts, intensely. Grow enthusiastic images, boldly. Speak only wonderful words to yourself, constantly. Feel fantastic, NOW! This colors your view of the world. Like a magnet, you attract the resources necessary to manifest the world you desire.
.............................. Mark Victor Hansen
' Never Blame '...
Never blame anyone in your life. Good people give you happiness. Bad people give you experience. Worst people give you a lesson. And best people give you memories.
................................. Zig Ziglar
' Death is a Challenge '...
Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time... It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other.
........................ Leo Buscaglia
' Planning '...
You can plan for a hundred years. But you don't know what will happen the next moment.
.............................. Neem Karoli Baba
' We Become '...
All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think, we become.
.............................. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
' Experiences '...
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
' Be Quiet '...
Be quiet in your mind, quiet in your senses, and also quiet in your body. Then, when all these are quiet, don't do anything. In that state truth will reveal itself to you.
.............................. Kabir
' There is Pain '...
The most important lesson that man can learn from life, is not that there is pain in this world, but that it is possible for him to transmute it into joy.
.................................. Rabindranath Tagore
' The Secret to Life '...
The secret to life is meaningless unless you discover it yourself.
................... W. Somerset Maugham
' The Mystical 'I'...
When the Spirit of the Lord is upon you, you are ordained, but you are not ordained to be set apart. You are ordained to heal the sick, to comfort, to feed, to forgive. That is the purpose of ordination~ not that you may be glorified but that you may be better equipped to give more abundantly, to share more freely, to understand more universally that it is not only the children of your flesh who are your children, but that all children of this world are your children, and you have an equal responsibility to share with them.
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You must be able to look out upon this world and say unto it: "The Spirit of God in me is your Father. You may look to the Father within me for substance and sustenance. You, friend or so-called foe, may look to the Spirit of God in me, the fatherhood of God in me, for your care."
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Then you will understand this relationship that has been kept secret from the world, the invisible bond that exists among all mystics. The visible and invisible mystics of the world who have recognized I standing at the door of their consciousness, are eternally united in consciousness, sharing with one another.
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I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it.
-- Revelation 3:8
...................................... Joel S. Goldsmith, The Mystical 'I'...
' Trust '...
Trust is the state of non-ego with another soul ,, but, the ego is strong within the desire of matter, to bring wealth to the ego character.. thus friends and relatives will often test your Trust................................thomas
' Power of Belief '...
If you believe it will work out , you'll see opportunities. If you believe it won't you will see obstacles.
........................... Wayne Dyer
' Intuition '...
To whatever degree you listen and follow your intuition, you become a creative channel for the higher power of the universe.
............................ Shakti Gawain
' Boredom '...
There's no excuse to be bored. Sad, yes. Angry, yes. Depressed, yes. Crazy, yes. But there's no excuse for boredom, ever.
........................ Viggo Mortensen
' An Age in Decline '...
I think that - apart from the fields of science and medicine - we live in an age of decline. Look at the world. There is decline in morals, ideals, manners, respect, truthfulness: just about everything, in fact.
........................... Christopher Lee
' Life is a Play '...
Try and understand what part you have to play in the world in which you live. There's more to life than you know and it's all happening out there. Discover what part you can play and then go for it.
............................... Ian Mckellen
' Life is an Adventure '...
It simply isn't an adventure worth telling if there aren't any dragons.
....................... J. R. R. Tolkien
' Fear '...
The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown
......................... H. P. Lovecraft
' The Awakening '...
Sometimes, the most profound of awakenings come wrapped in the quietest of moments.
....................... Stephen Crane
' More than All '...
Give fools their gold, and knaves their power; let fortune's bubbles rise and fall; who sows a field, or trains a flower, or plants a tree, is more than all.
................................. John Greenleaf Whittier
' Courtesy '...
How sweet and gracious, even in common speech, Is that fine sense which men call Courtesy! Wholesome as air and genial as the light, Welcome in every clime as breath of flowers, It transmutes aliens into trusting friends, And gives its owner passport round the globe.
........................ James Thomas Fields
' A Fleeting Breath '...
This Life is a fleeting breath, And whither and how shall I go, When I wander away with Death By a path that I do not know.
.......................... Louise Chandler Moulton
' Profoundly in Silence '...
The Wise Man believes profoundly in silence - the sign of a perfect equilibrium. Silence is the absolute poise or balance of body, mind and spirit. The man who preserves his selfhood ever calm and unshaken by the storms of existence - not a leaf, as it were, astire on the tree, not a ripple upon the surface of the shinning pool-his, in the mind of the unlettered sage, is the ideal attitude and conduct of life. Silence is the cornerstone of character.
