' Beyond Birth and Death '...
In reality, there is no killing and no dying.. The real does not die,, the unreal never lived..
I am told I was born.. I do not remember.. I am told I shall die.. I do not expect it.. You tell me I have forgotten or I lack imagination.. But I just cannot remember what never happened,, nor expect the patently impossible.. Bodies are born and bodies die,, but what is it to me?... Bodies come and go in consciousness,, and consciousness itself, has its roots in me.. I am life,,, and mine are mind and body...
You can't help surviving!,, The real you, is timeless and beyond birth and death.. And the body will survive as long as it is needed.. It is not important, that it should live long.. A full life is better than a long life..........................
Nisargadatta Maharaj,, from 'I Am That'
' Tawazu '...
True pleasure lies in the sharing of joy with another.......
Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan
Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan:
............................................................
Man's selfishness shows itself in wanting to get the better of his fellow man. If we developed humanity we should do differently. We should be satisfied with a slice of bread if there were another in need, but as it is, it happens that even when we are fed ourselves, we do not wish anyone else to share the food. The human heart can only be really satisfied by knowing that the other person is happy. True pleasure lies in the sharing of joy with another. From the day that we realize this we begin to act as human beings.
.............................................................
A person who, alone, has seen something beautiful, who has heard something harmonious, who has tasted something delicious, who has smelt something fragrant, may have enjoyed it, but not completely. The complete joy is in sharing one's joy with others. For the selfish one who enjoys himself and does not care for others, whether he enjoys things of the earth or things of heaven, his enjoyment is not complete.
...............................................................
Tawazu in Sufi terms means something more than hospitality. It is laying before one's friend willingly what one has, in other words sharing with one's friend all the good one has in life, and with it, enjoying life better. When this tendency to tawazu is developed, things that give one joy and pleasure become more enjoyable by sharing with another. This tendency comes from the aristocracy of the heart. It is generosity and even more than generosity. For the limit of generosity is to see another pleased in his pleasure, but to share one's own pleasure with another is greater than generosity. It is a quality which is foreign to a selfish person, and the one who shows this quality is on the path of saintliness.
' The Body and Soul '...
The soul is sustained by God, by the Supreme Being,,
by God Himself..
The body can be sustained by a cup
of tea and food,, but the food of the soul is God Himself;,
it cannot be satisfied with anything less..
It wants only
that...
And so it goes on crying,, and until that is gotten, it
won't become quiet..
And though body can be satisfied
with little things,, the soul cannot be satisfied with
anything but God..
Only, when it comes in contact with
God,, it loses itself..
And when it has contacted Him and
has realized it,, it feels happy then and, only then..
............ Swami Krishnananda
` ` `
Facets of Spirituality
Complied by S. Bhagyalakshmi
Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1986
' The Fear of Silence '...
"Why are you so afraid of silence,,
silence is the root of everything..
If you spiral into its void,,
a hundred voices will thunder messages,
you long to hear.".................
Jalaludin Rumi
in Azima Melita Kolin and Maryam Mali, Translators
Rumi: Hidden Music
Barnes and Noble, 2009 (reprint), p. 131
' Losing the Ego '...
I remember the first time I had this astonishing experience.. I was fond of disappearing from London whenever the weather allowed and wandering alongside the river Thames in its more picturesque country parts.. If the day was sunny, I would stretch my feet out,, lie down in the grass,, pull out notebook and pen from my pocket--knowing that thoughts would eventually arise that would have for me an instructive or even revelatory nature,, apart from those ordinary ones which were merely expressive...
One day,, while I was waiting for these thoughts to arise,, I lost the feeling that I was there at all.. I seemed to dissolve and vanish from that place,, but not from consciousness.. Something was there,, a presence,, certainly not me,, but I was fully aware of it.. It seemed to be something of the highest importance,, the only thing that mattered...
