' Honesty '...
Honesty is the most single, most important, factor having a direct bearing on the final success of an individual,, corporation,, or product.
.................. Ed McMahon
' The Reflection of Mind '...
What you see in other people is a reflection of yourself.. A person of goodness sees goodness in others, and a person of evil sees evil in others.
.............. Omar Suleiman
' The Wise Man Knows '...
The wise man knows that it is better to sit on the banks of a remote mountain stream, than to be emperor of the whole world.
.................. Zhuangzi
' Living in Presence '...
[Jesus] teaches that just as the sun gives light to both wicked and good,, and the rain brings nourishment to righteous and unrighteous,, God's compassion embraces all people.. There are no pre-conditions for it,, nothing we need to do first,, nothing we have to believe.. When we are ready to receive it,, it is already there.. And the more we live in its presence,, the more effortlessly if flows through us,, until we find that we no longer need external rules or Bibles or Messiahs.
............ Stephen Mitchell
' Reliving the Past '...
Suffering over things that have happened to us, is nothing more than an argument with the past.
............... Byron Katie
' A New Beginning '...
Life begins now -- right now -- not tomorrow or the next day or the next.. Every minute of every hour of every day,, life begins anew.. That means everything can change in an instant.. It also means you can have a new beginning whenever you want.
........... Neale Donald Walsch
' The Four Agreements '...
The Four Agreements 1.. Be impeccable with your word.. 2. Don’t take anything personally.. 3. Don’t make assumptions.. 4. Always do your best.
........... Miguel Angel Ruiz
' 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
' Live in the Now Moment '...
Live now, believe me,, wait not till tomorrow;, Gather the roses of life today.
.............. Pierre de Ronsard
' Power of Propaganda '...
The truth of these days is not that which really is,, but what every man persuades, another man to believe.
................... Michel de Montaigne
' The Greatest Wealth '...
The greatest wealth is to live content with little,, for there is never want, where the mind is satisfied.
................. Lucretius
' Gratefulness '...
Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not;, remember that what you now have, was once among the things you only hoped for.
................ Epicurus
' Nothing Exists '...
Nothing exists except atoms and empty space;, everything else is opinion.
............ Democritus
' The Vast Universe '...
What a wonderful and amazing Scheme have we here of the magnificent Vastness of the Universe!.. So many Suns,, so many Earths,, and every one of them stock’d with so many Herbs,, Trees and Animals,, and adorn’d with so many Seas and Mountains!.. And how must our wonder and admiration be encreased when we consider the prodigious distance and multitude of the Stars..
................. Christiaan Huygens
' Atheism '...
Atheism is so senseless.. When I look at the solar system,, I see the earth at the right distance from the sun to receive the proper amounts of heat and light.. This did not happen by chance.
..................... Isaac Newton
' The Divine Law '...
The moment you stop seeking pleasure in worldly things, and become true master of yourself,, you will experience the essential reality of the Self.. Then you will no longer have to seek God.. God himself will come to you.. This is the Divine Law.
............... Asaram
' One With Truth '...
The force that is running inside you is the same force running the solar system... the moment you relax from the 'I',, the 'other' will disappear... you become 'one' with the truth.
...................... Swami Nithyananda
' The Path of Enlightenment '...
Even in the world,, the yogi, who faithfully discharges his responsibilities,, without personal motive or attachment,, treads the sure path of enlightenment.
................. Mahavatar Babaji
' The Beautiful Moments '...
The most beautiful moments in life are moments when you are expressing your joy,, not when you are seeking it.
...................... Jaggi Vasudev
' Reality Realized '...
The greatest healing would be, to wake up, from what we are not.
................... Mooji
' The Rosebud '...
Do not be impatient with your seemingly slow progress.. Do not try to run faster than you presently can.. If you are studying,, reflecting and trying,, you are making progress, whether you are aware of it or not.. A traveler walking the road in the darkness of night is still going forward.. Someday,, some way,, everything will break open,, like the natural unfolding of a rosebud.
