Indeed,
I am neither bound nor free.
An end to illusion!
It is all groundless.
For the whole of creation,
Though it rests in me,
Is without foundation.
-Ashtavakra Gita 2:18
From "The Heart of Awareness
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Gratitude for the abundance you have received is the best insurance that the abundance will continue.
-Prophet Muhammad
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It is easy for the good person to do good deeds, but for the evil one it is difficult to do good deeds. It is easy for the evil person to do bad deeds, but it is difficult for the good one to do bad deeds.
-Udana
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To be truly Christian means to see Christ everywhere, to know Him as all in all.
-Madeleine L'Engle, "Walking on Water"
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Education is when you read the fine print. Experience is what you get if you don't.
-Pete Seeger
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A time will come when the sky is torn apart; when the stars scatter, and the ocean drains away; and when the graves are tossed about, and laid open. At that time every man will be told what he has done, and what he has failed to do; and every woman will be told what she has done, and what she has failed to do.
-Qur'an, Al-Infitar, Surah 82:1-5
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A buddha is one who does not seek. In seeking this, you turn away from it. The principle is the principle of nonseeking; when you seek it, you lose it.
-Pai-chang
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Kindness has converted more sinners than zeal, eloquence, or learning.
-Frederick W. Faber
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Christians should never fail to sense the operation of an angelic glory. It forever eclipses the world of demonic powers, as the sun does a candle's light.
-Billy Graham
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Enthusiasm is everything. It must be taut and vibrating like a guitar string.
-Pele
-Qur'an, Al-Infitar, Surah 82:1-5
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A buddha is one who does not seek. In seeking this, you turn away from it. The principle is the principle of nonseeking; when you seek it, you lose it.
-Pai-chang
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Kindness has converted more sinners than zeal, eloquence, or learning.
-Frederick W. Faber
***
Christians should never fail to sense the operation of an angelic glory. It forever eclipses the world of demonic powers, as the sun does a candle's light.
-Billy Graham
***
Enthusiasm is everything. It must be taut and vibrating like a guitar string.
-Pele
He is the eternal Reality, sing the scriptures,
And the ground of existence.
Those who perceive him in every creature
Merge in him and are released from the wheel
Of birth and death.
-Shvetashvatara Upanishad
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Sugar in the mouth won't help if you're bitter at heart.
- Yiddish proverb
Reprinted from 'A
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What, now is the Nobel Truth of the Origin of Suffering?
It is craving, which gives rise to fresh rebirth, and, bound up with pleasure and lust, now here, now there, finds ever-fresh delight. But where does this craving arise and take root? Wherever in the world there are delightful and pleasurable things, there this craving rises and takes root. Eye, ear, nose, tongue, body and mind are delightful and pleasurable: there this craving arises and takes root.
-The Four Nobel Truths (from the Samyutta Nikaya, translated by Nyanatiloka)
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I discovered that sorrow was not to be feared but rather endured with hope and expectancy that God would use it to bless my life
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Knowledge is not enough, unless it leads you to understanding, and, in turn, to wisdom.
- Sarnoff, "Youth in a Changing World," 1954
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And the ground of existence.
Those who perceive him in every creature
Merge in him and are released from the wheel
Of birth and death.
-Shvetashvatara Upanishad
***
Sugar in the mouth won't help if you're bitter at heart.
- Yiddish proverb
Reprinted from 'A
***
What, now is the Nobel Truth of the Origin of Suffering?
It is craving, which gives rise to fresh rebirth, and, bound up with pleasure and lust, now here, now there, finds ever-fresh delight. But where does this craving arise and take root? Wherever in the world there are delightful and pleasurable things, there this craving rises and takes root. Eye, ear, nose, tongue, body and mind are delightful and pleasurable: there this craving arises and takes root.
-The Four Nobel Truths (from the Samyutta Nikaya, translated by Nyanatiloka)
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I discovered that sorrow was not to be feared but rather endured with hope and expectancy that God would use it to bless my life
***
Knowledge is not enough, unless it leads you to understanding, and, in turn, to wisdom.
- Sarnoff, "Youth in a Changing World," 1954
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It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get back up.
-Vince Lombardi
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In darkness there is no choice. It is light that enables us to see the differences between things; and it is Christ who gives us light.
-Mrs. C.T. Whitemell
***
Like a merchant with a small
But well-laden caravan
--a dangerous road,
like a person who loves life
--a poison,
one should avoid
--evil deeds.
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All that is in the heavens and on the earth glorifies Allah. He alone is the Almighty, the Cognizant, the Sovereign of the heavens and the earth, who bestows life and ordains death, and has complete power over all things. He is the First and the Last, the Manifest and the Unseen, the One and the Only with the knowledge of all things.
-Qur'an, Al-Hadid, Surah 57:1-5
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The fault with charity--too little; with speech--too much.
- Judah Al-Harizi, "Tahkemoni"
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I adore myself.
How wonderful I am!
I can never die.
The whole world may perish,
From Brahma to a blade of grass,
But I am still here.
-Ashtavakra Gita 2:11
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-Vince Lombardi
***
In darkness there is no choice. It is light that enables us to see the differences between things; and it is Christ who gives us light.
-Mrs. C.T. Whitemell
***
Like a merchant with a small
But well-laden caravan
--a dangerous road,
like a person who loves life
--a poison,
one should avoid
--evil deeds.
***
All that is in the heavens and on the earth glorifies Allah. He alone is the Almighty, the Cognizant, the Sovereign of the heavens and the earth, who bestows life and ordains death, and has complete power over all things. He is the First and the Last, the Manifest and the Unseen, the One and the Only with the knowledge of all things.
-Qur'an, Al-Hadid, Surah 57:1-5
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The fault with charity--too little; with speech--too much.