After a few minutes, I came back,, discovered myself in time and space again;, but a great peace had touched me, and a very benevolent feeling was still with me.. I looked at the trees,, the shrubs,, the flowers, and the grass, and felt a tremendous sympathy with them, and then when I thought of other persons,, a tremendous benevolence towards them.
..................Paul Brunton
' The Mechanical and Consciousness '...
Divide in yourself the mechanical, from the conscious,,
see how little there is of the conscious,,
how seldom it
works,, and how strong is the mechanical,,
mechanical
attitudes,, mechanical intentions,, mechanical thoughts,
mechanical desires..................
P.D. Ouspensky
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' There is Only Source Consciousness '...
“We are already one,, but we imagine,, we are not.” ............... Thomas Merton
' Being a Spiritual Mystic '...
“The most beautiful thing we can experience, is the mysterious.” ............... Albert Einstein
' The Eyes of Gratitude '...
“The more grateful I am,, the more beauty I see.” ................ Mary Davis
' A Human Experience '...
“We are not human beings having a spiritual experience;, we are spiritual beings,, having a human experience.” ............... Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
' Silently Drawn '...
“Let yourself be silently drawn, by the strange pull of what you really love.. It will not lead you astray.” .............. Rumi
' Virtue and Truth '...
For our personal advancement in virtue and truth,, one quality is sufficient,, namely,, love; to advance humanity there must be two,, love and intelligence;, to accomplish the Great Work, there must be three love,, intelligence,, and activity.. And yet love is ever the root and the source.
............... Louis Claude de Saint-Martin
' The Creator of Love '...
When we love,, we see the infinite,, in the finite,, We find the Creator,, in the creation.
................... Eliphas Levi
' Chasing Happiness '...
If you pursue happiness,, you are an ordinary person.. If happiness pursues you,, you are an extraordinary person.. Do not chase happiness;, let it chase you.
................. Peter Deunov
' One's Individuality '...
To be free,, is to be capable of thinking one's own thoughts - not the thoughts merely of the body,, or of society,, but thoughts generated by one's deepest, ,most original,, most essential, and spiritual self,, one's individuality.
................ Rudolf Steiner
' All Is One '...
Remember,, that all is One... and what you do to your neighbor,, your friend or your foe,, is a reflection of what you think of your Creator.
................. Edgar Cayce
' A Prediction '...
And, if you believe,, in very simple terms,, that people mean you well,, and will treat you kindly,, they will... And,, if you believe that the world is against you,, then so it will be in your experience... And,, if you believe that,, you will begin to deteriorate at age 22,, then so you shall.
................. Jane Roberts
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' Accepting Life As It Is — The Buddhist Path to Freedom '...
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' The Father and the Son '...
Songs have been written about this relationship..
The Mystics ,reading these words will understand this bridge..
You are Free within non-desire and yet a higher Voice,, speaks..
Unexpected, and yet no fear is felt..
Thus begins, the School of Understanding..
Questions are answered,, until the final question was not answered..
At this point,, I decided to learn more before proceeding..
Life once again appears as a film,, and I am once again an actor..
But,, what is not known within the witnesses,, is that all, is a stage, when dreaming..
Therefore,, I will leave both you, and I, within Dreams until We Awaken...
............ thomas
' Where is God ?'...
"God is not to be found in the skies,, or in caves of the Himalayas...
God is in the heart of each one...
Once your heart is clean,, God will shine out of it."
...............Meher Baba
Meher Baba Calling, 17
Ahmednagar: Meher Nazar Books, 6th ed., 1992 (1964)
' The Arrival of Enlightenment '...
Does Enlightenment come all of a sudden?.. Or do we have to work slowly for it by degrees?...
The answer varies with the case concerned.. Most need time to fit and equip themselves, for the glorious moment of insight,, but a few receive it in a day...
It must be remembered, that it does not actually happen in time, but out of it,, in the great Stillness...
The man does not know the absolute final truth a second before--and then it is all there...
How soon it can settle down in him, will also vary with different persons--it was a few hours in one case, but three years in another.