............................... Charles Alexander Eastman
' The First Peace '...
The first peace, which is the most important,
is that which comes within the souls of people
when they realize their relationship,
their oneness with the universe and all its powers,
and when they realize that at the center of the universe
dwells the Great Spirit,
and that this center is really everywhere,
it is within each of us.
................... Black Elk
' Evil is Evident within the Hologram '...
"Hell is empty and all the devils are here." ..................... William Shakespeare
'Trust over Doubt '...
Love is weak when there is more doubt than there is trust, but love is most strong when you learn to trust even with all the doubts. If a thing loves, it is infinite.
.................................... William Blake
' The Labor of Thinking '...
There is no expedient to which a man will not resort to avoid the real labor of thinking.
.......................... Joshua Reynolds
' Fruitless Efforts '...
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
' The Foundation of Knowledge '...
Truth is the foundation of all knowledge and the cement of all societies.
...................... John Dryden
' I was Promised '...
I was promised on a time
To have reason for my rhyme;
From that time unto this season,
I received nor rhyme nor reason.
........................... Edmund Spenser
' Working on Manifestation '...
The eye sees all, but the mind shows us what we want to see.
.................................. William Shakespeare
' The Ego Reacts '...
How natural it is to destroy what we cannot possess, to deny what we do not understand, and to insult what we envy!
............................. Honore de Balzac
' The Finest Hour '...
I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.
...................... Vince Lombardi
' A Farmer named Fleming '...
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Imagine a humble Scottish farmer named Fleming toiling away on his farm, when suddenly, piercing screams shatter the tranquility. Without a second thought, he abandons his tools and races towards the distress. What he finds is a child struggling in the swamp, trapped and drowning. With no hesitation, Fleming risks his own life, using a long branch to pull the child to safety.
The very next day, a luxurious car pulls up to Fleming's modest home. Out steps a distinguished gentleman—Randolph Churchill, the father of the boy Fleming saved. Churchill offers to repay the farmer's bravery with riches, but Fleming refuses, saying, "Saving someone is my duty; humanity has no price."................................
Just then, Fleming's own son appears at the door. Churchill, intrigued, asks, "Is this your son?" When Fleming proudly confirms, Churchill proposes an intriguing deal: if Fleming won't accept his money, he'll fund the boy’s education at the finest schools, ensuring he gets the same opportunities as Churchill's own child..............................
Fleming, realizing the chance to give his son a future he could never afford, gratefully accepts. His son goes on to attend St Mary's Medical School in London and becomes Sir Alexander Fleming, the inventor of penicillin.....................
But here’s where the story comes full circle: years later, it is penicillin that saves the life of Winston Churchill, Randolph’s son, who would become the Prime Minister of Britain twice. ............................
Isn’t it fascinating how a single act of kindness can ripple through history, connecting lives in such unexpected ways?
..............................#Humanity #Kindness #History #Inspiration #Penicillin #WinstonChurchill #AlexanderFleming #LifeChanging #Coincidence
' To Desire Happiness '...
I love good and pleasure, I hate evil and pain, I want to be happy and I am not mistaken in believing, that people, angels and even demons have those same inclinations.
................................... Nicolas Malebranche
' No Secrets '...
People who have no secrets from each other never want for a subject of conversation. They do not weigh their words, for there is nothing to be held back, neither do they seek for something to say. They talk out of the abundance of their heart, without consideration they say just what they think. Blessed are they who attain to such familiar, unreserved intercourse with God.
.............................. Francois Fenelon
' Personal Experience '...
The worst derangement of the spirit is to believe things because we want them to be so, not because we have seen them for what they are.
................................. Jacques-Benigne Bossuet
' Enlightened Thoughts '...
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
' Sufi Islam '...
I am no one in existence but myself......
Ibn Arabi (The Universal Tree and the Four Birds)
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Patience is the key to happiness........
Rumi (The Masnavi – Book III, Story XI, 1258 – 1273)
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I am the drop that contains the ocean.....
Yunus Emre
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The thoughtful Soul to Solitude retires.....
Omar Khayyam (The Rubaiyat – LXIV, 1120)
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Only the word “I” divides me from God.....
Yunus Emre
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From each, love demands a mystic silence....
Attar of Nishapur (Intoxicated by the Wine of Love)
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The true man attaches his heart to none but God.
Bayazid Bastami (Quoted by Attar in the Memorial of the Saints)
......... Bulleh Shah
' The Advanced Stage '...
“Anyone who is steady in his determination for the advanced stage of spiritual realization and can equally tolerate the onslaughts of distress and happiness is certainly a person eligible for liberation.”