...................... Vernon Howard
' The Immortal Soul '...
The masters of India taught that behind this mortal body lies an immortal soul which sustains everything.. When you realize the soul,, you will be able to say:, "I am neither breath,, nor water,, nor fire.. I am neither body nor bone nor flesh.. I have no mind and no feelings.. I am the one behind the stars,, breath,, intelligence and feelings.. I am the life of all and everything,, I am the laughter on happy faces,, the smile on flowers and joy in every soul,, I am the wisdom of all,, I am the force that is present in everything.. I am the one from where everything in the universe originates from...
. It's a joyful experience,, magnificent light and the whole universe
seems like a spacious bed of happiness and kindness.. You are behind everything,, you see that only the Spirit in the cosmos with His eternal-new joy incarnated Himself in the infinite body of Nature.
.........................Paramahansa Yogananda
' True Spirituality within the Dream '...
Always recognize the dreamlike qualities of life and reduce attachment and aversion.. Practice goodheartedness toward all beings.. Be loving and compassionate,, no matter what others do to you.. What they do will not matter so much when you see it as a dream.. The trick is to have positive intention during the dream.. This is the essential point.. This is true spirituality.
.................. Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche
' Limitless Compassion '...
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
' There is no Ground '...
The bad news is you're falling through the air,, nothing to hang on to,, no parachute.. The good news is,, there's no ground.
............... Chogyam Trungpa
' Miracles are Always Here '..
Around us,, life bursts with miracles--a glass of water, ,a ray of sunshine,, a leaf,, a caterpillar, ,a flower,, laughter,, raindrops. If you live in awareness,, it is easy to see miracles everywhere.. Each human being is a multiplicity of miracles.. Eyes that see thousands of colors,, shapes,, and forms;, ears that hear a bee flying or a thunderclap;, a brain that ponders a speck of dust as easily as the entire cosmos;, a heart that beats in rhythm with the heartbeat of all beings.. When we are tired and feel discouraged by life's daily struggles,, we may not notice these miracles,, but they are always there.
............... Nhat Hanh
' Be Kind '...
Be kind to all beings,, this is more meritorious than bathing at the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage and donating money.
.............. Guru Nanak
' Your Days are Numbered '...
Your days at the most cannot be very long, ,so use them to the best of your ability, for the glory of God and the benefit of your generation.
............. William Booth
' The Judge of All '...
Condemn no man for not thinking as you think.. Let every one enjoy the full and free liberty of thinking for himself.. Let every man use his own judgment,, since every man must give an account of himself to God.. Abhor every approach,, in any kind or degree,, to the spirit of persecution,, if you cannot reason nor persuade a man into the truth,, never attempt to force a man into it.. If love will not compel him to come,, leave him to God,, the judge of all.
....................... John Wesley
' Love has no Bounds '...
As love is union,, it knows no extremes of distance.
................ Juana Inés de la Cruz
' The Beauty of Nature '...
Love beauty,, it is the shadow of God on the universe
............... Gabriela Mistral
' We Are Hypocrites '...
We are all hypocrites.. We cannot see ourselves or judge ourselves, the way we see and judge others.
............... Jose Emilio Pacheco
' 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
' Love Destroys Pain '...
Life is pain, and the enjoyment of love, is an anesthetic.
.....................Cesare Pavese
' Belief in Divine Consciousness '...
To believe in God, is to know that all the rules will be fair,, and that there will be wonderful surprises.
................. Ugo Betti
' Self Deceit '...
Nothing is so easy as to deceive oneself;, for what we wish,, we readily believe.
................... Demosthenes
' Adversity '...
Adversity has the effect of drawing out strength and qualities of a man, that would have laid dormant in its absence.
................. Herodotus
' Benefits of Simplicity '...
No benefit is more constant than simplicity;, no happiness more constant than peace.
............... Han Fei
' Music is Emotion '...
