' How Poor We Are '...
Beware of overconcern for money,, or position,, or glory.. Someday, you will meet a man, who cares for none of these things.. Then you will know, how poor you are.
.................. Rudyard Kipling
' Temporary Lease '...
Life is not to be taken seriously,, as we are really temporary here.. We are like a pre-paid card with limited validity.. If we are lucky,, we may last another 50 years.. And 50 years is just 2,500 weekends.. Do we really need to get so worked up?.. It’s ok,, bunk a few classes,, goof up a few interviews,, fall in love... We are people,, not programmed devices.
........................ Chetan Bhagat
' Try This for a Week '...
The way to happiness:.. Keep your heart free from hate,, your mind from worry... Live simply,, expect little,, give much... Scatter sunshine,, forget self,, think of others... Try this for a week and you will be surprised.
.................. Norman Vincent Peale
' The Horror of War '...
When the Second World War finished,, I was 23, and already I had seen enough horror to last me a lifetime... I'd seen dreadful,, dreadful things,, without saying a word.. Seeing horror depicted on film, doesn't affect me much.
................... Christopher Lee
' Spiritual Strength '...
It is not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit.
.................. J. R. R. Tolkien
' Light and Dark Within Mind '...
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
' Turn a Life Around '...
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch,, a smile,, a kind word,, a listening ear,, an honest compliment,, or the smallest act of caring,, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
.................. Leo Buscaglia
' The Secret of Happiness '...
The secret of happiness,, you see,, is not found in seeking more,, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.
................. Socrates
' All Make Mistakes '...
All men make mistakes,, but a good man yields, when he knows his course is wrong,, and repairs the evil.. The only crime is pride.
...................... Sophocles
' The Grace of Source '...
He who learns must suffer.. And even in our sleep, pain that cannot forget, falls drop by drop upon the heart,, and in our own despair,, against our will,, comes wisdom to us by the awe-filled grace of God.
....................... Aeschylus
' Finding Truth '...
Most people,, in fact,, will not take the trouble in finding out the truth,, but are much more inclined to accept the first story they hear.
...................... Thucydides
' The Noble Life '...
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
' The Perception of God '...
If cows and horses had hands and could draw,, cows would draw gods that look like cows, and horses would draw gods, that look like horses.
..................Xenophanes
' 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 (Marine Commander)
' States of Consciousness '...
Life is a series of sensations, connected to different states of consciousness
................. Remy de Gourmont
' God Speaks '...
If we really want to pray, we must first learn to listen,, for in the silence of the heart,, God speaks.
.................. T. S. Eliot
' Transcends Being '...
We do not know what God is.. God Himself does not know what He is,, because He is not anything.. Literally God is not,, because He transcends being.
.............. Johannes Scotus Eriugena
' Living Consciousness '...
Socrates had no system to teach.. Throughout,, his philosophy was a spiritual exercise,, an invitation to a new way of life,, active reflection,, and living consciousness.
................ Pierre Hadot
' Self-Discovery '...
I am my own muse.. I am the subject, I know best.. The subject, I want to better.
................ Frida Kahlo (artist)
' The Hoax of Perfection '...
Have no fear of Perfection ... you'll never reach it.
............ Salvador Dali (artist)
' The Meaning of Life '...
The meaning of life, is to find your gift.. The purpose of life, is to give it away.
.............. Pablo Picasso (artist)
' Leaving the Ego '...
One must from time to time attempt things,, that are beyond one's capacity.
.................. Pierre-Auguste Renoir (artist)
' The Eyeglass Man '...
Drawing is not what you see,, but what you must make others see.
................. Edgar Degas (artist)
' This Moment of Now '...
Right now a moment of time is passing by!... We must become that moment.
................... Paul Cezanne (artist)
' The Act of Creation '...
The creative act is not performed by the artist alone;, the spectator brings the work in contact with the external world,, by deciphering and interpreting its inner qualifications,, and thus adds his contribution to the creative act.
................ Marcel Duchamp (artist)
' More Than a King '...
He who reigns within himself,, and rules passions,, desires,, and fears, is more than a king.
...................... John Milton
' A Mental Genius '...
When a true genius appears,, you can know him by this sign:,, that all the dunces are in a confederacy against him.
....................... Jonathan Swift
' You Will Be Pure '...
With passions stilled,, and one's nature firm,, all destinies are in harmony;, When the full moon of contemplation is reached,, you will be pure.
..................... Wu Cheng'en
' A Free Mind '...
It's a matter of seeing the original meaning of all things.. The world is full of all kinds of meanings.. But our minds are so fettered by the lies and falsehoods they make for themselves,, that they cannot see the beauty,, goodness,, or truth,, of those meanings.. Only a mind that has become free can see such things.
........................... Yi Mun-yol
' They Will Understand '...
Tell people - and they may forget...
show them - they may remember...
but involve them and they will understand.
................... Confucius
' What is a Leader ? '...
If your actions inspire others, to dream more,, learn more,, do more and become more,, you are a leader.