................Notebooks Category 25: World-Mind in Individual Mind >
Chapter 2: Enlightenment Which Stays > # 53 Paul Brunton
' Want Nothing Else '...
"The desire to find the self will be surely fulfilled,, provided you want nothing else...
But you must be honest with yourself, and really want nothing else...
If in the mean time, you want many other things, and are engaged in their pursuit,, your main purpose ,may be delayed until you grow wiser, and cease being torn between contradictory urges...
Go within,, without swerving,, without ever looking outward."
............... Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
' Reality Check '...
Within this existence, you exist as the character that you play..
It is too difficult to believe that you are More..
Within this snow environment, you have time to think..
A Higher Consciousness appears within Dreams..
I can give you songs and different frequencies,
but,, what will free you ?...
............thomas
' Yeshua Ben Yosef Speaks '...
“Love your enemies,, bless those who curse you,, do good to those who hate you,, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you.”...... (Matthew 5:44)
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' The Solitary Consciousness '...
There comes a time, as you have found ,, that,, you demand to Know What Is Going On,, with this existence thing.... all of these thoughts of Sin and Saints, speaking of seven levels of Consciousness to God Consciousness... You Cannot Walk up stairs to God....... The Saints reached the higher dimensions of consciousness, but not the Reality of Non-Existence... We Are Dreams from the Solitary Consciousness that Strives to Know Itself.................. thomas
' An Irish Prayer '...
“May you always find three welcomes in life: In a garden during summer,, at a hearth during winter, and in the hearts of friends, throughout all your years.”...
' Tomorrow '...
“To-morrow,, and to-morrow,, and to-morrow,,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,,
To the last syllable of recorded time;,
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools..
The way to dusty death.. Out,, out,, brief candle!..
Life's but a walking shadow,, a poor player,,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,,
And then, is heard no more.. It is a tale
Told by an idiot,, full of sound and fury,,
Signifying nothing.”
............. William Shakespeare,, Macbeth
' True Love '...
“True love, is Boundless, like the Ocean, and swelling within one,, spreads itself out, and crossing all boundaries and frontiers, envelops the whole world.”
.................... Mahatma Gandhi
' Do Not Stop '...
“It does not matter how slowly you go,, as long as you do not stop.”
............ Confucius
' The Universe Conspires '...
“And,, when you want something,, all the universe conspires, in helping you to achieve it.”
.............. Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
' The Organized Mind '...
“To the well-organized mind,, death is but, the next great adventure.”
............... J.K. Rowling,, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
' The Present '...
“Yesterday is history,, tomorrow is a mystery,, today is a gift of God,, which is why we call it, the present.”
................... Bill Keane
' The Real You Beyond Your Personality | Eckhart Tolle '...
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' Changing Self '...
“Be the change, that you wish to see in the world.” ............... Mahatma Gandhi
' Look Within Consciousness '...
“The universe is not outside of you.. Look inside yourself;, everything that you want,, you already are.” ........... Rumi
' Awareness Of The Moment '...
“Do not dwell in the past,, do not dream of the future,, concentrate the mind, on the present moment.” ............... Gautama the Buddha
' The Greatest Accomplishment '...
“To be yourself in a world, that is constantly trying to make you something else,, is the greatest accomplishment.” ............ Ralph Waldo Emerson
' The Silent Mind '...
“The soul always knows what to do, to heal itself... The challenge is to silence the mind.” ........... Caroline Myss
' Tiny Matters '...
“What lies behind us, and what lies before us, are tiny matters, compared to what lies within us.” ........... Ralph Waldo Emerson
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' The Perfect Mystic '...
The perfect mystic, is not an ecstatic devotee lost in contemplation of Oneness,, nor a saintly recluse shunning all commerce with mankind,, but "the true saint" goes in and out amongst the people, and eats and sleeps with them, and buys and sells in the market, and marries and takes part in social intercourse,, and never forgets God, for a single moment.