Music is a fantastic peacekeeper of the world,, it is integral to harmony,, and it is a required fundamental of human emotion.
................... Xunzi
' Perfect Happiness '...
Perfect happiness is, the absence of striving for happiness.
.................. Zhuangzi
' Eliminating False Self '...
True happiness consists in eliminating the false idea,, of 'I'.
.................. Buddhadasa
' Your Teacher '...
Anything which is troubling you,, anything which is irritating you,,THAT is your Teacher.
................... Ajahn Chah
' The Weeping Heart '...
There is a wonderful ancient Sufi saying, which I'm going to paraphrase slightly.. It says,, 'When the heart weeps for what it has lost,,' in this case 'heart' means 'ego,,' 'when the heart weeps for what it has lost,, the spirit rejoices for what it has found.'
...................... Eckhart Tolle
' Recognition of Faults '...
If I Repent now, will God forgive me?...
No,, but if God forgives you,, you will Repent.
............... Rabia Basri
' Conquer the Ego '...
Once you conquer your selfish self,, all your darkness will change to light.
....................... Rumi
' Leaving the Hologram '...
You can not escape a prison, if you do not know, you're in one.
.................. Vernon Howard
' The Freedom of Spirit '...
Freedom is the power to create out of nothing,, the power of the spirit, to create out of itself.
.................... Nikolai Berdyaev
' There is a Universal Source '...
My experiences with science led me to God.. They challenge science to prove the existence of God.. But must we really light a candle to see the sun?
........................ Wernher von Braun
' Pain '...
Pain is a warning device placed by Universal
Consciousness to tell us that something is wrong and you must correct
the problem.. this refers to both body and mind... When your thoughts
are centered on the Ego (Self-ishness),, then the fruit of this
thought will bring pain... When your thoughts are on Self-lessness
(non-ego)(Love),, then you will attain the State of Bliss...What you
believe is real is just an illusion that is created by thought..this
is the material world... Reality,, is the realization that you and God
are One... this state requires no creation,, It is the knowledge that
you really exist in a state of Pure Consciousness that is known by
the feeling of Complete Love,, which is Complete Un-Self-
Ishness.................namaste, thomas
' Don't Wait,, to Live ! '...
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
' Engineers '...
One has to watch out for engineers.. They begin with the sewing machine, and end up with the atomic bomb.
................... Marcel Pagnol
' Poets '...
Poets are people who can still see the world, through the eyes of children.
..............Alphonse Daudet
' Controlled within the Hologram '...
To be governed is to be watched,, inspected,, spied upon,, directed,, law-ridden,, regulated,, penned up,, indoctrinated,, preached at,, checked,, appraised,, seized,, censured,, commanded, by beings who have neither title,, nor knowledge,, nor virtue... To be governed is to have every operation,, every transaction,, every movement noted,, registered,, counted,, rated,, stamped,, measured,, numbered,, assessed,, licensed,, refused,, authorized,, indorsed,, admonished,, prevented,, reformed,, redressed,, corrected........
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
' The Road of Propaganda '...
Propaganda tries first of all to create conditioned reflexes in the individual so that certain words,, signs,, or symbols,, even certain persons or facts,, provoke unfailing reactions...The important thing is that when the time is ripe,, the individual can be thrown into action by the utilization of the psychological levers that have been set up.
..................... Jacques Ellul
' The Pain of Attachment '...
Anything that really frightens you may contain a clue to enlightenment.. It may indicate to you how deeply you are attached to structure,, whether mental,, physical,, or social.. Attachment and resistance are appearances with the same root:. when you resist by pulling away your awareness,, the emotion is one of fear,, and the contraction is experienced as a pull like magnetism or gravity;, that is,, attachment.. That is why we often fear to open our minds to more exalted spiritual beings.. We think fear is a signal to withdraw,, when in fact it is a sign we are already withdrawing too much.
................... Thaddeus Golas
' 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
' Seeing the Source '...