....................... John Quincy Adams
' Reaching Perfection '...
Love determines the frequency, of entrance into each Dimension of this Hologram... There are many levels of Consciousness,, some Saints speak of seven levels,, others speak of more.. They are all levels of the Dream,, that leads to Perfection... No Egoic Consciousness can achieve Perfection... Only Love can enter the Frequency of Love,,, which is the Loss of the false identity called ego............. thomas
The Hunger for Truth '...
People often claim to hunger for truth,, but seldom like the taste, when it's served up.
................... George R. R. Martin
' Religious Wars '...
If religions are diseases of the human psyche,, as the philosopher Grintholde asserts,, then religious wars must be reckoned the resultant sores and cankers infecting the aggregate corpus of the human race.. Of all wars,, these are the most detestable,, since they are waged for no tangible gain,, but only to impose a set of arbitrary credos upon another's mind.
..................... Jack Vance
' Death of the Ego '...
That's what life is,, just one learning experience after another,, and when you're through with all the learning experiences, you graduate and what you get for a diploma is,, you die.
................... Frederik Pohl
' Decline in Rational Thinking '...
There seems to have been an actual decline in rational thinking.. The United States had become a place where entertainers and professional athletes were mistaken for people of importance.. They were idolized and treated as leaders;, their opinions were sought on everything and they took themselves just as seriously-after all,, if an athlete is paid a million or more a year,, he knows he is important ... so his opinions of foreign affairs and domestic policies must be important, too,, even though he proves himself to be ignorant and subliterate every time he opens his mouth.
.................... Robert A. Heinlein
' Time Dissolves the Hologram '...
Like a wind crying endlessly through the universe,, Time carries away the names and the deeds of conquerors and commoners alike.. And all that we were,, all that remains,, is in the memories of those who cared, we came this way for a brief moment.
.................... Harlan Ellison
' Self-Education '...
Self-education is,, I firmly believe,, the only kind of education there is.. The only function of a school, is to make self-education easier;, failing that,, it does nothing.
...................... Isaac Asimov
' Reality Cannot Be Ignored '...
Reality cannot be ignored except at a price;, and the longer the ignorance is persisted in,, the higher and more terrible becomes the price that must be paid.
............... Aldous Huxley
' A Great Secret '...
When I run after what I think I want,, my days are a furnace of stress and anxiety;, if I sit in my own place of patience,, what I need flows to me, and without pain.. From this, I understand that what I want also wants me,, is looking for me and attracting me.. There is a great secret here,, for anyone who can grasp it.
.................... Rumi
' Manhood '...
He is truly a man, who will not permit himself to be unduly elated, when fortune's breeze is favorable,, or cast down when it is adverse.
...................... Livy
' Testing Character '...
No man is more unhappy, than he who never faces adversity.. For he is not permitted, to prove himself.
.................... Seneca the Younger
' The Virtuous One '...
He who is virtuous is wise;, and he who is wise is good;, and he who is good, is happy.
................. Boethius
' Possess Charity '...
It is by the path of love,, which is charity,, that God draws near to man,, and man to God.. But where charity is not found,, God cannot dwell.. If,, then,, we possess charity,, we possess God,. for "God is Charity" (1John 4:8)
................... Albertus Magnus
' The Whole Truth of the Matter '...
Do not praise your own faith exclusively so that you disbelieve all the rest.. If you do this you will miss much good.. Nay,, you will miss the whole truth of the matter.. God,, the Omniscient, and the Omnipresent,, cannot be confined to any one creed,, for He says in the Quran,, wheresoever ye turn,, there is the face of Allah.. Everybody praises what he knows.. His God is his own creature,, and in praising it,, he praises himself.. Which he would not do if he were just,, for his dislike is based on ignorance.
.................... Ibn Arabi
' The Curse of Ego Pride '...
With pride,, there are many curses.. With humility,, there come many blessings.
.................. Ezra Taft Benson
' We Become Our Thoughts '...
"We are shaped by our thoughts;, we become what we think.. When the mind is pure,, joy follows like a shadow, that never leaves."....................... Gautama the Buddha
' Find Pleasure Within '...
"Should a person do good,, let him do it again and again.. Let him find pleasure therein,, for blissful is the accumulation of good.".................... Gautama the Buddha
' Love the Truth '...
Truth is so obscure in these times,, and falsehood so established,, that, unless we love the truth,, we cannot know it.
................... Blaise Pascal
' All Spiritual Creatures '...
The only thing you're taking out of here, is your spirit and your soul,, so we need to be conscious, to try and develop that part of ourselves,, because, we're all spiritual creatures.
................... Smokey Robinson
' If You Have a Heart '...
We all have hearts.... If you have a heart,, love somebody.. If you have enough heart,, love everybody.
..................... Stevie Wonder
' Having Confidence '...
Believe in yourself, and have confidence that you can compete against all odds.. Have a vision,, of what you'd like to accomplish, and be able to articulate that vision.
..................... Robert Johnson
' Staying in Tune '...