.................. Abu-Sa'id Abul-Khayr
' Surrendering the Ego Desire '...
Once you conquer your selfish self,, all your darkness will change to light.
................... Rumi
' Staying Awake in Consciousness '...
Our determination to imitiate Christ,, should be such, that we have no time,, for other matters.
................. Desiderius Erasmus
' Experiencing Truth '...
Truth can never be reached,, by just listening to the voice of an authority.
.............. Francis Bacon
' The Mind and Manifestation '...
When you can imagine,, you begin to create, and when you begin to create,, you realize that you can create a world,, that you prefer to live in,, rather than a world,, that you're suffering in.
................ Ben Okri
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' The Soul is Your 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
' Saying Goodbye '...
Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes.. Because for those who love with heart and soul,, there is no such thing as separation.
................... Rumi
' Spreading Light Consciousness '...
There are two ways of spreading light:, to be the candle, or the mirror that reflects it.
................ Edith Wharton
' Your Angelic Friends '...
Make friends with the angels,, who though invisible are always with you.. Often invoke them,, constantly praise them,, and make good use of their help and assistance in all your temporal and spiritual affairs.
................. Saint Francis de Sales
' Forget Enlightenment '...
Forget about enlightenment.. Sit down wherever you are, and listen to the wind, that is singing in your veins.. Feel the love,, the longing and the fear in your bones.. Open your heart to who you are,, right now,, not who you would like to be.. Not the saint, you're striving to become.. But the being right here before you,, inside you,, around you.. All of you is holy.. You're already more and less than whatever you can know.. Breathe out,, look in,, let go.
................. John Welwood
' Alan Watts - Taoist Way Full Lecture - Alan Watts Organization Official '...
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' A Good Reputation '...
A good reputation,, is measured by how much, you can improve the lives of others.
................... George Eastman
' The Mentor '...
The mentor can be identified by four things: by restraining you from wrongdoing,, guiding you towards good actions,, telling you what you ought to know,, and showing you the path to heaven.
................... Gautama the Buddha
' Right Actions '...
Never,, never be afraid to do what's right,, especially, if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake.. Society's punishments are small, compared to the wounds, we inflict on our soul, when we look the other way.
.................... Martin Luther King, Jr.
' Kind Words '...
Kind words can be short and easy to speak,, but their echoes are truly endless.
.................. Mother Teresa
' Training the Mind '...
You have to train your brain to be positive,, just like you work out your body.
.................. Shawn Achor
' The Ego Persists '...
I believed,, when I entered this convent,, I was escaping from myself,, but alas,, poor me,, I brought myself with me!
................... Juana Inés de la Cruz
' Self Respect '...
Never stand begging, for that which you have the power to earn.
................. Miguel de Cervantes
' Within You is the Power - THE SECRET POWER OF THE UNIVERSE '...
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' Sufi Islam Quotes '...
“The ego is a veil between humans and God.” – Al-Hallaj----------
“You have to keep breaking your heart until it opens.” – Rumi----------
“The seeker of truth must leave the self behind.” – Abdul-Qadir Gilani-----------
“The lower self is like a wild horse, needing constant taming.” – Ibn Arabi-------
“Until the self is purified, the truth will not be known.” – Al-Ghazali .......
' Becoming Fully Human '...
“Try not to be so analytical that you lose your creative vision,, your soul‘s third eye of innate intuition.. Open your heart.. Be willing to be foolish,, even if it means straying from the mainstream agenda and risking ridicule.. I think we all sense that the world is ready for us, to think outside the box,, because that box of limited,, conventional,, rational thinking, is destroying us.......... (p. 75)”
Miles Neale,, Gradual Awakening:,, 'The Tibetan Buddhist Path of Becoming Fully Human'...
' Vehicle for Source Consciousness '...
The human body is the temple of God..
One who kindles the light of awareness within,
gets true light..
The sacred flame of your inner shrine,
is constantly bright..
The experience of unity
is the fulfillment of human endeavors..