- Judah Al-Harizi, "Tahkemoni"
***
I adore myself.
How wonderful I am!
I can never die.
The whole world may perish,
From Brahma to a blade of grass,
But I am still here.
-Ashtavakra Gita 2:11
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Nothing is too great and nothing is too small to commit into the hands of the Lord.
-A.W. Pink
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How rare and wonderful is that flash of a moment when we realize we have discovered a friend.
-William Rostler
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Negative feelings, such as violence, are damaging to life, whether we act upon them ourselves, or cause or condone them in others.
They are born of greed, anger, or delusion, and may be slight, moderate, or intense. Their fruit is endless ignorance and suffering.
To remember this is to cultivate the opposite.
-The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, 2:34
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The divine test of a man's worth is not his theology but his life.
- Morris Joseph, "Judaism as Creed and Life"
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Day and night he danced in ecstasy,
revolving on the earth like the heavens.
His ecstatic cries reached the zenith of the skies
and were heard by all and sundry.
-Rumi, "The Life and Thoughts of Rumi"
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When a person has lived properly and acted generously, he grasps the way things are. He is not dependent on attachments; he is free from anger and aversions; what he does becomes perfect action.
The pureness of perfectly balanced action based on seeing the way things are--this is freedom and the ending of ignorance.
-Sutta Nipata
-A.W. Pink
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How rare and wonderful is that flash of a moment when we realize we have discovered a friend.
-William Rostler
***
Negative feelings, such as violence, are damaging to life, whether we act upon them ourselves, or cause or condone them in others.
They are born of greed, anger, or delusion, and may be slight, moderate, or intense. Their fruit is endless ignorance and suffering.
To remember this is to cultivate the opposite.
-The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, 2:34
***
The divine test of a man's worth is not his theology but his life.
- Morris Joseph, "Judaism as Creed and Life"
***
Day and night he danced in ecstasy,
revolving on the earth like the heavens.
His ecstatic cries reached the zenith of the skies
and were heard by all and sundry.
-Rumi, "The Life and Thoughts of Rumi"
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When a person has lived properly and acted generously, he grasps the way things are. He is not dependent on attachments; he is free from anger and aversions; what he does becomes perfect action.
The pureness of perfectly balanced action based on seeing the way things are--this is freedom and the ending of ignorance.
-Sutta Nipata
Removing the incurable cancer called hatred
Reveals one's undying, undiminishing radiance.
The destruction of hatred, that sorrow of sorrows,
Yields to man the joy of joys.
-Tirukkural 86: 853-54
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Remember Me, and I will remember you. Be grateful to Me, and do not deny My favors.
-Qur'an, Al-Baqara, Surah 2:152
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When everything is clean-clear in your own mind,
nobody can create obstacles for you.
-Lama Thubten Yeshe, "The Bliss of Inner Fire"
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One encounter with Jesus Christ is enough to change you, instantly, forever.
-Luis Palau
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Reveals one's undying, undiminishing radiance.
The destruction of hatred, that sorrow of sorrows,
Yields to man the joy of joys.
-Tirukkural 86: 853-54
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Remember Me, and I will remember you. Be grateful to Me, and do not deny My favors.
-Qur'an, Al-Baqara, Surah 2:152
***
When everything is clean-clear in your own mind,
nobody can create obstacles for you.
-Lama Thubten Yeshe, "The Bliss of Inner Fire"
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One encounter with Jesus Christ is enough to change you, instantly, forever.
-Luis Palau
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There is no such thing in anyone's life as an unimportant day.
-Alexander Woollcott
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Prayer does not fit us for the greater work, prayer is the greater work.
-Oswald Chambers
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OM is the supreme symbol of the Lord.
OM is the whole, OM affirms; OM signals
The chanting of the hymns from the Vedas.
The priest begins with OM; spiritual teachers
And their students commence with OM.
The student who is established in OM
Becomes united with the Lord of Love.
-Taittiriya Upanishad
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The Lord illumined the hearts of the pious with the light of certainty that gave them the vision to comprehend the light of all the faiths of the world.
-Abu'I-Hasan, "The Kashf al-Mahjub"
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The errors of sages are regarded as willful sins; the sins of the ignorant are accounted as unwitting errors.
- Judah b. Ilai, Talmud: Baba Metzia
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Make an island for yourself!
Work quickly! Be wise!
With impurities all blown away,
unblemished,
you won't again undergo birth
& aging.
-Dhammapada, 18, tranlsated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
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-Alexander Woollcott
***
Prayer does not fit us for the greater work, prayer is the greater work.
-Oswald Chambers
***
OM is the supreme symbol of the Lord.
OM is the whole, OM affirms; OM signals
The chanting of the hymns from the Vedas.
The priest begins with OM; spiritual teachers
And their students commence with OM.
The student who is established in OM
Becomes united with the Lord of Love.
-Taittiriya Upanishad
***
The Lord illumined the hearts of the pious with the light of certainty that gave them the vision to comprehend the light of all the faiths of the world.
-Abu'I-Hasan, "The Kashf al-Mahjub"
***
The errors of sages are regarded as willful sins; the sins of the ignorant are accounted as unwitting errors.
- Judah b. Ilai, Talmud: Baba Metzia
***
Make an island for yourself!
Work quickly! Be wise!
With impurities all blown away,
unblemished,
you won't again undergo birth
& aging.
-Dhammapada, 18, tranlsated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
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The days are too short even for love; how can there be enough time for quarreling?
-Margaret Gatty
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Faith in a prayer-hearing God will make a prayer-loving Christian.
-Andrew Murray
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What you do may seem insignificant, but it's important that you do it.
-Gandhi
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The essence and aim of the whole Torah is love for God and devotion to Him.