.......................... A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, The Bhagavad-gita
' The End of Suffering '...
“The happiness which comes from long practice, which leads to the end of suffering, which at first is like poison, but at last like nectar - this kind of happiness arises from the serenity of one's own mind.”
........................ Ved Vyasa, The Bhagavad Gita
' A Mass of Spiritual Thought '...
“India is the meeting place of the religions and among these Hinduism alone is by itself a vast and complex thing, not so much a religion as a great diversified and yet subtly unified mass of spiritual thought, realization and aspiration.” ......................... Sri Aurobindo
' Sacrificial Beings '...
Let us ask God to make us true in our love, to make us sacrificial beings, for it seems to me that sacrifice is only love put into action.
.............................. Elizabeth of the Trinity
' The Inner Stillness '...
In the inner stillness where meditation leads, the Spirit secretly anoints the soul and heals our deepest wounds.
........................... John of the Cross
' Speaking to Divine Consciousness '...
Acquire the habit of speaking to God as if you were alone with Him, familiarly and with confidence and love, as to the dearest and most loving of friends. Speak to Him often of your business, your plans, your troubles, your fears - of everything that concerns you. Converse with Him confidently and frankly; for God is not wont to speak to a soul that does not speak to Him.
................................. Alphonsus Liguori
' Have Patience '...
Have patience with all things - but first with yourself. Never confuse your mistakes with your value as a human being. You are perfectly valuable, creative, worthwhile person simply because you exist. And no amount of triumphs or tribulations can ever change that.
.............................. Saint Francis de Sales
' 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
' The Unfettered Mind '...
I have only one thing to say to the melancholy man: 'Look into the distance.' ... When you look at the stars or the ocean's expanse, your eye is completely relaxed; once your eye is relaxed, your mind is unfettered.
....................... Emile Chartier
' Attention '...
Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.
...................... Simone Weil
' Seeking Truth '...
When you seek truth, you seek God whether you know it or not.
............................ Edith Stein
' Time Howling '...
For most men, time moves slowly, oh so slowly, they don't even realize it. But time has revealed itself to me in a very special way. Time is a rushing, howling wind that rages past me, withering me in a single, relentless blast, and then continues on. I've been sitting here passively, submissive to its rage, watching its work. Listen! Time, howling, withering!
.................................. Barnabas
' Love is Patient '...
Love is patient, love is kind, and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own [will], is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
................................. Paul the Apostle
' Prayer '...
He prays best who does not know that he is praying.
......................... Saint Anthony of Padua
' Rearranging the Universe '...
So the universe is not quite as you thought it was. You'd better rearrange your beliefs, then. Because you certainly can't rearrange the universe.
............................. Isaac Asimov
' WAR '...
The surest way to work up a crusade in favor of some good cause is to promise people they will have a chance of maltreating someone. To be able to destroy with good conscience, to be able to behave badly and call your bad behavior 'righteous indignation' — this is the height of psychological luxury, the most delicious of moral treats.
------------------------------ Aldous Huxley
' Mystical Speech '...
Whenever a poet or preacher, chief or wizard spouts gibberish, the human race spends centuries deciphering the message.
................................. Umberto Eco
' If You Tried '...
Don’t you wonder sometimes, what might have happened if you tried?
------------------------- Kazuo Ishiguro
' Be Soft '...
Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let the pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Take pride that even though the rest of the world may disagree, you still believe it to be a beautiful place.
----------------------------- Kurt Vonnegut
' Reading Philosophy '...
The best moments in reading are when you come across something - a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things - which you had thought special and particular to you. And now, here it is, set down by someone else, a person you have never met, someone even who is long dead. And it is as if a hand has come out, and taken yours
------------------------ Alan Bennett
' We are not Alone '...
We don't live alone. We are members of one body. We are responsible for each other. And I tell you that the time will soon come when if men will not learn that lesson, then they will be taught it in fire and blood and anguish. Good night.
--------------------------- J. B. Priestley
' Become Quiet '...
Be quiet in your mind, quiet in your senses, and also quiet in your body. Then, when all these are quiet, don't do anything. In that state truth will reveal itself to you.
--------------------------- Kabir
' Watch your Thoughts '...
Do not allow yourself to suppress your thoughts. Instead, let the thoughts come before you and become a sort of observer. Start observing your own mind. Do not try to escape; do not be afraid of your thinking.
-------------------------- Rama Swami
' Reasons for Seeking '...
If you come to doubt, I'll give you every reason to doubt. If you come suspicious, I'll give you every reason to be suspicious. But if you come seeking Love, I'll show you more love than you've ever known
----------------------------- Mahavatar Babaji
' Inspiration '...