The mysteries of life are revealed..
........... (Rig Veda)
' The Fear of the Talkative '...
Silence is only frightening to people, who are compulsively verbalizing.
................ William S. Burroughs
' Making Friends '...
Make your mind, learn its way around the heart.
................... Lawrence Ferlinghetti
' The Power of 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
' Behind the Magic '...
“The world is magic,, and your job in this world, is to find the magician, behind the magic.”
................... Aiyaz Uddin
' It Is All One '...
“Pani,, Agua, ,Water,, it's all one;,
Ubuntu,, Advaita,, Ahava,, it's all one;,
Creation,, Consciousness,, Evolution,, it's all one;,
To fathom this you gotta unlearn all separatism.”.....
.................... Abhijit Naskar, Iman Insaniyat, Mazhab Muhabbat: Pani, Agua, Water, It's All One
' 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.”
.................. Shams-i Tabriz
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' The Secret of Simplicity '...
To say more, while saying less, is the secret of being simple.
................ Dejan Stojanovic
' The Joy of Solitude '...
All of our unhappiness,, comes from our inability to be alone.
.................. Jean de la Bruyere
' An Answer to Prayer '...
God may want you,, to be the answer to your own prayer.
................... Anne Morrow Lindbergh
' An Everlasting Anchorage '...
At the end only two things really matter to a man,, regardless of who he is;, and they are the affection and understanding of his family.. Anything and everything else he creates are insubstantial;, they are ships given over to the mercy of the winds and tides of prejudice.. but the family is an everlasting anchorage,, a quiet harbor, where a man's ships can be left, to swing to the moorings of pride and loyalty.
.................... Richard E. Byrd
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' Die Before Death '...
As Jesus said : " Die Before Death ".........In Meditation, Surrender All Desires,, Especially the False Self called Ego.. It Must Be Sincere... You Might Just Awaken, As Divine Consciousness, and Know the True Story................... thomas
' Your Real Life '...
God is life;, and in that life which is God, there are no years. ... The human sense of life, is not your real life.
................. Joel S. Goldsmith
' The Power of Love '...
There is no difficulty that enough LOVE will not conquer,, no disease that enough LOVE will not heal,, no door that enough LOVE will not open,, no gulf that enough LOVE will not bridge,, no wall that enough LOVE will not throw down,, no sin that enough LOVE will not redeem.
................... Emmet Fox
' The Whole Thing Is An Illusion - Alan Watts,, ' On Letting Go '...
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' A Belief Has Life '...
Every one is made of matter,, and matter is continually going through a chemical change.. This change is life,, not wisdom,, but life,, like vegetable or mineral life.. Every idea is matter,, so of course it contains life, in the name of something that can be changed.. Motion,, or change,, is life.. Ideas have life.. A belief has life,, or matter;, for it can be changed.. Now, all the aforesaid make up man;, and all this can be changed.
..................... Phineas Quimby
' Love Within Source '...
No one can love you, until you love yourself,, and you cannot love anyone else,, until you love yourself.
.................. Raymond Charles Barker
' A Daily Goal '...
We,, whoever we are,, must have a daily goal in our lives,, no matter how small or great,, to make that day mean something.
................ Maxwell Maltz
' In The Beginning '...
For myself,, faith begins with a realization, that a supreme intelligence brought the universe into being, and created man.. It is not difficult for me, to have this faith,, for it is incontrovertible, that where there is a plan,,there is intelligence--an orderly,, unfolding universe, testifies to the truth, of the most majestic statement ever uttered--'In the beginning God.'
................. Arthur Compton (Physicist)
' Silly People '...
Those who say that the study of science, makes a man an atheist,, must be rather silly people.
................. Max Born (Physicist)
' The Only Laws of Matter '...
The only laws of matter,, are those that our minds must fabricate ,and the only laws of mind, are fabricated for it by matter.
............... James Clerk Maxwell (Physicist)
' You Choose Manifestation '...