I don't think about time.. You're here when you're here.. I think about today,, staying in tune.
.................... John Lee Hooker
' There's Only Now '...
These are the days of the endless summer,, these are the days,, the time is now.. There is no past,, there's only future,, there's only here,, there's only now.
..................... Van Morrison
' Actors Playing a Role '...
The most important kind of freedom is to be, what you really are.. You trade in your reality for a role.. You give up your ability to feel,, and in exchange,, put on a mask.
.................... Jim Morrison
' Courageous Minds '...
Truth is found by courageous minds... the mind opines, but is just a Pawn in the Hologram game.. Original Source Realized something called Awareness... we call it Consciousness... We are the mental puppets of the Ego... Only Spiritual Enlightenment will introduce You to Yourself.............. thomas
' In the World, But not Of It '...
A boat may stay in water,, but water should not stay in boat.. A spiritual aspirant may live in the world,, but the world should not live within him..
.................. Ramakrishna
' Only One Teacher '...
You have to grow from the inside out.. None can teach you,, none can make you spiritual.. There is no other teacher, but your own soul.
.................. Swami Vivekananda
' The First Law of Freedom '...
So Long as we do not harm others, we should be free to think,, speak,, act,, and live as we see fit,, without molestation from individuals,, law,, or government.
...................... John Stuart Mill
' Only One Way '...
There are a thousand ways to Wealth,, but only one way to Heaven.
.................. John Locke
' Great Minds '...
Little minds think and talk about people..
Average minds think and talk about things and actions..
Great minds think and talk about ideas..
................... Benjamin Franklin
' What Is Courage ? '...
Courage is doing what you are afraid to do.. There can be no courage, unless you are scared.
................... Eddie Rickenbacker
' Not Forgotten '...
Be careful with your words,, once they are said,, they can only be forgiven,,, not forgotten.
................... Carl Sandburg
' It's Human '...
Now I believe I can hear the philosophers protesting, that it can only be misery to live in folly,, illusion,, deception, and ignorance,, but it isn't .. it's human.
....................... Desiderius Erasmus
' Perpetual Peace '...
Five enemies of peace inhabit with us... avarice,, ambition,, envy,, anger,, and pride;, if these were to be banished,, we should infallibly enjoy perpetual peace.
...................... Petrarch
' True Wealth '...
There is nothing that making men rich and strong, but that which they carry inside of them.. True wealth is of the heart,, not of the hand.
.................. John Milton
' To See Ourselves '...
Oh would some power, the gift give us,,
to see ourselves, as others see us!
................ Robert Burns
' What Is Real ? '...
Nothing ever becomes real, till it is experienced.
................. John Keats
' The Joy You Feel '...
Every day is a renewal,, every morning the daily miracle.. This joy you feel is life.
................ Gertrude Stein
' Nobility '...
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow men.. True nobility, lies in being superior to your former self.
................. Ernest Hemingway
' Awaken '...
The best way to make your dreams come true,, is to wake up.
................. Paul Valery
' Love is not a Word '...
To love very much is to love inadequately;, we love-that is all.. Love cannot be modified without being nullified.. Love is a short word but it contains everything.. Love means the body,, the soul,, the life,, the entire being.. We feel love as we feel the warmth of our blood,. we breathe love as we breathe the air,. we hold it in ourselves as we hold our thoughts., Nothing more exists for us., Love is not a word;. it is a wordless state indicated by four letters.
................. Guy de Maupassant
'' That Is Enough '...
If one thinks that one is happy,. that is enough to be happy.
.................. Madame de La Fayette
' It Is Kindness '...
It is not genius,, nor glory,, nor love,, that reflects the greatness of the human soul;,, it is kindness.
..................... Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire
' Love Silence '...
Let us love silence till the world is made to die in our hearts.. Let us always remember death,, and in this thought draw near to God in our heart ,, and the pleasures of this world will have our scorn.
..................... Isaac Jogues
' No Peer Pressure '...
At the end of the day,, just know that God made you,, so you can be your own individual,, and don't let people give you that peer pressure.
................. Wyclef Jean
' The Most Valuable Possession '...
The most valuable possession you can own is an open heart.. The most powerful weapon you can be is an instrument of peace.
................ Carlos Santana
' Time is an Illusion '...
Time isn’t precious at all,, because it is an illusion.. What you perceive as precious, is not time but the one point that is out of time:,, the Now.. That is precious indeed.. The more you are focused on time—past and future,,the more you miss the Now,, the most precious thing there is.
................. Eckhart Tolle
' A Great Gift '...
Become aware,, awake.. Then you will see that everything comes and goes,, all things come and pass.. Life is a flux.. Your consciousness is the only thing that is immovable,, that is eternal.. To attain it is freedom.. To attain it is the goal of life.. If you miss it, you have missed your life and you have missed a tremendously great gift,, a great opportunity.
..................... Rajneesh
' You Are Personably Responsible '...