When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds; your mind transcends limitations; your conscious expands in every direction; and you find yourself in a great, new and wonderful world.
------------------------------------ Patanjali
' Gaining Peace '...
Peace comes not from doing, but from undoing; not from getting, but from letting go.
---------------------------- Swami Satchidananda
' The aim of Yoga '...
The primary aim of yoga is to restore the mind to simplicity, peace, and poise, to free it from confusion and distress.
-------------------- B.K.S. Iyengar
' The Power of Prayer '...
You are important enough to ask and you are blessed enough to receive back.
-------------------- Wayne Dyer
' Nothing is True '...
No-Thing is True... this is the Nothingness responsible for the Birth of Consciousness............ thomas
'The Science of Nature '...
The truth is, the Science of Nature has been already too long made only a work of the Brain and the Fancy: It is now high time that it should return to the plainness and soundness of Observations on material and obvious things.
------------------------ Robert Hooke
' Science Seeking Truth '...
Little science takes you away from God but more of it takes you to Him.
----------------------- Louis Pasteur
' The Simplicity of Truth '...
Truth is ever to be found in the simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things.
---------------------------- Isaac Newton
' Revenge '...
He harms himself who does harm to another, and the evil plan is most harmful to the planner.
------------------------------ Hesiod
' The Causes of Things '...
Happy the man who has been able to learn the causes of things.
...................... Virgil
' There are Doors '...
In the universe, there are things that are known, and things that are unknown, and in between, there are doors.
------------------------------- William Blake
' Action '...
Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.
---------------------- Dietrich Bonhoeffer
' A Secret Conversation '...
I have abandoned all particular forms of devotion, all prayer techniques. My only prayer practice is attention. I carry on a habitual, silent, and secret conversation with God that fills me with overwhelming joy.
--------------------------- Brother Lawrence
' Be Not Angry '...
Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be.
........................ Saint Thomas a Kempis
' Christian Love '...
Christian love means two things at once: to recognize the Lord in one's neighbor and to recognize one's neighbor in the Lord.
----------------------- Adrienne von Speyr
' Work on Yourself '...
You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.
------------------------------ James Anthony Froude
' Definite Service '...
God has created me to do him some definite service; He has committed some work to me which he has not committed to another. I have my mission; I never may know it in this life, but I shall be told it in the next. I have a part in a great work; I am a link in a chain, a bond of connection between persons. He has not created me for naught. I shall do good, I shall do His work; I shall be an angel of peace, a preacher of truth in my own place, while not intending it, if I do but keep His commandments and serve Him in my calling.
--------------------- John Henry Newman
' Inner Guidance '...
Every time you don't follow your inner guidance, you feel a loss of energy, loss of power, a sense of spiritual deadness.
---------------------------- Shakti Gawain
' A Mystical Prayer '...
"Veni Sancte Spiritus" is a mystical prayer, used to achieve unity with the Divine Spark that lies deep within you. Today, after seeing spiritual and religious core truths corrupted and externalized to such an extent, it's nessecary to emphasize and reclaim this original understanding that can be found in almost every mystical tradition on earth. It's not about external things, but about you connecting with the Divine Dimension, hidden deep in yourself, overcoming the actual state of lower ego. Once this inner connection is made, its higher forces illuminate ones being and liberate from illusion, disconnection and external control. It's about time to reclaim what is ours............. By Patrick
' Conversation '...
Conversation should be pleasant without scurrility, witty without affectation, free without indecency, learned without conceitedness, novel without falsehood.
----------------------------------- William Shakespeare
' The Essence of Vedanta '...
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
' The World of Science '...
Knowing how contented, free, and joyful is life in the world of science, one fervently wishes that many would enter its portals.
...................... Dmitri Mendeleev
' Atheist Scientist ?'...
To me it is unthinkable that a real atheist could be a scientist.
---------------------------- Robert Andrews Millikan
' The Atom '...
Matter, though divisible in an extreme degree, is nevertheless not infinitely divisible. That is, there must be some point beyond which we cannot go in the division of matter. ... I have chosen the word “atom” to signify these ultimate particles.
--------------------- John Dalton
' A Tight Spot '...
When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hold on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.
When you're down to nothing, God is up to something. The faithful see the invisible, believe the incredible and then receive the impossible............
Where liberty dwells there is my country.
------------------------------ Benjamin Franklin
' Watch out for Music '...
Watch out for music. It should come with a health warning. It can be dangerous. It can make you feel so alive, so connected to the people around you, and connected to what you really are inside. And it can make you think that the world should, and could, be a much better place. And just occasionally, it can make you very, very happy.