Everything that exists in your life, ,does so because of two things:,, something you did, or something, you didn't do.
.................... Albert Einstein
' Realization of Self '...
Run forward when possible,, walk ahead when you can,, stagger onward when you must,, but never cease your forward movement.
............... Vernon Howard
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' The Power of Religions '...
Religion is regarded by the common people as true,, by the wise as false,, and by rulers as useful.
..................... Seneca the Younger
' Surrender of the Ego Desire '...
Once you conquer your selfish self,, all your darkness will change to light.
................. Rumi
' The Higher Frequencies of Knowledge '...
Everything in life is speaking,, in spite of it's apparent silence.
.............. Hazrat Inayat Khan
' Controlling the Mind '...
To enjoy good health,, to bring true happiness to one’s family,, to bring peace to all,, one must first discipline, and control one’s own mind... If a man can control his mind,, he can find the way to Enlightenment,, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.............. Gautama the Buddha
' Lost and Found Love '...
Every thing that you love,, you will eventually lose,, but in the end,, love will return in a different form.
................. Franz Kafka
' The Power of Word Imagination '...
Behind every word, a whole world is hidden that must be imagined.. Actually,, every word has a great burden of memories,, not only just of one person, but of all mankind.. Take a word such as bread,, or war;, take a word such as chair,, or bed or Heaven.. Behind every word is a whole world.. I'm afraid that most people use words as something to throw away, without sensing the burden that lies in a word.
................. Heinrich Böll
' Stronger than Death '...
It is love,, not reason,, that is stronger than death.
................. Thomas Mann
' Awakening In Source '...
A mind that is stretched by a new experience,, can never go back to its old dimensions.
............... Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
' That Is Enough '...
Know yourself, to be the changeless witness, of the changeful mind.. That is enough.
.................. Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
' Happiness Is Your Nature '...
Happiness is your nature.. It is not wrong to desire it.. What is wrong,, is seeking it outside, when it is inside.
.................. Ramana Maharshi
' If You Come to Doubt '...
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
' Intuition Tells the Truth '...
Intuition is the innate ability in everyone to perceive truth directly - not by reason,, logic,, or analysis,, but by a simple knowing from within.. That is the very meaning of the word "intuition": to know,, or understand from within - from one's own self,, and from the heart of whatever one is trying to understand.. Intuition is the inner ability to see behind the outer forms of things to their inner essence.,
.................. Goswami Kriyananda
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' Ordinary Love Is Selfish '...
Ordinary love is selfish,, darkly rooted in desires and satisfactions.. Divine love is without condition,, without boundary,, without change.. The flux of the human heart is gone forever, at the transfixing touch of pure love.
.............. Sri Yukteswar Giri
' Do Not Depend on Death '...
Don't depend on death to liberate you from your imperfections.. You are exactly the same after death as you were before.. Nothing changes;, you only give up the body.. If you are a thief or a liar or a cheater before death,, you don't become an angel merely by dying.. If such were possible,, then let us all go and jump in the ocean now, and become angels at once!.. Whatever you have made of yourself thus far,, so will you be hereafter.. And when you reincarnate,, you will bring that same nature with you.. To change,, you have to make the effort.. This world is the place to do it.
................... Paramahansa Yogananda
' Forget Yourself and Be '...
“Forget your voice,, sing!...
Forget your feet,, dance!...
Forget your life,, live!...
Forget yourself and Be!”...
............... Kamand Kojouri
' Different Names '...
“I may be called by different titles in different parts of the world .. in the west,, a humanitarian scientist, or a christian mystic,, in the middle-east,, a sufi, or a pir .. in the east,, an advaitin or a buddha,, but beyond the layers of terminologies,, I am just a human living as human.”
............... Abhijit Naskar
The Temple of Delphi '...