- Katz, Toldot Jacob Joseph
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Believers, remain resolute in justice and bear witness to the truth, be it against yourselves, your parents, or your kinsfolk. Whether the person concerned is rich or poor, remember that Allah is cognizant of your actions. So do not let your passions take control, lest you swerve from justice. For if you distort the truth or decline to give you testimony, then remember Allah has full knowledge of all that you do.
-Qur'an, An-Nisa, Surah 4:135
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Whether you believe in God or not does not matter so much, whether you believe in Buddha or not does not matter so much. You must lead a good life.
-His Holiness the Dalai Lama
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-Margaret Gatty
***
Faith in a prayer-hearing God will make a prayer-loving Christian.
-Andrew Murray
***
What you do may seem insignificant, but it's important that you do it.
-Gandhi
***
The essence and aim of the whole Torah is love for God and devotion to Him.
- Katz, Toldot Jacob Joseph
***
Believers, remain resolute in justice and bear witness to the truth, be it against yourselves, your parents, or your kinsfolk. Whether the person concerned is rich or poor, remember that Allah is cognizant of your actions. So do not let your passions take control, lest you swerve from justice. For if you distort the truth or decline to give you testimony, then remember Allah has full knowledge of all that you do.
-Qur'an, An-Nisa, Surah 4:135
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Whether you believe in God or not does not matter so much, whether you believe in Buddha or not does not matter so much. You must lead a good life.
-His Holiness the Dalai Lama
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We do not see things as they are. We see them as we are.
-The Talmud
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God loves you right where you are but he doesn't want to leave you there.
-Max Lucado
***
There is a city with eleven gates
Of which the ruler is the unborn Self,
Whose light forever shines. They go beyond
Sorrow who meditate on the Self
And are freed from the cycle of birth and death.
For this Self is supreme!
-Katha Upanishad
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Strive for Paradise. A small nook within its bliss is better than the whole world and all the riches within.
-The Prophet Muhammad (SAW), as reported by Abu Hurairah
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Whenever you hear that someone else has been successful, rejoice. Always practice rejoicing for others--whether your friend or your enemy. If you cannot practice rejoicing, no matter how long you live, you will not be happy.
-Lama Zopa Rinpoche, "Transforming Problems Into Happiness"
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-The Talmud
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God loves you right where you are but he doesn't want to leave you there.
-Max Lucado
***
There is a city with eleven gates
Of which the ruler is the unborn Self,
Whose light forever shines. They go beyond
Sorrow who meditate on the Self
And are freed from the cycle of birth and death.
For this Self is supreme!
-Katha Upanishad
***
Strive for Paradise. A small nook within its bliss is better than the whole world and all the riches within.
-The Prophet Muhammad (SAW), as reported by Abu Hurairah
***
Whenever you hear that someone else has been successful, rejoice. Always practice rejoicing for others--whether your friend or your enemy. If you cannot practice rejoicing, no matter how long you live, you will not be happy.
-Lama Zopa Rinpoche, "Transforming Problems Into Happiness"
***
You are one and the same
In joy and sorrow,
Hope and despair,
Life and death.
You are already fulfilled.
Let yourself dissolve.
-Ashtavakra Gita 5:4
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It is God who makes you sleep at night as if you were dead. God knows what you have done during the day. God sustains you, so that you may live your allotted span. To him you will eventually return, and he will declare to you all that you have done.
-Qur'an, Al-An'am, Surah 6:6
From "366 Readings From Islam,"
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Discontent is the source of trouble, but also of progress.
- Berthold Auerbach, "On the Heights," 1865
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You should do the work yourself, for buddhas only teach the way.
-Dhammapada
***
If God is your love and your purpose, the chief aim of your heart, it is all you need in this life...Such a blind shot with the sharp dart of longing will never miss its mark, which is God.
***
pay no attention whatever to anybody's praise or blame. I simply follow my own feelings.
-Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
In joy and sorrow,
Hope and despair,
Life and death.
You are already fulfilled.
Let yourself dissolve.
-Ashtavakra Gita 5:4
***
It is God who makes you sleep at night as if you were dead. God knows what you have done during the day. God sustains you, so that you may live your allotted span. To him you will eventually return, and he will declare to you all that you have done.
-Qur'an, Al-An'am, Surah 6:6
From "366 Readings From Islam,"
***
Discontent is the source of trouble, but also of progress.
- Berthold Auerbach, "On the Heights," 1865
***
You should do the work yourself, for buddhas only teach the way.
-Dhammapada
***
If God is your love and your purpose, the chief aim of your heart, it is all you need in this life...Such a blind shot with the sharp dart of longing will never miss its mark, which is God.
***
pay no attention whatever to anybody's praise or blame. I simply follow my own feelings.
-Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
You see many stars in the sky at night, but not when the sun rises. Can you therefore say that there are no stars in the heavens during the day? Because you cannot find God in the days of your ignorance, say not that there is no God.
-Sri Ramakrishna
***
Every soul shall have a taste of death:
In the end to Us shall ye be brought back.
But those who believe and work deeds of righteousness--
To them shall We give
A Home in Heaven--
Lofty mansions beneath which
Flow rivers, to dwell therein
For aye;--an excellent reward
For those who do (good).
-Qur'an, The Spider, Surah 29:57-58
***
When you turn upward, Buddhas and devils disappear without a trace; mountains and seas vanish.
When you turn downward, clerics are clerics, lay folk are lay folk.
You transcend seeing and hearing, get rid of all dependence, and ride at leisure on top of sound and form, mastering that which startles the crowd.
-Huai-t’ang
From "The Pocket Zen Reader," edited by Thomas Cleary, 1999. Reprinted by arrangement with Shambhala Publications, Boston, www.shambhala.com.