--------------------------- Peter Gabriel
' Faith '...
Faith is not a question of the existence or non-existence of God. It is believing that love without reward is valuable.
------------------------- Emmanuel Levinas
' The Absolute '...
A person is neither a thing nor a process but an opening through which the Absolute can manifest.
-------------------------------- Martin Heidegger
' True Poems '...
Only truthful hands write true poems. I cannot see any basic difference between a handshake and a poem.
------------------------- Paul Celan
' The Silence of Source '...
I drank the silence of God from a spring in the woods.
---------------------------- Georg Trakl
' Be Patient '...
Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves, like locked rooms and like books that are now written in a very foreign tongue. Do not now seek the answers, which cannot be given you because you would not be able to live them. And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps you will then gradually, without noticing it, live along some distant day into the answer.
------------------------------ Rainer Maria Rilke
' Your Sanctuary '...
Within you there is a stillness and sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself
---------------------------------- Hermann Hesse
' Aesop Says '...
Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.
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' Few fear the Conscience '...
Most men are afraid of a bad name, but few fear their consciences.
............................. Pliny the Elder
' Prayer '...
Prayer is that which enables the soul to realize its divinity. Through prayer human beings worship absolute truth, and seek an eternal reward. Prayer is the foundation-stone of religion; and religion is the means by which the soul is purified of all that pollutes it. Prayer is the worship of the first cause of all things, the supreme ruler of all the world, the source of all strength. Prayer is the adoration of the one whose being is necessary.
................................ Avicenna
' Sin '...
If you knew the true value of yourself, you will never allow yourself to be humiliated by committing sins.
....................................... Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya
' The Soul '...
Never have I dealt with anything more difficult than my own soul, which sometimes helps me and sometimes opposes me.
...................................... Al-Ghazali
' Ralph Waldo Emerson '...
Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882), who went by his middle name Waldo, was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, abolitionist, and poet who led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He was seen as a champion of individualism and critical thinking, as well as a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society and conformity. Friedrich Nietzsche thought he was "the most gifted of the Americans", and Walt Whitman called him his "master".
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Emerson gradually moved away from the religious and social beliefs of his contemporaries, formulating and expressing the philosophy of Transcendentalism in his 1836 essay "Nature". Following this work, he gave a speech entitled "The American Scholar" in 1837, which Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. considered to be America's "intellectual Declaration of Independence."
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Emerson wrote most of his important essays as lectures first and then revised them for print. His first two collections of essays, Essays: First Series (1841) and Essays: Second Series (1844), represent the core of his thinking. They include the well-known essays "Self-Reliance", "The Over-Soul", "Circles", "The Poet", and "Experience". Together with "Nature", these essays made the decade from the mid-1830s to the mid-1840s Emerson's most fertile period. Emerson wrote on a number of subjects, never espousing fixed philosophical tenets, but developing certain ideas such as individuality, freedom, the ability for mankind to realize almost anything, and the relationship between the soul and the surrounding world. Emerson's "nature" was more philosophical than naturalistic: "Philosophically considered, the universe is composed of Nature and the Soul." Emerson is one of several figures who "took a more pantheist or pandeist approach by rejecting views of God as separate from the world............................ from Wikipedia
' Transcendentalism '...
Transcendentalism is a philosophical, spiritual, and literary movement that developed in the late 1820s and 1830s in the New England region of the United States.... A core belief is in the inherent goodness of people and nature,[1] and while society and its institutions have corrupted the purity of the individual, people are at their best when truly "self-reliant" and independent. Transcendentalists saw divine experience inherent in the everyday, rather than believing in a distant heaven. Transcendentalists saw physical and spiritual phenomena as part of dynamic processes rather than discrete entities.
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Transcendentalism is one of the first philosophical currents that emerged in the United States; it is therefore a key early point in the history of American philosophy. Emphasizing subjective intuition over objective empiricism, its adherents believe that individuals are capable of generating completely original insights with little attention and deference to past transcendentalists. Its rise was a protest against the general state of intellectualism and spirituality at the time.[5] The doctrine of the Unitarian church as taught at Harvard Divinity School was closely related............................ from Wikipedia
' Lust is a Prison '..
When sex becomes conscious it is love, it is no longer lust. Love brings freedom, and lust simply creates prisons for you.
............................... Rajneesh
' The Harmony of Happiness '...
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
............................ Mahatma Gandhi
' 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
' Enlightenment '...
Nothing ever becomes real till it is experienced.
........................... John Keats
' There is a Path '...