Therefore,, be ye lamps unto yourselves,, be ye a refuge to yourselves.. Hold fast to the truth as a lamp;, hold fast as a refuge to the truth.. Look not for refuge to anyone besides yourselves.
................... Gautama the Buddha
' The Sense of Wonder '...
This sense of wonder leads most scientists to a Superior Being .. der Alte, the Old One,, as Einstein affectionately called the Deity ,, a Superior Intelligence,, the Lord of all Creation and Natural Law.
............. Abdus Salam (physicist)
' The Religion of Humanitarianism '...
My religion is humanitarianism,, which is the basis of every religion in the world.
.............. Abdul Sattar Edhi
' Be Peaceful,, Love All '...
I do not even hate the Talib who shot me.. Even if there was a gun in my hand and he was standing in front of me,, I would not shoot him.. This is the compassion I have learned from Mohammed,, the prophet of mercy,, Jesus Christ and Lord Buddha.. This the legacy of change I have inherited from Martin Luther King,, Nelson Mandela and Mohammed Ali Jinnah..
This is the philosophy of nonviolence that I have learned from Gandhi,, Bacha Khan and Mother Teresa.. And this is the forgiveness that I have learned from my father and from my mother.. This is what my soul is telling me:,, be peaceful and love everyone.
...................... Malala Yousafzai
' The Significance of Life '...
What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived.. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.
................ Nelson Mandela
' The Desire to Reach '...
The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious.. The desire to reach hearts is wise.
.............. Maya Angelou
' The Whole of Life '...
You must understand the whole of life,, not just one little part of it.. That is why you must read,, that is why you must look at the skies,, that is why you must sing and dance,, and write poems and suffer and understand,, for all that is life.
...................... Jiddu Krishnamurti
' Silence the Mind '...
The soul always knows what to do to heal itself.. The challenge is to silence the mind
................ Caroline Myss
' A Temporary Condition '...
Being defeated is often a temporary condition.. Giving up, is what makes it permanent.
................. Marilyn vos Savant
' The Dream of Happiness '...
Let your dream devour your life,, not your life, devour your dream.
.............. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
' The Language of Love '...
Listen with ears of tolerance!.. See through the eyes of compassion!.. Speak with the language of love
................. Rumi
' True Friends '...
Many people will walk in and out of your life,, but only true friends,, will leave footprints in your heart
.................. Eleanor Roosevelt
' Simply Being '...
' Simply Being '....... Being Who or What ?.... that has always been the question... Personal Experience of Reality is obtained by the Nothingness of Ego... this is rarely taught ,, this is the Being of Divine Consciousness that You Are... Therefore,, there is existence in Source Consciousness that contains no separate self... Because , Pure Awareness is beyond the imperfections of materiality............... thomas
' You Are My Life '...
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
' Today, I Am Wise '...
Always remember you are braver than you believe,, stronger than you seem,, smarter than you think, and twice as beautiful as you'd ever imagined.. Yesterday, I was clever, so I wanted to change the world.. Today I am wise,, so I am changing myself...
...................... Rumi
' Life and Death '...
Love knows no difference between life and death...
The one who gives you a reason to live,, is also the one who takes your breath away
........................ Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib
' The Loss of Love '...
The true subject of poetry, is the loss of the beloved.
........... Faiz Ahmad Faiz
' The Spark Within You '...
Be aware of your own worth,, use all of your power to achieve it.. Create an ocean from a dewdrop.. Do not beg for light from the moon,, obtain it from the spark within you.
............. Muhammad Iqbal
' Three Things Cause Happiness '...
Happiness is attained by three things:.. being patient when tested,, being thankful when receiving a blessing,, and being repentant upon sinning.
................ Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya
' A Battle with the Ego '...
Never have I dealt with anything more difficult than my own soul,, which sometimes helps me, and sometimes opposes me.
................. Al-Ghazali
' The Secret of Life '...
The secret to life is meaningless, unless you discover it yourself.
...................... W. Somerset Maugham
' Only One Good Thing '...
There is only one good thing in life,, and that is love.
............... Guy de Maupassant
' Truth will Explode '...
If you shut up truth and bury it under the ground,, it will but grow, and gather to itself such explosive power, that the day it bursts through,, it will blow up everything in its way.
................... Emile Zola
' Live in the Moment '...
Do not wait for life.. Do not long for it.. Be aware,, always and at every moment,, that the miracle is in the here and now.
................ Marcel Proust
' Lying Destroys Love '...
A man who lies to himself,, and believes his own lies becomes unable to recognize truth,, either in himself or in anyone else,, and he ends up losing respect for himself and for others.. When he has no respect for anyone,, he can no longer love,, and, in order to divert himself,, having no love in him,, he yields to his impulses,, indulges in the lowest forms of pleasure,, and behaves in the end like an animal.. And it all comes from lying - lying to others and to yourself.
............... Fyodor Dostoevsky
' Misinformation '...
If you don't read the newspaper,, you're uninformed.. If you read the newspaper,, you're mis-informed.
................ Mark Twain
' Humility brings Wisdom '...