" In ancient times, the Temple of Delphi proclaimed „Know Thyself“.... and the Greek philosophers made it their central theme,, because in the knowing of one‘s True Self,, we discover not a name or a lineage,, but a whole new dimension of what it means to be human.. In our very mortality is embedded something of the eternal.. Encased within the bones and sinews that are destined to disintegrate, is Spirit that comes from beyond, and returns home when we are born into Heaven“ as the Orthodox say,, or when we cross that threshold.. These ideas cannot be reduced to mere belief systems and dogmas.. They have been vividly part of the human experience from the beginning. (p. 8-9)”
.................... Theodore J. Nottingham, Doorway to Spiritual Awakening: Becoming Partakers of the Divine
' Living in Divine Consciousness '...
When the presence of God, emerges from our inmost being, into our faculties,, whether we walk down the street,or drink a cup of soup,, Divine life is pouring into the world.”
.................... Thomas Keating, Open Mind, Open Heart: The Contemplative Dimension of the Gospel
' Your Masterpiece '...
Your gifts lie in the place where your values,, passions and strengths meet.. Discovering that place, is the first step toward sculpting your masterpiece,, Your Life.
..................... Michelangelo
' I Hunt Everywhere '...
I hunt everywhere for a life worth living,, and a knowledge worth knowing.. Having roots nowhere,, I have everywhere to go.
.................. Elif Safak
' The Hologram is Finished '...
Our lives pass from us like the wind,, and why
Should wise men grieve to know that they must die?..
The Judas blossom fades,, the lovely face
Of light is dimmed,, and darkness, takes its place.
............... Abolqasem Ferdowsi
' The Nobility of Science '...
Once a sage asked why scholars always flock to the doors of the rich,, whilst the rich are not inclined to call at the doors of scholars... ‘The scholars‘ he answered ,, ‘are well aware of the use of money,, but the rich are ignorant of the nobility of science.’
................ Abu Rayhan al-Biruni
' Two Kinds of Humans '...
They all err - Muslims,, Christians,, Jews, and Magians.. There are two kinds of humans, - the intelligent,, who have no religion,, and the religious,, who have no intellect.
................. Al-Maʿarri
' The Purification of Soul '...
My first wish is to be simple in my actions,, truthful in my speech,, honest in my opinions,, and natural in my behavior... In other words,, I want to be clean in mind,, heart,, and body.
................. Ameen Rihani
' The Pain of Separation '...
And ever has it been known,, that love knows not its own depth,, until the hour of separation.
.............. Khalil Gibran
' The Value of Knowledge '...
Knowledge is of no value,, unless you put it into practice.
................. Anton Chekhov
' For some reason,, I never listened to Bob Dylan's,,, Original Knockin' On Heaven's Door '...
https://youtu.be/g84Hz63nVw4?si=8-xlLJ_GRMWiKp0-
' True Contemplation '...
“True contemplation is not a psychological trick, but a theological grace.. It can come to us, ONLY as a gift,, and not as a result of our own clever use of spiritual techniques.”
.............. Thomas Merton
' The Rest of Awareness '...
“I pray you:,, seek more to embody God than to merely have knowledge of God.. For knowledge can deceive us with pride,, but a meek,, loving awareness, will not deceive.. Knowledge puffs up,, but love builds up (I Corinthians 8:1).. Knowledge leads to travail,, whereas awareness leads to rest.”
............ The Book of Privy Counselling
' You Are Free '...
“As your meditation becomes deeper,, it will defend you from the perpetual assaults of the outer world.. You will hear the busy hum of that world as a distant exterior melody,, and know yourself to be in some sort withdrawn from it.. You have set a ring of silence between you and it;, and behold!.. within that silence,, You are Free.”
............... Evelyn Underhill
' The Light of Source '...
“All that is to be understood or desired, is still not God, ,but where mind and desire end,, in that darkness,, God shines.”
................ Meister Eckhart
' The Beginning of Love '...
The beginning of love, is to let those we love, be perfectly themselves,, and not to twist them to fit our own image.. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves,, we find in them.
................Thomas Merton
' Life Amazes '...