Over every mountain there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley.
............................... Theodore Roethke
' The Soul '...
The soul can split the sky in two and let the face of God shine through.
............................. Edna St. Vincent Millay
' Pay Attention,, Be Astonished '...
Tell me what it is you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? When it's over, I want to say: all my life I was a bride, married to amazement. I was the bridegroom, taking the world into my arms. Instructions for living a life: pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.
..................................... Mary Oliver
' Gentleness and Humor '...
What keeps faith cheerful is the extreme persistence of gentleness and humor. Gentleness is everywhere in daily life, a sign that faith rules through ordinary things: through cooking and small talk, through storytelling, making love, fishing, tending animals and sweet corn and flowers, through sports, music, and books, raising kids-all the places where the gravy soaks in and grace shines through. Even in a time of elephantine vanity and greed, one never has to look far to see the campfires of gentle people. Lacking any other purpose in life, it would be good enough to live for their sake.
.................................. Garrison Keillor
' Strength of Effort '...
In all human affairs there are efforts, and there are results, and the strength of the effort is the measure of the result.
................................ James Allen
' Different Paths '...
In our journey through life, it's easy to fall into the trap of comparing others' paths to our own. But every individual is on a unique journey, facing their own battles and celebrating their own victories. Let's embrace empathy and understanding, recognizing that everyone's way of navigating life is different. Instead of judging, let's support and uplift one another, appreciating the diverse ways we all find our way home.
..................................... HarDeep
' Islamic Mysticism '...
Sufism is the major expression of mysticism in Islam. While Sufism developed out of the fusion of Qur’anic ascetic tendencies and the vast fund of Christian (and other) mystical sayings present throughout the classical world, by approximately the 10th century it had become a uniquely Islamic feature. Major writers such as al-Ghazali and Ibn al-ʿArabi took this heritage and molded it both into a normative tradition for Islam as a whole (by wedding it to the Prophet Muhammad’s life experience) and, in the case of Ibn al-ʿArabi, into completely new spiritual paths. These interpretations of mysticism were critical in the vast conversion to Islam that happened during the period 1000–1800. Although other factors were involved as well, including trading by Muslims and the Islamic educational system, this conversion happened largely at the hands of the Sufis, especially holy men and healers, and thus the Muslim world is still largely Sufi or Sufi-influenced. Starting in the 19th century, however, and culminating in the mid-20th century, large numbers of Muslims abandoned Sufism, accusing it of being fundamentally anti-Islamic and even polytheistic. Today although Sufis still constitute the bulk of world Muslims, and they are visible throughout the non-Muslim world as well, their belief system is under attack as never before............................. From Oxfordre.com
' The self '...
The self is only a threshold, a door, a becoming between two multiplicities
.......................... Gilles Deleuze
' Early Christian Mysticism '...
Early Christian mysticism includes the time of Jesus and the first few centuries CE. Many of the mystical experiences described from that time come directly from the New Testament; often, they were presented as proof of the miraculous powers of Jesus and his disciples.
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Several books of the New Testament include passages that can be described as mystical—and several of the most prominent figures in the New Testament are clearly mystics. Many of the early saints and martyrs are described in terms of Christian mysticism because they talked of visions and direct commands from angels and from God himself.
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Two of the best known and most influential of these figures are John the Evangelist (also called John the Apostle and St. John the Divine) and Saint Paul. John the Evangelist was one of Jesus' twelve apostles (disciples); Saint Paul was a historical figure whose miraculous cure and conversion is described in the Book of Acts. ........................... from Learn Religions
' Three types of Jewish mysticism '...
There are three types of mysticism in the history of Judaism: the ecstatic, the contemplative, and the esoteric. Although they are distinct, they frequently overlap in practice.
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The first type is characterized by the quest for God—or, more precisely, for access to a supernatural realm, which is itself infinitely remote from the inaccessible Deity—by means of ecstatic experiences. The second type is rooted in metaphysical meditation, which always bears the imprint of the cultural surroundings of the respective thinkers, who are exposed to influences from outside Judaism. Philo Judaeus of Alexandria and a few of the Jewish thinkers of the Middle Ages, who drew their inspiration from Greco-Arabic Neoplatonism and sometimes also from Muslim mysticism, are examples of those who felt external influences.