Love is seeing God in the person next to us,, and meditation is seeing,, God within us.
................ Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
' Discover Self '...
Discover yourself,, otherwise you have to depend on other people's opinions, who don't know themselves.
........................ Rajneesh
' Your Special Light '...
All the wonders you seek are within yourself.. We should seek to discover our own special light.. Know how to live within yourself;, there in your soul lives a whole world of mysterious and enchanted thoughts;, they will be drowned by noise of this world.. Be still and listen to their singing and be silent.
.................. Fyodor Tyutchev
' Divine Happiness '...
If you want to be happy,, try only to please God,, not people.
............... Leo Tolstoy
' True Humility '...
Do all the good you can, and make as little fuss about it,, as possible.
.............Charles Dickens
' The Time of Now '...
The past,, the present,, and the future,, are really one:.. they are today.
.................... Harriet Beecher Stowe
' The Mind '...
The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.
...............Plutarch
' The Butterfly '...
Happiness is a butterfly,, which when pursued,, is always just beyond your grasp,, but which,, if you will sit down quietly,, may alight upon you.
..................... Nathaniel Hawthorne
' The Beloved '...
Beauty without the beloved, is a like a sword through the heart.
................Dante Gabriel Rossetti
' Everyone Needs Beauty '...
Everybody needs beauty as well as bread,, places to play in and pray in,, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.
....................... John Muir
' Simplify Your Life '...
Simplify your life.. Don't waste the years struggling for things that are unimportant.. Don't burden yourself with possessions.. Keep your needs and wants simple and enjoy what you have.. Don't destroy your peace of mind by looking back,, worrying about the past.. Live in the present.. Simplify!
................. Henry David Thoreau
' My Wish for You '...
This is my wish for you:.. Comfort on difficult days,, smiles when sadness intrudes,, rainbows to follow the clouds,, laughter to kiss your lips,, sunsets to warm your heart,, hugs when spirits sag,, beauty for your eyes to see,, friendships to brighten your being,, faith so that you can believe,, confidence for when you doubt,, courage to know yourself,, patience to accept the truth,, Love to complete your life.
.................. Ralph Waldo Emerson
' Searching for Happiness '...
Happiness,, not in another place, but this place...not for another hour,, but this hour.
................... Walt Whitman
' Let Us Go Forth '...
Let us go forth, the tellers of tales,, and seize whatever prey the heart long for,, and have no fear.. Everything exists,, everything is true,, and the earth is only a little dust under our feet.
..................... William Butler Yeats
' The Naked Reality '...
Naked a man comes into the world, and naked he leaves it,, after all is said and done he leaves nothing, except the good deeds he leaves behind.
................. Rashi
' We Are Responsible '...
We each decide whether to make ourselves learned or ignorant,, compassionate or cruel,, generous or miserly.. No one forces us.. No one decides for us,, no one drags us along one path or the other.. We are responsible for what we are.
................... Maimonides
' The Face of Allah '...
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
' This is the Equation '...
Ignorance leads to fear,, fear leads to hate,, and hate leads to violence.. This is the equation.
................. Averroes
' A Scholar of the Light '...
If a rock,, though extremely hard,, can be hollowed out by water,, how much more so should it be possible for The Light,, which is compared to water,, to change my heart.. I will begin to study it,, and try to become a scholar of The Light.
................... Rabbi Akiva
' Intolerance '...
Intolerance lies at the core of evil.. Not the intolerance that results from any threat or danger.. But intolerance of another being who dares to exist.. Intolerance without cause.. It is so deep within us,, because every human being secretly desires the entire universe to himself.. Our only way out is to learn compassion without cause.. To care for each other simple because that 'other' exists.
.................. Menachem Mendel Schneerson
' The Profound Awakenings '...
Sometimes,, the most profound of awakenings come wrapped in the quietest of moments.
................... Stephen Crane
' The Necessity of Solitude '...