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Make it a rule, and pray to God to help you to keep it, never, if possible, to lie down at night without being able to say: "I have made one human being at least a little wiser, or a little happier, or at least a little better this day."
-Charles Kingsley
***
To dream of the person you would like to be is to waste the person you are.
-Anonymous
-Sri Ramakrishna
***
Every soul shall have a taste of death:
In the end to Us shall ye be brought back.
But those who believe and work deeds of righteousness--
To them shall We give
A Home in Heaven--
Lofty mansions beneath which
Flow rivers, to dwell therein
For aye;--an excellent reward
For those who do (good).
-Qur'an, The Spider, Surah 29:57-58
***
When you turn upward, Buddhas and devils disappear without a trace; mountains and seas vanish.
When you turn downward, clerics are clerics, lay folk are lay folk.
You transcend seeing and hearing, get rid of all dependence, and ride at leisure on top of sound and form, mastering that which startles the crowd.
-Huai-t’ang
From "The Pocket Zen Reader," edited by Thomas Cleary, 1999. Reprinted by arrangement with Shambhala Publications, Boston, www.shambhala.com.
***
Make it a rule, and pray to God to help you to keep it, never, if possible, to lie down at night without being able to say: "I have made one human being at least a little wiser, or a little happier, or at least a little better this day."
-Charles Kingsley
***
To dream of the person you would like to be is to waste the person you are.
-Anonymous
They say those who act cruelly by forsaking compassion
Must have forgotten what it means to forsake morality.
-Tirukkural 25:246
***
He who renders true judgment is a co-worker with God.
- Mekilta, to Exodus
***
Firmness of heart is needed for achievement,
but a firm friend does not lack friends.
Be a firm friend, that you may find friends innumerable;
for without friends you will be left helpless.
Generally the wolf seizes his prey at the moment
when a year-old sheep has strayed alone from the flock.
-Mathnawi [VI 497-498;500]
***
When you are deluded, you are used by your body. When you are enlightened, you use your body.
-Bunan
***
Jesus Christ is a God whom we approach without pride, and before whom we humble ourselves without despair.
-Blaise Pascal, Pensées
***
Good will is mightier than the strongest weapons and guarantees the greatest security.
- Apocrypha: Aristeas, 230
Must have forgotten what it means to forsake morality.
-Tirukkural 25:246
***
He who renders true judgment is a co-worker with God.
- Mekilta, to Exodus
***
Firmness of heart is needed for achievement,
but a firm friend does not lack friends.
Be a firm friend, that you may find friends innumerable;
for without friends you will be left helpless.
Generally the wolf seizes his prey at the moment
when a year-old sheep has strayed alone from the flock.
-Mathnawi [VI 497-498;500]
***
When you are deluded, you are used by your body. When you are enlightened, you use your body.
-Bunan
***
Jesus Christ is a God whom we approach without pride, and before whom we humble ourselves without despair.
-Blaise Pascal, Pensées
***
Good will is mightier than the strongest weapons and guarantees the greatest security.
- Apocrypha: Aristeas, 230
Since the seed does not contain anything other than the seed, even the flowers and the fruits are of the same nature as the seed: the substance of the seed is the substance of subsequent effects, too. Even so, the homogenous mass of cosmic consciousness does not give rise to anything other than what it is in essence. When this truth is realized, duality ceases.
-Yoga Vasishtha
***
My Lord, how great my desire to meet You, how earnest my hope of Your reward. O Most Gracious, Hope of all hope, O Adored by all, if I be unworthy of You, and my endeavors not deserving of devotion, then gladly shall I confess to my infirmities, my sins. For who could be more forgiving than Yourself? But should You choose to chastise me, I will satisfy myself in the knowledge that no one could be more just than You.
-Sha'wanna, "Rabi'a the Mystic"
***
Your own self is
your own mainstay,
for who else could your mainstay be?
With you yourself well-trained
you obtain the mainstay
hard to obtain.
-Dhammapada 12, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
***
Keep God's word in this way. Let it enter into your very being, let it take possession of your desires and your whole way of life.
-St. Bernard of Clarivaux
***
There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
-Anais Nin
-Yoga Vasishtha
***
My Lord, how great my desire to meet You, how earnest my hope of Your reward. O Most Gracious, Hope of all hope, O Adored by all, if I be unworthy of You, and my endeavors not deserving of devotion, then gladly shall I confess to my infirmities, my sins. For who could be more forgiving than Yourself? But should You choose to chastise me, I will satisfy myself in the knowledge that no one could be more just than You.
-Sha'wanna, "Rabi'a the Mystic"
***
Your own self is
your own mainstay,
for who else could your mainstay be?
With you yourself well-trained
you obtain the mainstay
hard to obtain.
-Dhammapada 12, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
***
Keep God's word in this way. Let it enter into your very being, let it take possession of your desires and your whole way of life.
-St. Bernard of Clarivaux
***
There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
-Anais Nin
This Self who gives rise to all works, all desires, all odors, all tastes, who pervades the universe, who is beyond words, who is joy abiding, who is ever present in my heart, is Brahman indeed. To him I shall attain when my ego dies.
-Chandogya Upanishad
***
If you persevere in adversity and depend on God, then know that He will remove your afflictions and bestow vast blessings upon you. For in His Book God promises, "Those who depend upon Allah, Allah bestows His bounty upon them and provides for them from means unknown." Therefore follow the road of patience and rejoice in His infinite bounty.
-Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jillani
***
May God break my heart so completely that the whole world falls in.
-Mother Teresa
***
If you are doing your best, you will not have time to worry about failure.
-Robert Hillyer
-Chandogya Upanishad
***
If you persevere in adversity and depend on God, then know that He will remove your afflictions and bestow vast blessings upon you. For in His Book God promises, "Those who depend upon Allah, Allah bestows His bounty upon them and provides for them from means unknown." Therefore follow the road of patience and rejoice in His infinite bounty.
-Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jillani
***
May God break my heart so completely that the whole world falls in.
-Mother Teresa
***
If you are doing your best, you will not have time to worry about failure.
-Robert Hillyer
Perennial joy or passing pleasure?
This is the choice one is to make always.
The wise recognize these two, but not
The ignorant. The first welcome what leads
To abiding joy, though painful at the time.
The latter run, goaded by their senses,
After what seems immediate pleasure.
-Katha Upanishad
***
Humankind, an admonition has been sent from your Lord. It is a balm for all that ails the heart, a source of guidance to grace the true believers. So let them rejoice in the bounty of Allah. It transcends what they hoard.
-Qur'an, Yunus, Surah 10:57-58
***
The bliss of a truth-seeking life is attainable for anyone who follows the path of unselfishness. If you cling to your wealth, it is better to throw it away than let it poison your heart. But if you don't cling to it but use it wisely, then you will be a blessing to people. It's not wealth and power that enslave men but the clinging to wealth and power.
-Majjhima Nikaya
***
Neglect not to visit and treat the poor; there is no nobler work.
- Israeli, Manhig HaRofim
***
This is the choice one is to make always.
The wise recognize these two, but not
The ignorant. The first welcome what leads
To abiding joy, though painful at the time.
The latter run, goaded by their senses,
After what seems immediate pleasure.
-Katha Upanishad
***
Humankind, an admonition has been sent from your Lord. It is a balm for all that ails the heart, a source of guidance to grace the true believers. So let them rejoice in the bounty of Allah. It transcends what they hoard.
-Qur'an, Yunus, Surah 10:57-58
***
The bliss of a truth-seeking life is attainable for anyone who follows the path of unselfishness. If you cling to your wealth, it is better to throw it away than let it poison your heart. But if you don't cling to it but use it wisely, then you will be a blessing to people. It's not wealth and power that enslave men but the clinging to wealth and power.
-Majjhima Nikaya
***
Neglect not to visit and treat the poor; there is no nobler work.
- Israeli, Manhig HaRofim
***
The awareness of the fool is always limited
By thinking, or by trying not to think.
The awareness of the man who lives within,
Though he may be busy thinking,
Is beyond even awareness itself.
-Ashtavakra Gita 18:63
***
There is a palace of light that opens only to him who occupies himself with the light of the Torah.
- Tikkune Zohar
***
If you rely upon Allah, trusting him completely, He certainly would provide for you as He provides for the birds. The birds set out hungry in the morning, yet return satisfied at dusk.
-The Prophet Muhammad (SAW), as reported by Umar bin al-Khattab
***
Ta-sui was asked, "What is the point to concentrate on along the way?"
He replied, "Don’t be self-conceited."
***
Jesus was God spelling himself out in language humanity could understand.
-S.D. Gordon
***
What great thing would you attempt if you knew you could not fail?
-Robert Schuller
By thinking, or by trying not to think.
The awareness of the man who lives within,
Though he may be busy thinking,
Is beyond even awareness itself.
-Ashtavakra Gita 18:63
***
There is a palace of light that opens only to him who occupies himself with the light of the Torah.
- Tikkune Zohar
***
If you rely upon Allah, trusting him completely, He certainly would provide for you as He provides for the birds. The birds set out hungry in the morning, yet return satisfied at dusk.
-The Prophet Muhammad (SAW), as reported by Umar bin al-Khattab
***
Ta-sui was asked, "What is the point to concentrate on along the way?"
He replied, "Don’t be self-conceited."
***
Jesus was God spelling himself out in language humanity could understand.
-S.D. Gordon
***
What great thing would you attempt if you knew you could not fail?
-Robert Schuller
Remembrance is not remembered. I do not remember whether or not God remembered me in the past; he remembers me now. God does not remember whether I remembered him in the past; I remember him now. His remembrance is my remembrance, and mine is his. Can two beings who remember one another not be in union?
-Hallaj: Tawasin
***
There is no sharp distinction in religious status between the rabbi and the layman.
- Louis Finkelstein, "Religions of Democracy"
***
Whoever, with a rod,
harasses an innocent man, unarmed,
quickly falls into any of ten things:
harsh pains, devastation, a broken body, grave illness, mental derangement, trouble with the government, violent slander, relatives lost, property dissolved, houses burned down.
At the break-up of the body
this one with no disconcernment,
reappears in
hell.
-Dhammapada, 137-140, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
***
God doesn't always smooth the path, but sometimes he puts springs in the wagon.
-Marshall Lucas
***
It's never crowded along the extra mile.
-Wayne Dyer
-Hallaj: Tawasin
***
There is no sharp distinction in religious status between the rabbi and the layman.
- Louis Finkelstein, "Religions of Democracy"
***
Whoever, with a rod,
harasses an innocent man, unarmed,
quickly falls into any of ten things:
harsh pains, devastation, a broken body, grave illness, mental derangement, trouble with the government, violent slander, relatives lost, property dissolved, houses burned down.
At the break-up of the body
this one with no disconcernment,
reappears in
hell.
-Dhammapada, 137-140, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
***
God doesn't always smooth the path, but sometimes he puts springs in the wagon.
-Marshall Lucas
***
It's never crowded along the extra mile.
-Wayne Dyer
Talk as much philosophy as you like, worship as many gods as you please, observe ceremonies and sing devotional hymns, but liberation will never come, even after a hundred aeons, without realizing the Oneness.
-Sankara
***
If God punished people for their sins, not a single person would be left alive. But he holds back until the appointed time. When that time comes, no one will be able to delay it; and no one can bring it forward.