You should never be ashamed to admit you have been wrong.. It only proves you are wiser today than yesterday
..................... Jonathan Swift
' Philosophers '...
Many have paid lip service to philosophy,, but these men served it with their whole heart.. He tastes nothing, who has not tasted for himself.
.................. Marsilio Ficino
' A Perfect Unity '...
All things are in the Universe,, and the universe is in all things:,, we in it,, and it in us;, in this way everything concurs in a perfect unity.
.................. Giordano Bruno
' The Language of Mathematics '...
The chief aim of all investigations of the external world, should be to discover the rational order and harmony, which has been imposed on it by God, and which He revealed to us in the language of mathematics.
.............. Johannes Kepler (mathematician)
' Look Within '...
You can't teach anybody anything,, only make them realize, the answers are already inside them.
................. Galileo Galilei
' Free the Angel '...
I saw the angel in the marble, and carved, until I set him free.
................ Michelangelo
' Your Face is a Journal '...
Life etches itself onto our faces as we grow older, showing our violence, excesses or kindnesses.
............... Rembrandt (painter)
' Learning '...
Learning is the only thing the mind never exhausts,, never fears,, and never regrets.
.................... Leonardo da Vinci
' The Ego is Always Talking '...
When you recognize that there is a voice in your head that pretends to be you, and never stops speaking,, you are awakening out of your unconscious identification with the stream of thinking.. When you notice that voice,, you realize that who you are,, is not the voice - the thinker ... but the one who is aware of it.
.................. Eckhart Tolle
' Your Inner Space '...
Touch your inner space,, which is nothingness,, as silent and empty as the sky;, it is your inner sky.. Once you settle down in your inner sky,, you have come home,, and a great maturity arises in your actions,, in your behavior.. Then whatever you do has grace in it.. Then whatever you do is a poetry in itself.. You live poetry;, your walking becomes dancing,, your silence becomes music.
................ Rajneesh
' Just Be '...
Be Yourself.. Life is precious as it is.. All the elements for your happiness are already here.. There is no need to run,, strive,, search,, or struggle.... Just Be.
.................... Nhat Hanh
' Finally Know Death '...
When we finally know we are dying,, and all other sentient beings are dying with us,, we start to have a burning,, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being,, and from this can grow a deep,, clear,, limitless compassion for all beings.
................... Sogyal Rinpoche
' The Primordial Fire of Reality '...
The Primordial Fire of Reality, is going to burn through the hull of our little ego spaceship,, and scatter us like stars.
................ Reginald Ray
' It Is Best to Finish '...
My advice to you is not to undertake the spiritual path.. It is too difficult,, too long,, and is too demanding.. I suggest you ask for your money back,, and go home.. This is not a picnic.. It is really going to ask everything of you.. So,, it is best not to begin.. However,, if you do begin,, it is best to finish.
............... Chogyam Trungpa
' What You Do '...
All you need to know is that the future is wide open,, and you are about to create it, by what you do.
................ Pema Chodron
' The Greatest Wealth '...
The greatest wealth is to live content with little,, for there is never want, where the mind is satisfied.
.................... Lucretius
' Familiarity '...
Familiarity breeds contempt,, while rarity, wins admiration.
................ Apuleius
' Surrender to love '...
Love conquers all;, therefore,, let us submit to love.
............. Virgil
' Ego over Love '...
Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit,, because gratitude is a burden, and revenge a pleasure
................ Tacitus
' Remaing in Ignorance '...
Men remain in ignorance as long as they hate,, and they hate unjustly, as long as they remain in ignorance.
.................. Tertullian
' What is 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
' Study the Self '...
To study the Way is to study the Self.. To study the Self is to forget the self.. To forget the self is to be enlightened by all things of the universe.. To be enlightened by all things of the universe, is to cast off the body and mind of the self as well as those of others.. Even the traces of enlightenment are wiped out,, and life with traceless enlightenment goes on forever and ever ................... Dogen
' How Sad '...
How sad,, a heart that
does not know how to love,, that
does not know what it is to be drunk with love..
If you are not in love,, how can you enjoy
the blinding light of the sun,,
the soft light of the moon?
................. Omar Khayyam
' Earlier Faces '...
We always feel younger than we are.. I carry inside myself my earlier faces,, as a tree contains its rings.. The sum of them is me.. The mirror sees only my latest face,, while I know all my previous ones.
................. Tomas Transtromer
' The Evidence of Freedom '...
We have to laugh.. Because laughter,, we already know,, is the first evidence of freedom.
.................. Rosario Castellanos
' Something more Important '...
Beyond living and dreaming,, there is something more important:,, waking up.
................ Antonio Machado
' The Tree is Happy '...
The tree is happy because it is scarcely sentient;,
the hard rock is happier still,, it feels nothing:,
there is no pain as great as being alive,,
no burden heavier than that of conscious life.
................ Ruben Dario
' Love Will Save Us '...
If nothing saves us from death,, at least love should save us from life
................. Pablo Neruda
' Fearing Death ? '...