Solitude bears the same relation to the mind that sleep does to the body.. It affords it the necessary opportunities for repose and recovery.
.................... William Gilmore Simms
' The Inner Peace '...
The most evident sign of having found the Truth is the inner peace.
.................. Amado Nervo
' The Inconceivable Nothingness '...
We come from an inconceivable nothingness.. We stay a while in something which seems equally inconceivable,, only to vanish again into the inconceivable nothingness.
................... Peter Wessel Zapffe
' The Purpose of Life ? '...
What is there to understand?.. The significance of life?.. How long will it take to understand the significance and the meaning of life?.. 20 years?.. 30 years?.. And the same question will be here in another 20 years,, I guarantee you.. Until you stop asking that question.. When that question is not there,, you are there.. So that's the reason why you keep asking the question:. you do not want the question to come to an end.. When that comes to an end,, there will not be anybody,, left there,, to find out the meaning,, the purpose and the significance of life.
................ U.G. Krishnamurti
' Poetry of Music '...
Lean your body forward slightly to support the guitar against your chest,, for the poetry of the music,, should resound in your heart.
.............. Andres Segovia
' A True Spiritual Language '...
Music speaks from spirit to spirit, and in that sense you could call it, a true spiritual language.
.............. John McLaughlin
' The Most Powerful Weapon '...
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
' 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
' Daily Knowledge '...
A day that I don't learn something new, is a wasted day.
.............. B. B. King
' Carpe Diem '...
Live each day like it's your last,, 'cause one day you gonna be right'
..................... Ray Charles
' Follow the Heart '...
Fortunately,, some are born with spiritual immune systems that sooner or later give rejection to the illusory worldview grafted upon then from birth through social conditioning.. They begin sensing that something is amiss,, and start looking for answers.. Inner knowledge and anomalous outer experiences show them a side of reality others are oblivious to,, and so begins the journey of awakening.. Each step of the journey is made by following the heart instead of the crowd,, and by choosing knowledge over veils of ignorance.
..................... Henri Bergson
' Seeking Truth '...
When you seek truth,, you seek God, whether you know it or not...............
Edith Stein
' Facts are Truth '...
There is nothing better to display the truth in an excellent light,, than a clear and simple statement of facts.
............... Saint Benedict of Nursia
' Let Go of the Ego '...
He will provide the way and the means,, such as you could never have imagined.. Leave it all to Him,, let go of yourself,, lose yourself on the Cross,, and you will find yourself entirely.
.................. Saint Catherine of Siena
' Speaking with Divine Consciousness '...
The most holy and necessary practice in our spiritual life is the presence of God.. That means finding constant pleasure in His divine company,, speaking humbly and lovingly with him in all seasons,, at every moment,, without limiting the conversation in any way.
..................... Brother Lawrence
' Death of Ego '...
It is only by a total death to self,, we can be lost in God.
........................ Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon
' The Kingdom of Love '...
Only when we live,, walk,, behave,, and have our being altogether in our spirit,, not in our natural man,, are we in the kingdom of God and,, in reality,, are the kingdom of God.
....................... Witness Lee
' What is Love ? '...
Love is the ability and willingness, to allow those that you care for, to be what they choose for themselves,, without any insistence that they satisfy you.
................... Wayne Dyer
' Conduct Yourself '...
Conduct yourself in this world, as if you are here to stay forever,, and yet prepare for eternity, as if you are to die tomorrow.
...................... Muhammad
' Spiritual Mysticsim '...
What mystics hope to achieve differs from culture to culture.. Shamans,, theurgists,, Daoists,, Kabbalists,, Western esotericians,, and many others are primarily interested in mystical experiences as a means of performing magic.. The gnostics of late antiquity,, Hindu mystics,, and Buddhists have sought liberation from ignorance through the apprehension of truth,, and Christian and Sufi mystics seek consolation in God..............