Life ... is never the way one imagines it.. It surprises you,, it amazes you,, and it makes you laugh or cry,, when you don't expect it.
.................. Niki de Saint Phalle
' Lovers and Haters '...
Some white people hate black people,, and some white people love black people,, some black people hate white people,, and some black people love white people.. So you see,, it's not an issue of black and white,, it's an issue of Lovers and Haters.
................... Eden Ahbez
' Carry On ' .....1980-1970 remix - Crosby, Stills & Nash '...
https://youtu.be/PK2SVE7dTu0?si=sgXBGWE7crnaHqfN
' In Balance '...
We can want peace,, but unless we are spiritually at peace ourselves,, we dont mean it.. It is our thoughts, which keep that part of the universe, where each of us stand out of or in balance.
................. Chief Little Crow
' We Shall Be One '...
I salute the light within your eyes, where the whole universe dwells... For when you are at that center within you, and I am at that place within me,, we shall be one.
................ Chief Crazy Horse
' Peace and Love '...
I am poor and naked,, but I am the chief of the nation.. We do not want riches, but we do want to train our children right... Riches would do us no good... We could not take them with us, to the other world.. We do not want riches.. We want peace and love.
.............. Chief Red Cloud
' The One I Feed '...
Inside of me there are two dogs.. One is mean and evil, and the other is good, and they fight each other all the time... When asked which one wins, I answer,, the one I feed the most.
................ Chief Sitting Bull
' The Fault Within '...
When you rise in the morning,, give thanks for the light,, for your life,, for your strength... Give thanks for your food, and for the joy of living... If you see no reason to give thanks,, the fault lies in yourself.
............. Chief Tecumseh
' The Beauty of Source '...
There is not one blade of grass,, there is no color in this world,, that is not intended to make men rejoice.
................. John Calvin
' Once You Realize, Reality Is NOT What You Think,,,, It Stops Deceiving You '...
https://youtu.be/RmOM2HzJ3_M?si=Pda6tAnXqvhTfzjd
' Ishawashya Upanishad '...
O Almighty!.. You are the infinite;, the universe is also infinite!.. From infinite, the infinite has come out!... Having taken infinite out of the infinite,, the infinite remains!.. O Almighty!,, May there be Peace!,, Peace!,, Everywhere!,, .............. Ishawashya Upanishad
' The Eyes Tell the Story '...
The tongue may hide the truth,, but the eyes—never!
................. Mikhail Bulgakov
' My Reality '...
I'm not strange,, weird,, off,, nor crazy,, my Reality is just different from yours.
.................. Lewis Carroll
' Three Choices '...
When Something Bad happens,, you have Three choices.. You can either let it Define you,, let it Destroy you,, or you can let it Strengthen you.
............... Dr. Seuss
' No One Left Behind '...
You are incarnations of God,, all of you.. You are incarnations of the Almighty,, Omnipresent,, Divine Principle.. You may laugh at me now,, but the time will come, when you will understand.. You must.. Nobody will be left behind.
.................... Swami Vivekananda
' A Mantra for Peacefulness '...
Suffer what there is to suffer,, enjoy what there is to enjoy.. Regard both suffering, and joy as facts of life,, and continue chanting ' Nam-myoho-renge-kyo' ,, no matter what happens.. How could this be anything other than the boundless joy of the Law ?..
...................... Nichiren
' The Pain of Anger '...
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
' Belief In Self '...
One who believes in himself,, has no need to convince others.
............. Laozi
' To be a Baha'i '...
To be a Baha'i simply means,, to love all the world;, to love humanity, and try to serve it;.. to work for universal peace, and universal brotherhood.
................... Abdu'l-Bahá
' Laws of Life '...
The more we search for ourselves,, the less likely we are to find ourselves;, and the more we search for God,, and to serve our fellow-men,, the more profoundly will we become acquainted with ourselves,, and the more inwardly assured.. This is one of the great spiritual laws of life.
.................. Shoghi Effendi
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