Why should I fear death?.. If I am, death is not.. If death is,, I am not.. Why should I fear, that which can only exist when I do not?
................. Epicurus
' Who Is Happy ?'...
Who is happy?.. This is a person,, who has a healthy body,, is dowered with peace of mind, and cultivates his talents.
............. Thales
' The Importance of Relaxation '...
If a man insisted always on being serious,, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation,, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.
................ Herodotus
' Unhappiness is Caused '...
Most unhappiness is caused because people listen to themselves... instead of talking to themselves.
............... William James
' The Blood of Life '...
One cannot be strong without love.. For love is not an irrelevant emotion;, it is the blood of life.
.................. Paul Tillich
' The Gift of Divine Joy '...
The grace of God means something like:.. Here is your life.. You might never have been,, but you are, because the party wouldn't have been complete without you.. Here is the world.. Beautiful and terrible things will happen.. Don't be afraid.. I am with you.. Nothing can ever separate us.. It's for you I created the universe.. I love you.. There's only one catch.. Like any other gift,, the gift of grace can be yours, only if you'll reach out and take it.. Maybe being able to reach out and take it,, is a gift too.
...................... Frederick Buechner
' Search for the Beautiful '...
Search for what is good and strong and beautiful, in your society and elaborate from there.. Push outward.. Always create from what you already have.. Then you will know what to do.
............... Michel Foucault
' Absence '...
Absence is to love as wind is to fire.. it extinguishes the little flame,, it fans the big.
............. Umberto Eco
' Life is Made From '...
Life is made up,, not of great sacrifices or duties,, but of little things,, in which smiles and kindness, ,and small obligations given habitually,, are what preserve the heart and secure comfort.
................ Humphry Davy {chemist}
' The Inventor '...
An inventor is one who can see the applicability of means to supply demand five years before it is obvious to those skilled in the art.
............. Reginald Fessenden (Inventor}
' Truth is Divine Consciousness '...
Truth is beautiful and divine,, no matter how humble its origin;, it is the same in the musty boiler-room, as it is in the glorious stars of heaven.
.................. Mihajlo Idvorski Pupin
' Secrets of the Universe '...
If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration.
............... Nikola Tesla (Inventor}
' Loving Yourself '...
If you can learn to love yourself and all the flaws,, you can love other people so much better.. And that makes you so happy.
............... Kristin Chenoweth
' Joy '...
Joy,, rather than happiness,, is the goal of life,, for joy is the emotion which accompanies our fulfilling our natures as human beings.. It is based on the experience of one's identity, as a being of worth and dignity............
Rollo May
' Become More '...
If you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being,, you will probably be unhappy all the days of your life.
................... Abraham Maslow
' Remain a Student '...
Be a student.. Stay open and willing to learn from everyone and anyone.. Being a student means you have room for new input.. When you are green you grow,, when you are ripe you rot.. By staying green you will avoid the curse of being an expert.. When you know in your heart that every single person you encounter in your lifetime has something to teach you,, you are able to utilize their offerings in a profound way.
....................... Wayne Dyer
' If I Knew '...
If I knew that today would be the last time I’d see you,, I would hug you tight and pray the Lord be the keeper of your soul.. If I knew that this would be the last time you pass through this door,, I’d embrace you,, kiss you,, and call you back for one more.. If I knew that this would be the last time I would hear your voice,, I’d take hold of each word to be able to hear it over and over again.. If I knew this is the last time I see you,, I’d tell you I love you, and would not just assume foolishly you know it already...............
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
' Truth for Self '...
If we are true to ourselves,, we can not be false to anyone.
............ William Shakespeare
' All Else Is Folly '...
Seize the moments of happiness,, love and be loved!... That is the only reality in the world,, all else is folly.
............. Leo Tolstoy
' What Money Can't Buy '...
Spend your money, on the things money can buy.. Spend your time, on the things money can’t buy.
...................... Haruki Murakami
' Crossing Over '...
“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
' Naming God '...
“The argument is made that naming God is never really naming God, but only naming our understanding of God.. To take our ideas of the divine and hold them as if they correspond to the reality of God, is thus to construct a conceptual idol, built from the materials of our mind.” .............. Peter Rollins
'' What Is Religion ? '...
“Religion is nothing but institutionalized mysticism.. The catch is,, mysticism does not lend itself to institutionalization.. The moment we attempt to organize mysticism,, we destroy its essence.. Religion,, then,, is mysticism in which the mystical has been killed. Or,, at least diminished.”......... Tom Robbins
' The Absolute is Alive '...
“In mysticism, that love of truth which we saw as the beginning of all philosophy, leaves the merely intellectual sphere,, and takes on the assured aspect of a personal passion.. Where the philosopher guesses and argues,, the mystic lives and looks;, and speaks,, consequently,, the disconcerting language of first-hand experience,, not the neat dialectic of the schools.. Hence, whilst the Absolute of the metaphysicians remains a diagram ,, impersonal and unattainable,,,the Absolute of the mystics is lovable,, attainable,, alive.” .................. Evelyn Underhill
' The Vision of Source '...