-Qur'an, An-Nahl, Surah 16:61
***
The impulse "I want" and the impulse "I'll have"--lose them! That is where most people get stuck--without those, you can use your eyes to guide you through this suffering state.
-Sutta Nipata
***
As sure as ever God puts his children in the furnace, he will be in the furnace with them.
-C.H. Spurgeon
***
The proverb warns that 'You should not bite the hand that feeds you.' But maybe you should, if it prevents you from feeding yourself.
-Thomas Szasz
-Sankara
***
If God punished people for their sins, not a single person would be left alive. But he holds back until the appointed time. When that time comes, no one will be able to delay it; and no one can bring it forward.
-Qur'an, An-Nahl, Surah 16:61
***
The impulse "I want" and the impulse "I'll have"--lose them! That is where most people get stuck--without those, you can use your eyes to guide you through this suffering state.
-Sutta Nipata
***
As sure as ever God puts his children in the furnace, he will be in the furnace with them.
-C.H. Spurgeon
***
The proverb warns that 'You should not bite the hand that feeds you.' But maybe you should, if it prevents you from feeding yourself.
-Thomas Szasz
Three men went into the jungle on different occasions and saw a chameleon. "A chameleon is red," said the first man. "No a chameleon is green," said the second man. "Nonsense, a chameleon is brown," said the third man. Those who disagree about the nature of God are like these three men.
-Hindu Teaching Story
***
Blessed was the hour that you saw me. I was dead and you gave me a new life. You sought me like a mother; I shunned you like a fool. Happy is he who espies Your face, O you whom pure spirits praise. How I reproached you with many silly words.
-Rumi, "Mathnawi"
***
When you are annoyed by something you could not avoid, don't aggravate it by useless worry.
- Mendel Lefin, Heshbon HaNefesh
***
The king said: 'Venerable Nagasena, where does wisdom dwell?'
'Nowhere, O king.'
'Then, Sir, there is no such thing as wisdom.'
'Where does the wind dwell, O king?'
'Not anywhere, Sir.'
'So there is no such thing as wind.'
'Well answered, Nagasena!'
-Milindapanha 77
***
I don't know what the future holds; but I do know who holds the future.
-Unknown
***
I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.
-Thomas Jefferson
-Hindu Teaching Story
***
Blessed was the hour that you saw me. I was dead and you gave me a new life. You sought me like a mother; I shunned you like a fool. Happy is he who espies Your face, O you whom pure spirits praise. How I reproached you with many silly words.
-Rumi, "Mathnawi"
***
When you are annoyed by something you could not avoid, don't aggravate it by useless worry.
- Mendel Lefin, Heshbon HaNefesh
***
The king said: 'Venerable Nagasena, where does wisdom dwell?'
'Nowhere, O king.'
'Then, Sir, there is no such thing as wisdom.'
'Where does the wind dwell, O king?'
'Not anywhere, Sir.'
'So there is no such thing as wind.'
'Well answered, Nagasena!'
-Milindapanha 77
***
I don't know what the future holds; but I do know who holds the future.
-Unknown
***
I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.
-Thomas Jefferson
When you live without discrimination,
Desire arises.
When desire persists,
Feelings of preference arise,
Of liking and disliking.
They are the root and branches of the world.
-Ashtavakra Gita 16:7
***
We have ordained humankind to show kindness toward their parents, for in pain their mothers carry them and in pain do they give birth. In thirty months they bear and wean; thus when they attain maturity they may pray, "Lord, inspire us that we may be thankful for the blessings You bestowed upon us and our parents. Kindle within us the desire to do what is upright and pleasing to You. Grant us righteous offspring, Lord. Verily, we turn to You in repentance, surrendering ourselves in earnest."
-Qur'an, Al-Ahqaf, Surah 46:15
***
Whoever takes a rod
to harm living beings desiring ease,
when he himself is looking for ease,
will meet with no ease after death.
Whoever doesn't take a rod
to harm living beings desiring ease,
when he himself is looking for ease,
will meet with ease after death.
-Dhammapada, 10, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
***
I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life.
-Abraham Lincoln
***
Forget mistakes. Forget failures. Forget everything except what you're going to do now and do it. Today is your lucky day.
-Will Durant
Desire arises.
When desire persists,
Feelings of preference arise,
Of liking and disliking.
They are the root and branches of the world.
-Ashtavakra Gita 16:7
***
We have ordained humankind to show kindness toward their parents, for in pain their mothers carry them and in pain do they give birth. In thirty months they bear and wean; thus when they attain maturity they may pray, "Lord, inspire us that we may be thankful for the blessings You bestowed upon us and our parents. Kindle within us the desire to do what is upright and pleasing to You. Grant us righteous offspring, Lord. Verily, we turn to You in repentance, surrendering ourselves in earnest."
-Qur'an, Al-Ahqaf, Surah 46:15
***
Whoever takes a rod
to harm living beings desiring ease,
when he himself is looking for ease,
will meet with no ease after death.
Whoever doesn't take a rod
to harm living beings desiring ease,
when he himself is looking for ease,
will meet with ease after death.
-Dhammapada, 10, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
***
I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life.
-Abraham Lincoln
***
Forget mistakes. Forget failures. Forget everything except what you're going to do now and do it. Today is your lucky day.
-Will Durant
You are not your body.
Your body is not you.
You are not the doer.
You are not the enjoyer.
You are pure awareness,
The witness of all things.
You are without expectation,
Free.
Wherever you go,
Be happy!
-Ashtavakra Gita 15:4
***
The strong man is not the good wrestler; the strong man is only the one who controls himself when he is angry.
-Prophet Muhammad, from Sayings of Muhammad by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad
***
Each form, each particle, is a Buddha. One form is all Buddhas. All forms, all particles, are all Buddhas. All forms, sounds, scents, feelings, and phenomena are also like this, each filling all fields.