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The third type of mysticism claims an esoteric knowledge (hereafter called esoterism) that explores the divine life itself and its relationship to the extra-divine level of being (i.e., the natural, finite realm), a relationship that is subject to the “law of correspondences.” From this perspective, the extra-divine is a symbol of the divine; it is a reality that reveals a reality superior to itself. This form of mysticism, akin to gnosis (the secret knowledge claimed by gnosticism, a Hellenistic religious and philosophical movement) but purged—or almost purged—of the dualism that characterizes the latter, is what is commonly known as Kabbala (Hebrew: “Tradition”). By extension, this term is also used to designate technical methods, used for highly diverse ends, ranging from the conditioning of the aspirant to ecstatic experiences to magical manipulations of a superstitious character............................... from Britannica
' What is Mysticism ?'...
The term mysticism applies to the attempt to establish direct contact, independently of sense perception and intellectual apprehension, with the divine—a reality beyond rational understanding and believed to be the ultimate ground of being. Since mysticism springs from an aspiration to join and grasp that which falls outside ordinary experience, it is not easily defined. There is no clear boundary line between mysticism and metaphysics, cosmology, theosophy (a system of thought claiming special insights or revelation into the divine nature), occultism, theurgy (the art of compelling or persuading divine powers), or even magic..................... from Britannica
' 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
' Falsehood '...
Falsehood flies, and truth comes limping after it, so that when men come to be undeceived, it is too late; the jest is over, and the tale hath had its effect.
.................................... Jonathan Swift
' Truth is Divine Consciousness '...
Truth is the foundation of all knowledge and the cement of all societies.
............................ John Dryden
' More than a King '...
He who reigns within himself and rules passions, desires, and fears is more than a king.
..................................... John Milton
' One Consciousness '...
We are all a part of every person we have ever met.
.......................... Alfred Lord Tennyson
' A Sense of Humor '...
Lord, give me a sense of humor so that I may take some happiness from this life and share it with others.
--------------------------- Saint Thomas More
' The Gutenberg Bible '...
It is a press, certainly, but a press from which shall flow in inexhaustible streamsThrough it, God will spread His Word. A spring of truth shall flow from it: like a new star it shall scatter the darkness of ignorance, and cause a light heretofore unknown to shine amongst men.
---------------------------- Johannes Gutenberg
' Beauty '...
Beauty, I believe, comes from God; therefore, there can be no beauty without goodness.
............................. Baldassare Castiglione
' Away, Away '...
Away, away, from men and towns,
To the wild wood and the downs, -
To the silent wilderness,
Where the soul need not repress
Its music.
-------------------------- Percy Bysshe Shelley
' Guru Nanak Dev Ji '...
Guru Nanak Dev Ji. (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ), was the founder and first Guru of Sikhism, was born in the year 1469, in the village Talwandi which is located in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent.
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Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s religious ideas draw on both Hindu and Islamic thought, but are far more than just a synthesis. Guru Nanak Dev Ji was an original spiritual thinker and expressed his thoughts in poetry that forms the basis of Sikh scripture.
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Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s family were Hindus, but he soon showed an advanced interest in religion and studied Islam and Hinduism extensively. As a child he demonstrated great ability as a poet and philosopher.
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One famous story about Guru Nanak tells of his rebellion at the age of eleven. At this age Hindu boys of his caste would start to wear the sacred thread to distinguish them. Nanak refused, saying that people should be distinguished by the things that they did, and their individual qualities, rather than by a thread.
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Guru Nanak Dev Ji. continued to demonstrate a radical spiritual streak – arguing with local holy men and sages, both Hindu and Muslim, that external things like pilgrimages, penances, and poverty were of far less spiritual importance than internal changes to the individual’s soul.
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Guru Nanak Dev Ji, believed men and women are equal and therefore women cannot be considered inferior. To woman we marry, of woman are we born, of woman conceived, by woman is the civilization continued. It is by woman that the entire social order is maintained. Then “Why call her bad? From her Kings are born”
---------------------------------------------------------------------------“There is but One God.
His name is Truth;
He is the Creator.
He fears none;
he is without hate.
He never dies;
He is beyond the cycle of births and death.
He is self-illuminated.
He is realized by the kindness of the True Guru. He was True in the beginning;
He was True when the ages commenced and has ever been True.
He is also True now.”
' Time is Short '...
One day each of us will run out of tomorrows. Let us not put off what is important.
............................. Thomas S. Monson
' Being Humble '...
Being humble means recognizing that we are not on earth to see how important we can become, but to see how much difference we can make in the lives of others
.............................. Gordon B. Hinckley
' Having Abundance '...
Doing what you love is the cornerstone of having abundance in your life.
............................ Wayne Dyer
' It's Never Been About You '...
Okay, here is the uplifting part: Your life isn't and has never been about you....about what you accomplish, how successful you are or are not, how much money you make, what sort of position you ascend to,...or how much good you do for others or the world at large. Your life, like mine, and like everyone else's has always been about one thing,,,, Love. ............................................. Zoketsu Norman Fischer
' Chamuel the Archangel '...