For the most part,, mystics are engaged in acquiring a set of skills that will enable them to have visions,, unitive experiences,, possession states,, and so forth.. In a few cases,, however,, the purpose of mystical practice is to produce personal transformation.. Confucianism,, for example,, is aimed at the cultivation of sagehood. Fourteenth-century Roman Catholic meditations on the Passion of Christ,, which induced death-and-resurrection experiences that were considered mystical unions with Jesus,, were consciously aimed at reforming the soul in both faith and feeling.. Early English Methodism was aimed at the achievement of a state of “sanctification,”,, in which sin ceases to be tempting and virtue is effortless.. Tibetan Buddhism is directed toward the production of enlightened individuals,, called bodhisattvas,, who inevitably acquire compassion as a side effect of their progress toward truthful understanding..................Britannica
' Taoism '...
Taoism or Daoism is a diverse philosophical and religious tradition indigenous to China,
emphasizing harmony with the Tao 道 (pinyin: dào; Wade–Giles: tao4).. With a range of meaning in Chinese philosophy,, translations of Tao include 'way',, 'road',, 'path',, or 'technique',, generally understood in the Taoist sense as an enigmatic process of transformation ultimately underlying reality.. Taoist thought has informed the development of various practices within the Taoist tradition and beyond,, including forms of meditation,, astrology,, qigong,, feng shui,, and internal alchemy.. A common goal of Taoist practice is self-cultivation,, a deeper appreciation of the Tao,, and more harmonious existence.. Taoist ethics vary,, but generally emphasize such virtues as effortless action,, naturalness, simplicity,, and the three treasures of compassion,, frugality,, and humility ....................... Wikipedia
' Practice is Perfect '...
The one who learns and learns and doesn't practice ,, is like the one who plows and plows,, and never plants.
..................Plato
' Organized Life '...
Science is organized knowledge.. Wisdom is organized life.
............ Immanuel Kant
' A Precious Possession '...
The most precious of all possessions,, is power over ourselves.
................... John Locke
' Inside Yourself '...
“A beggar had been sitting by the side of a road for over thirty years.. One day,, a stranger walked by.. “Spare some change?” mumbled the beggar,, holding out his old baseball cap.. “I have nothing to give you,” said the stranger.. Then he asked: “What’s that you are sitting on?”. “Nothing,” replied the beggar.. “Just an old box.. I have been sitting on it for as long as I can remember.”. “Ever looked inside?”, asked the stranger.. “No,” said the beggar.. “What’s the point?, There’s nothing in there.”. “Have a look inside,”. insisted the stranger.. The beggar managed to pry open the lid.. With astonishment,, disbelief,, and elation,, he saw that the box was filled with gold.
I am that stranger who has nothing to give you and who is telling you to look inside.. Not inside any box,, as in the parable,, but somewhere even closer:.. inside yourself.”
................ Eckhart Tolle
' The Body is Listening '...
Every cell in your body is eavesdropping on your thoughts.
.................. Deepak Chopra
' Beginning Today '...
Beginning today,, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight.. Extend to them all the care,, kindness and understanding you can muster,, and do it with no thought of any reward.. Your life will never be the same again.
................ Og Mandino
' Self-Control of Thought '...
Self-control is strength.. Right thought is mastery.. Calmness is power.
...........James Allen
' Thoughts Have Power '...
We are sending out thoughts of greater or less intensity all the time,, and we are reaping the results of such thoughts.. Not only do our thought-waves influence ourselves and others,, but they have a drawing power - they attract to us the thoughts of others,, things,, circumstances,, people, ,'luck',, in accord with the character of the thought uppermost in our minds.
..................... William Walker Atkinson
' No One Can Hurt You '...
No one on earth can hurt you,, unless you accept the hurt in your own mind. . . The problem is not other people;, it is your reaction.
..................... Vernon Howard
' Day by Day '...
I find that life,, day by day,, is composed of at least one joy,, one problem and one sorrow.. Then there are the smaller ingredients:, you always learn something,, whether useful or harmful - that is difficult to analyze until later;, you always give something;, you always grow a little in one direction or another.