-Pai-chang
***
No man can use his Bible with power unless he has the character of Jesus in his heart.
-Alan Redpath
***
Whoever can see through all fear will always be safe.
-Tao Te Ching
Your body is not you.
You are not the doer.
You are not the enjoyer.
You are pure awareness,
The witness of all things.
You are without expectation,
Free.
Wherever you go,
Be happy!
-Ashtavakra Gita 15:4
***
The strong man is not the good wrestler; the strong man is only the one who controls himself when he is angry.
-Prophet Muhammad, from Sayings of Muhammad by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad
***
Each form, each particle, is a Buddha. One form is all Buddhas. All forms, all particles, are all Buddhas. All forms, sounds, scents, feelings, and phenomena are also like this, each filling all fields.
-Pai-chang
***
No man can use his Bible with power unless he has the character of Jesus in his heart.
-Alan Redpath
***
Whoever can see through all fear will always be safe.
-Tao Te Ching
Satyakama approached the sage and asked:
"Those who have become established in AUM,
What happens to them after death?"
The sage replied: "AUM is both immanent
And transcendent. Through it one can attain
The personal and the impersonal."
-Prashna Upanishad
***
Behold the wicked who used to mock the believers, and gestured at one another in contempt as they passed them by, and ridiculed them as they returned home, and claimed when they saw them, "Look at those who have gone astray." Yet they were never sent as their guardians. So on that day the righteous will slight the unbelievers as they recline on the couches looking around (in wonder).
-Qur'an, Al-Mutaffifin, Surah 83:29-35
***
Repose is good when it is rest, when we have chosen it...it is not good when it is our sole occupation.
- Ludwig Boerne, "From My Diary"
***
Jesus Christ is not a security from storms. He is the perfect security in storms.
-Kathy Troccoli
***
Winners have simply formed the habit of doing things losers don't like to do.
-Albert Gray
"Those who have become established in AUM,
What happens to them after death?"
The sage replied: "AUM is both immanent
And transcendent. Through it one can attain
The personal and the impersonal."
-Prashna Upanishad
***
Behold the wicked who used to mock the believers, and gestured at one another in contempt as they passed them by, and ridiculed them as they returned home, and claimed when they saw them, "Look at those who have gone astray." Yet they were never sent as their guardians. So on that day the righteous will slight the unbelievers as they recline on the couches looking around (in wonder).
-Qur'an, Al-Mutaffifin, Surah 83:29-35
***
Repose is good when it is rest, when we have chosen it...it is not good when it is our sole occupation.
- Ludwig Boerne, "From My Diary"
***
Jesus Christ is not a security from storms. He is the perfect security in storms.
-Kathy Troccoli
***
Winners have simply formed the habit of doing things losers don't like to do.
-Albert Gray
The individual "I" exists for as long as there is desire for pleasure.
-Maharamayana
***
If your dream brings you joy, take it as a blessing from your Lord. Express gratitude and share it with others. However, if it incites fear, then remember it is but an assault from Satan. Seek refuge in Allah from its evil and do not mention it to anyone, for that shall annul any harm intended to you.
-The Prophet Muhammad (SAW), as reported by Abu Sayeed al-Khodri
***
The fire which fiercely burns the desert grass (dies out), and then the grass will grow again;
But when the fire of lust burns up the heart, then how hard for true religion there to dwell!
-Fo-Sho-Hing-Tsan-King
***
Every perfect life is a parable invented by God.
-Simone Weil
***
I don't think of all the misery but of the beauty that still remains.
-Anne Frank (submitted by Jillin2001)
-Maharamayana
***
If your dream brings you joy, take it as a blessing from your Lord. Express gratitude and share it with others. However, if it incites fear, then remember it is but an assault from Satan. Seek refuge in Allah from its evil and do not mention it to anyone, for that shall annul any harm intended to you.
-The Prophet Muhammad (SAW), as reported by Abu Sayeed al-Khodri
***
The fire which fiercely burns the desert grass (dies out), and then the grass will grow again;
But when the fire of lust burns up the heart, then how hard for true religion there to dwell!
-Fo-Sho-Hing-Tsan-King
***
Every perfect life is a parable invented by God.
-Simone Weil
***
I don't think of all the misery but of the beauty that still remains.
-Anne Frank (submitted by Jillin2001)
By standing on his own
A man finds happiness.
By standing on his own
A man finds freedom.
By standing on his own
He goes beyond the world.
By standing on his own
He finds the end of the way.
-Ashtavakra Gita 18:50
***
God is in the water of the lake; he is also in the cracked bed of the lake, when the lake has dried up. God is in the abundant harvest; he is also in the famine that occurs when the harvest fails. God is in the lightning; he is also in the darkness, when the lightning has faded....
Brothers and sisters, you pile up stones to make shrines, imagining that God will make himself present there. Then you are surprised when these shrines do not ease your cares and worries.
-Hallaj, "Tawasin"
***
The wise man should be generous in imparting his knowledge to others, for knowledge is not lessened in the giving.
- Solomon Ibn Gabirol
***
If you would be freed of greed, first you have to leave egotism behind. The best mental exercise for relinquishing egotism is contemplating impermanence.
-Dogen
***
Forever at the door
I gave my heart and soul. My fortune, too.
I've no flock anymore,
no other work in view.
My occupation: love. It's all I do.
-John of the Cross
***
There is no point at which you can say, 'Well, I'm successful now. I might as well take a nap.'
-Carrie Fisher
A man finds happiness.
By standing on his own
A man finds freedom.
By standing on his own
He goes beyond the world.
By standing on his own
He finds the end of the way.