By Whitney Hopler
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Archangel Chamuel is known as the angel of peaceful relationships. He helps people find peace within themselves and relate well to God and other people.
Inspiration that Draws You to God
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Chamuel's name means "One who seeks God," which reflects his work drawing people who are seeking spiritually into closer relationships with the source of all love: God. Believers say one of Chamuel's signature signs is delivering a sense of inspiration that makes you want to build a closer relationship with God.
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"By teaching people "loving adoration" of God, Chamuel inspires them to seek God more and develop closer relationships with God," writes Kimberly Marooney in her book, The Angel Blessings Kit, Revised Edition: Cards of Sacred Guidance and Inspiration. Chamuel,
' Can You Remember ?'...
Can you remember who you were, before the world told you who you should be?
.................................. Charles Bukowski
' Before '...
Before you react, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you criticize, wait. Before you quit, try.
............................... Ernest Hemingway
' She Was Beautiful '...
She was beautiful, but not like those girls in the magazines. She was beautiful, for the way she thought. She was beautiful, for the sparkle in her eyes when she talked about something she loved. She was beautiful, for her ability to make other people smile, even if she was sad. No, she wasn't beautiful for something as temporary as her looks. She was beautiful, deep down to her soul. She is beautiful.
.................................... F. Scott Fitzgerald
' The Exploring Mind '...
The free exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world.
................................ John Steinbeck
' Drifting from Truth '...
The further a society drifts from truth the more it will hate those who speak it.
................................. George Orwell
' Personalities of the Ego '...
Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men.
................................... Joseph Conrad
' Freedom '...
I'm the one that's got to die when it's time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to.
................................... Jimi Hendrix
' The Sense of "I am" (Consciousness) '...
When I met my Guru, he told me: "You are not what you take yourself
to be. Find out what you are. Watch the sense 'I am', find your real
Self." I obeyed him, because I trusted him. I did as he told me. All
my spare time I would spend looking at myself in silence. And what a
difference it made, and how soon!
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My teacher told me to hold on to the sense 'I am' tenaciously and not
to swerve from it even for a moment. I did my best to follow his
advice and in a comparatively short time I realized within myself the
truth of his teaching. All I did was to remember his teaching, his
face, his words constantly. This brought an end to the mind; in the
stillness of the mind I saw myself as I am -- unbound.
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I simply followed (my teacher's) instruction which was to focus the
mind on pure being 'I am', and stay in it. I used to sit for hours
together, with nothing but the 'I am' in my mind and soon peace and
joy and a deep all-embracing love became my normal state. In it all
disappeared -- myself, my Guru, the life I lived, the world around
me. Only peace remained and unfathomable silence.
.......................... Nisargadatta Maharaj
' Monetary Enslavement '...
The money you have gives you freedom; the money you pursue enslaves you.
............................ Jean-Jacques Rousseau
' Freedom of the Press '...
As long as I don't write about the government, religion, politics, and other institutions, I am free to print anything.
............................. Pierre Beaumarchais
' Truth is Bitter '...
We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip only little by little at a truth we find bitter.
................................. Denis Diderot
' Equality '...
All men by nature are equal in that equal right that every man hath to his natural freedom, without being subjected to the will or authority of any other man; being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions.
......................................... John Locke
' Religion '...
Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.
............................ Seneca the Younger
' Being Aware '...
I can't believe what you say, because I see what you do.
........................... James A. Baldwin
' Sin and Karma '...
Sin is the word that speaks of the false-self called ego...It is being lost within the hologram.. fear enters, and the seach for Peace looks inviting... Karma is the Teacher to lead the Soul back to the Path of Truth........................... thomas
' A Mission in Life '...
My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style
................................... Maya Angelou
' The Power of Belief '...
Say, it's only a paper moon, Sailing over a cardboard sea, But it wouldn't be make believe, If you believed in me.
...................................... Billy Rose
' One Circle Again '...
I see a time of Seven Generations when all the colors of mankind will gather under the Sacred Tree of Life and the whole earth will become One Circle again.
...................... Chief Crazy Horse
' The Great Divide '...
So live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart. Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view, and demand that they respect yours. Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life. Seek to make your life long and its purpose in the service of your people. Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide.
.................................... Chief Tecumseh
' A Song for the Nation '...
Then, in that hour of deliverance, my heart spoke. Does not such a country, and such defenders of their country, deserve a song?
............................. Francis Scott Key
' Age '...
A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams.
....................... John Barrymore
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