..................... Anais Nin
' Resolution One '...
Resolution One:.. I will live for God.. Resolution Two:.. If no one else does,, I still will.
..................... Jonathan Edwards
' The Courage of Soul '...
It is not the strength of the body that counts,, but the strength of the spirit.
............... J. R. R. Tolkien
' The Soul Remembers '...
There are two ways of seeing:, with the body and with the soul.. The body's sight can sometimes forget,, but the soul remembers forever.
....................... Alexandre Dumas
' Common Sense '...
I read,, I study,, I examine,, I listen,, I reflect,, and out of all of this, I try to form an idea into which I put as much common sense as I can.
....................... Marquis de Lafayette
' What is Life ? '...
What is life?, but an unpleasant interruption to a peaceful nonexistence.
................... Jean-Paul Sartre
'' The Habit of Lying '...
The people who lie the most are nearly always the clumsiest at it,, and they're easier to fool with lies than most people,, too... You'd think they'd be on the look-out for lies,, but they seem to be the very ones that will believe almost anything at all.
..................... Dashiell Hammett
' Pay Attention '...
Zen pretty much comes down to three things -- everything changes;, everything is connected;, pay attention.
.................. Jane Hirshfield
' Become a Good Human '...
What’s the good of being true to your religion on the outside,, if you don’t change what’s on the inside,,were it really counts ?
......................... Randa Abdel-Fattah
' Real Enlightenment '...
Since pure awareness of nowness is real Enlightenment,,
in openness and contentment,, I found the Truth in my heart..
By simply relaxing in this uncontrived,, open,, and natural state,,
we obtain the quality of effortless freedom of whatever arises.
................... Jigdral Yeshe Dorje
' Burst from Laughing '...
Since things neither exist nor do not exist,, are neither real nor unreal,, are utterly beyond adopting and rejecting ... one might as well burst out laughing.
...................... Longchenpa
' Karma is not Fate '...
Karma isn't fate.. Nor is it a punishment, imposed on us by some external agent.. We create our own karma.. Karma is the result of the choices that we make every moment of every day.
.................... Tulku Thondup
' The Ultimate Retreat '...
Ideally the ultimate retreat is to retreat from the past and the future,, to always remain in the present.
................. Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche (Buddhist Monk)...
' The Present Moment '...
All that we are looking for in life .... all the happiness,, contentment,, and peace of mind ... is right here in the present moment.
................... Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
' Overcoming Hatred '...
Once you overcome the hatred within your mind,, you will discover that in the world outside,, there is no longer any such thing as even a single enemy.
................. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
' Self-Importance '...
By breaking down our sense of self-importance,, all we lose is a parasite that has long infected our minds.. What we gain in return is freedom,, openness of mind,, spontaneity,, simplicity,, altruism:... all qualities inherent in happiness.
.................... Matthieu Ricard (Buddhist Monk)
' The Art of Living '...
A master in the art of living, draws no sharp distinction between his work and his play;.. his labor and his leisure;.. his mind and his body;.. his education and his recreation.. He hardly knows which is which.
........................... François-René de Chateaubriand
' Real Education '...
Don't educate your children to be rich.. Educate them to be happy,, so they know the value of things,, not the price.
...................... Victor Hugo
' Creating the Manifestation '...
When you doubt your power,, you give power to your doubt.
.................. Honore de Balzac
' The Only Reality '...
Seize the moments of happiness,, love and be loved!... That is the only reality in the world,, all else is folly.
.................... Leo Tolstoy
' A Thousand words '...
A thousand words, will not leave so deep an impression as one deed.
...................... Henrik Ibsen
' The True Joy In Life '...
This is the true joy in life:.. Being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one,, being a force of nature instead of a feverish,, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances,, complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.. I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live,, it is my privilege to do for it what I can.. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.