“The eye through which I see God, is the same eye through which God sees me;, my eye and God's eye are one eye,, one seeing,, one knowing,, one love.” ............... Meister Eckhart
' Islamic Mysticism '...
Sufism,, mystical Islamic belief and practice in which Muslims seek to find the truth of divine love and knowledge through direct personal experience of God.. It consists of a variety of mystical paths that are designed to ascertain the nature of humanity and of God and to facilitate the experience of the presence of divine love and wisdom in the world.. Islamic mysticism is called taṣawwuf (literally,, “to dress in wool”) in Arabic,, but it has been called Sufism in Western languages since the early 19th century.............. Britannica
' Total Understanding '...
Most Hindu mystical thought displays four common features.. First,, it is based on experience:, the state of realization,, whatever it is called,, is both knowable and communicable,, and the systems are all designed to teach people how to reach it.. It is not,, in other words,, pure speculation.. Second,, it has as its goal the release of the spirit-substance of the individual from its prison in matter,, whether matter is considered real or illusory. Third, many systems recognize the importance or the necessity of the control of the mind and body as a means of realization;, sometimes this takes the form of extreme asceticism and mortification,, and sometimes it takes the form of the cultivation of mind and body in order that their energies may be properly channeled.. Finally,, at the core of Hindu mystical thought is the functional principle that knowing is being.. Thus,, knowledge is something more than analytical categorizing: it is total understanding. ............. Britannica
' Making Excuses '...
Ninety-nine percent of the failures,, come from people, who have the habit of making excuses.
............... George Washington Carver
' A Patient Heart '...
Sometimes it's better to be kind than to be right.. We do not need an intelligent mind that speaks,, but a patient heart that listens.. You will not be punished for your anger,, you will be punished by your anger
............... Gautama the Buddha
' Is Buddhism A Philosophy or Religion ? '...
The question has often been asked;, Is Buddhism a religion or a philosophy?.. It does not matter what you call it.. Buddhism remains what it is whatever label you may put on it.. The label is immaterial.. Even the label 'Buddhism', which we give to the teachings of the Buddha is of little importance.. The name one gives is inessential.... In the same way Truth needs no label:. it is neither Buddhist,, Christian,, Hindu, nor Moslem.. It is not the monopoly of anybody.. Sectarian labels are a hindrance to the independent understanding of Truth,, and they produce harmful prejudices in men's minds.
.................. Walpola Rahula
' What Are You ? '...
Whatever you think you are,, that's not what you are.
................... Ajahn Sumedho
' To Feel Compassion '...
Remember that you don't have to like or admire someone, to feel compassion for that person.. All you have to do is wish for that person to be happy.
........... Thanissaro Bhikkhu
' The Fear of Death '...
Human beings are afraid of dying.. They are always running after something:.. money,, honor,, and pleasure.. But if you had to die now,, what would you want?
.................... Taisen Deshimaru
' Study the Self '...
To study the Way is to study the Self.. To study the Self is to forget the self.. To forget the self is to be enlightened by all things of the universe.. To be enlightened by all things of the universe is to cast off the body and mind of the self as well as those of others.. Even the traces of enlightenment are wiped out,, and life with traceless enlightenment goes on forever and ever
................... Dogen
' Overcome Evil '...
Overcome evil with good,, falsehood with truth,, and hatred with love.. The message isn't new,, but we haven't learned to live it yet.
................... Peace Pilgrim
' A Time is Coming '...
A time is coming when men will go mad,, and when they see someone who is not mad,, they will attack him,, saying,, "You are mad;, you are not like us."
............ Saint Anthony the Great
' Beyond All '...
When men search for God with their bodily eyes they find Him nowhere,, for He is invisible.. But for those who ponder in the Spirit, He is present everywhere.. He is in all,, yet beyond all.
..................... Symeon the New Theologian
' Knock Upon The Door '...
All who ask receive,, those who seek find,, and to those who knock it shall be opened.. Therefore,, let us knock at the beautiful garden of Scripture.. It is fragrant,, sweet,, and blooming with various sounds of spiritual and divinely inspired birds.. They sing all around our ears,, capture our hearts,, comfort the mourners,, pacify the angry,, and fill us with everlasting joy.
................ Saint John of Damascus
' Spiritual Reading '...
You will not see anyone who is truly striving after his spiritual advancement, who is not given to spiritual reading.
........... Saint Athanasius of Alexandria
' The Appearance of God '...
Every visible and invisible creature, is an appearance of God.
................. Johannes Scotus Eriugena
' Doubting '...
It is by doubting, that we come to investigate,, and by investigating that, we recognize the truth.
.......... Peter Abelard ,
' 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.
.................. Sir Thomas More
' 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
' The Positive Mind '...
The sacred formula of positivism:,, love as a principle,, the order as a foundation,, and progress as a goal.
................. Auguste Comte
' The Happy People '...
Happiest are the people, who give most happiness to others.
.................... Denis Diderot
' Seeking Truth '...