............... George Bernard Shaw
' Positive Thinking '...
The POSITIVE THINKER sees the INVISIBLE,, feels the INTANGIBLE,, and achieves the IMPOSSIBLE.
.................. Winston Churchill
' Finding Happiness '...
The U. S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness,, only the pursuit of it.. You have to catch up with it,, yourself.
................. Benjamin Franklin
' Zen Teaches Nothing '...
Zen teaches nothing;.. it merely enables us to wake up and become aware.. It does not teach,, it points.
.................... D.T. Suzuki
' End Desires '...
Once you stop clinging and let things be,, you'll be free,, even of birth and death.. You'll transform everything.
........................ Bodhidharma
' From the Divine Self '...
Your honesty,, Your love,, Your compassion,, should come from your inner being,, not from teachings and scriptures.
................ Rajneesh
' Ego is Dissolved '...
My worship is of a very strange kind.
In this,, Ganga water is not required..
No special utensils are necessary.
Even flowers are redundant..
In this puja all gods have disappeared..
And emptiness has emerged with euphoria.
................. Lahiri Mahasaya
' Intuition '...
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
' True Self Analysis '...
Millions of people never analyze themselves.. Mentally they are mechanical products of the factory of their environment,, preoccupied with breakfast,, lunch,, and dinner,, working and sleeping,, and going here and there to be entertained.. They don't know what or why they are seeking,, nor why they never realize complete happiness and lasting satisfaction.. By evading self-analysis,, people go on being robots,, conditioned by their environment.. True self-analysis is the greatest art of progress.
...................... Paramahansa Yogananda
' Gratitude '...
Gratitude makes sense of our past,, brings peace for today,, and creates a vision for tomorrow.
...................... Melody Beattie
' Painting is a Bridge '...
A picture is nothing but a bridge between the soul of the artist,, and that of the spectator.
..................... Eugene Delacroix (artist)
' The Act of Painting '...
The act of painting,, is about one heart telling another heart,, where he found Salvation.
................ Francisco Goya (painter)
' From Drop to Ocean '...
The ultimate essence of yoga,, is the contact and the union between the individual consciousness,, and the Divine Consciousness.
.................Raphael (Artist)
' Thought Creates Manifestation '...
Life etches itself onto our faces as we grow older,, showing our violence,, excesses or kindnesses.
.................. Rembrandt (artist)
' Live in this Moment '...
Right now a moment of time is passing by!... We must become that moment.
.................... Paul Cezanne (Artist)
' Simplicity '...
The more simple we are,, the more complete we become.
............. Auguste Rodin (sculptor)
' Only Divine Consciousness is Eternal '...
Let nothing Disturb you,, Let nothing frighten you,, Though all things pass,, God does not change.. Patience wins all things.. But he lacks nothing who possesses God;,, For God alone suffices.
................... Saint Teresa of Avila (Spiritual Mystic )
' Watching the Thinking '...
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
' Throughout Life '...
The real student is studying,, learning,, inquiring,, exploring, ,not just until he is twenty or twenty-five,, but throughout life.
..................... Jiddu Krishnamurti
' What is Courage ? '...
I learned that courage was not the absence of fear,, but the triumph over it.. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid,, but he who conquers that fear.
........................ Nelson Mandela
' The Darkness Disappears '...
Give light,, and the darkness will disappear of itself.
................. Desiderius Erasmus
' Faith and Love '...
The whole being of any Christian is faith and love.. Faith brings the person to God,, love brings the person to people.
...................... Martin Luther
' Two Questions '...
You know,, the ancient Egyptians had a beautiful belief about death.. When their souls got to the entrance to heaven,, the guards asked two questions.. Their answers determined whether they were able to enter or not.. 'Have you found joy in your life?'... 'Has your life brought joy to others?'
........................ Morgan Freeman
' The Heart Shines '...
I've learned that people will forget what you said,, people will forget what you did,, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
................... Maya Angelou
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