The truth belongs to those who seek it,, not to those who claim to own it.
................. Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de Condorcet
' Controlling the Ego '...
The most precious of all possessions is,, power over ourselves.
................ John Locke
' A Gift to your Enemy '...
The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness;, to an opponent, tolerance;, to a friend,, your heart;, to your child,, a good example;, to a father,, deference;, to your mother,, conduct that will make her proud of you;, to yourself,, respect;, to all others,, charity.
.................. Benjamin Franklin
' Life Is Short '...
Don't brood.. Get on with living and loving.. You don't have forever.
................. Leo Buscaglia
' What Is Religion ?'...
Religion is another name for the Realization of Truth.. It consists in becoming and being one with the Supreme Being.. Doctrines and Dogmas are only details of a secondary nature.
.................... Narayanananda Swami.
' Using Words '...
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
' Your True Nature '...
Your true nature, is that of infinite spirit.. The feeling of limitation, is the work of the mind.
................ Ramana Maharshi
' True Knowledge '...
True knowledge is not attained by thinking.. It is what you are;, it is what you become.
.................. Sri Aurobindo
' Pointing the Way '...
The true teachers are those, who help us think for ourselves.
.................. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
' What Is Beauty ?'...
Beauty is simply Reality, seen with the eyes of love
.................. Rabindranath Tagore
' Raise Your Abilities '...
Do not lower your goals, to the level of your abilities.. Instead,, raise your abilities to, the height of your goals.
.................... Swami Vivekananda
' Belief Creates Manifestation '...
Anything you can imagine, you can make real.
.............. Jules Verne
' Know Thyself '...
Man has gone out to explore other worlds and other civilizations, without having explored his own labyrinth ,of dark passages and secret chambers,, and without finding what lies behind doorways, that he himself has sealed.
.................... Stanislaw Lem
' In My Life '...
In my life, I have found two things of priceless worth ,, learning and loving.. Nothing else,, not fame,, not power,, not achievement for its own sake , can possible have the same lasting value.. For when your life is over,, if you can say, 'I have learned' and 'I have loved,,' you will also be able to say,, 'I have been happy.
..................... Arthur C. Clarke
' Emotional Energy '...
I hate no one,, sir.. It seems a waste of emotional energy.
................. Robert Silverberg
' Appealing to Prejudices '...
You can sway a thousand men, by appealing to their prejudices, quicker, than you can convince one man, by logic.
............ Robert A. Heinlein (Writer)
' The Powers That Be '...
Never have so many,, been manipulated so much,, by so few.
................. Aldous Huxley
' Inconsolable Regret '...
Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time;, it is regret for the things we did not do,, that is inconsolable.
........................ Sydney J. Harris
' Conquering Stress '...
The greatest weapon against stress, is our ability to choose one thought over another.
................... William James
' Consciousness Within the Hologram '...
What lies behind you and what lies in front of you,, pales in comparison, to what lies inside of you.
.................... Ralph Waldo Emerson
' Higher Consciousness Awareness '...
There comes a moment when we all must realize that life is short,, and in the end the only thing that really counts, is not how others see us,, but how God sees us.
................ Billy Graham
' The Artist's Mission '...
The artist's role, is to raise the consciousness of the people.. To make them understand life,, the world and themselves more completely.. That's how I see it.. Otherwise,, I don't know why you do it.
.................... Amiri Baraka (artist)
' Practice Kindness '...
Practice kindness all day to everybody, and you will realize you're already in heaven now.
.................... Jack Kerouac
' Poetry as Prayer '...
I'm not very good at praying,, but what I experience when I'm writing a poem, is close to prayer.
................. Denise Levertov
' The World Within '...
There is no reality except the one contained within us.. That is why so many people live such an unreal life.. They take the images outside them for reality, and never allow the world within to assert itself.
..................... Hermann Hesse
' Duality of Consciousness '...
The self is only a threshold,, a door,, a becoming between, two multiplicities
............. Gilles Deleuze
' The Gravity of Ego '...
Just as the power of the sun, is the only force in the natural universe that causes a plant to grow against gravity,, so the grace of God is the only force in the spiritual universe, that causes a person ,, to grow against the gravity of their own ego.
................ Simone Weil
' Truth Versus Falsehood '...
The result of a consistent and total substitution of lies for factual truth is not, that the lie will now be accepted as truth,, and truth be defamed as lie,, but that the sense by which we take our bearings in the real world , and the category of truth versus falsehood is among the mental means to this end ,, is being destroyed.
................ Hannah Arendt
' Everlasting Ignorance '...
There is a principle which is a bar against all information,, which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance,,that principle is contempt prior to investigation.
................. Herbert Spencer
' Intellectual Daring '...
Most men use their knowledge only under guidance from others, because they lack the courage to think independently,, using their own reasoning abilities.. It takes intellectual daring to discover the truth.
....................... Immanuel Kant
' A Random Act '...
Carry out a random act of kindness,, with no expectation of reward,, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.
................. Princess Diana
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