-Ashtavakra Gita 18:50
***
God is in the water of the lake; he is also in the cracked bed of the lake, when the lake has dried up. God is in the abundant harvest; he is also in the famine that occurs when the harvest fails. God is in the lightning; he is also in the darkness, when the lightning has faded....
Brothers and sisters, you pile up stones to make shrines, imagining that God will make himself present there. Then you are surprised when these shrines do not ease your cares and worries.
-Hallaj, "Tawasin"
***
The wise man should be generous in imparting his knowledge to others, for knowledge is not lessened in the giving.
- Solomon Ibn Gabirol
***
If you would be freed of greed, first you have to leave egotism behind. The best mental exercise for relinquishing egotism is contemplating impermanence.
-Dogen
***
Forever at the door
I gave my heart and soul. My fortune, too.
I've no flock anymore,
no other work in view.
My occupation: love. It's all I do.
-John of the Cross
***
There is no point at which you can say, 'Well, I'm successful now. I might as well take a nap.'
-Carrie Fisher
This supreme Goddess, Word, inspired by Brahman,
by which the awe-inspiring is created,
through her to us be peace!
-Atharva Veda
***
God's light is found in temples which he has allowed to be built. In these temples men and women constantly remember his name; and every morning and evening they sing his praises. Neither business nor profit can distract these people from remembering God, from offering prayers to him, or from giving generously to the poor.
-Qur'an, Al-Nour, Surah 24:36-37
***
To be honest in business is to fulfill the whole Torah.
- Mekilta, to Exodus, 15:26
***
O you who wish to guard your minds,
I beseech you with folded hands;
Always exert yourselves to guard
Mindfulness and alertness!
-Santideva, “Bodhicaryavatara”
***
God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him.
-John Piper
***
The measure of a life, after all, is not its duration, but its donation.
-Corrie ten Boom
by which the awe-inspiring is created,
through her to us be peace!
-Atharva Veda
***
God's light is found in temples which he has allowed to be built. In these temples men and women constantly remember his name; and every morning and evening they sing his praises. Neither business nor profit can distract these people from remembering God, from offering prayers to him, or from giving generously to the poor.
-Qur'an, Al-Nour, Surah 24:36-37
***
To be honest in business is to fulfill the whole Torah.
- Mekilta, to Exodus, 15:26
***
O you who wish to guard your minds,
I beseech you with folded hands;
Always exert yourselves to guard
Mindfulness and alertness!
-Santideva, “Bodhicaryavatara”
***
God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him.
-John Piper
***
The measure of a life, after all, is not its duration, but its donation.
-Corrie ten Boom
While aid may outwardly seem as puny as a mustard seed,
The knowing will deem it as imposing as a towering palm.
Help rendered another cannot be measured by the extent
Of assistance imparted. Its real measure is the recipient's worthiness.
-Tirukkural 11:104-105
***
In the sight of Love, fear isn't even as great as a single hair:
in the law of Love, everything is offered as a sacrifice.
-Mathnawi [V, 2184]
***
What is lofty may be said in any language, and what is mean should be said in no language.
- Maimonides, Commentary to Mishna: Abot
***
The supreme Understanding transcends all this and that. The supreme Action embraces great resourcefulness without attachment. The supreme Accomplishment is to realize immanence without hope.
-Translation by Garma C.C. Chang
***
Heaven is a banquet, and life is a banquet too--even with a crust--where there is companionship.
-Dorothy Day
***
Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.
-Henry J. Kaiser
The knowing will deem it as imposing as a towering palm.
Help rendered another cannot be measured by the extent
Of assistance imparted. Its real measure is the recipient's worthiness.
-Tirukkural 11:104-105
***
In the sight of Love, fear isn't even as great as a single hair:
in the law of Love, everything is offered as a sacrifice.
-Mathnawi [V, 2184]
***
What is lofty may be said in any language, and what is mean should be said in no language.
- Maimonides, Commentary to Mishna: Abot
***
The supreme Understanding transcends all this and that. The supreme Action embraces great resourcefulness without attachment. The supreme Accomplishment is to realize immanence without hope.
-Translation by Garma C.C. Chang
***
Heaven is a banquet, and life is a banquet too--even with a crust--where there is companionship.
-Dorothy Day
***
Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.
-Henry J. Kaiser
The lower soul dissuades from conforming to faith. The more the self is subdued, the easier it becomes to glorify God. When the ego is annihilated, worship becomes sustenance, just as it sustains the angels.
-Al-Hujwiri, “The Kashf al-Mahjub”
***
The very purpose of our life is happiness, the very motion of our lives is toward happiness.
-His Holiness the Dalai Lama
***
Is it not true that when we have God we have everything?
-St. Peter Julian Eymard
***
One man has enthusiasm for 30 minutes, another for 30 days, but it is the man who has it for 30 years who makes a success of his life.
-Edward B. Butler
-Al-Hujwiri, “The Kashf al-Mahjub”
***
The very purpose of our life is happiness, the very motion of our lives is toward happiness.
-His Holiness the Dalai Lama
***
Is it not true that when we have God we have everything?
-St. Peter Julian Eymard
***
One man has enthusiasm for 30 minutes, another for 30 days, but it is the man who has it for 30 years who makes a success of his life.
-Edward B. Butler
Like bubbles in the sea,
All the worlds arise in you.
Know you are the Self.
Know you are one.
Let yourself dissolve.
You see the world.
But like the snake in the rope,
It is not really there.
You are pure.
Let yourself dissolve.
-Ashtavakra Gita 5:2-3
***
Observe how the life of this world deceives those around you. It lures them into the traps of vanity, wealth, and fame, and exalts them above others. This splendor blinds them, and they are lost forever in illusion. But then in one instant, life deals the blow of death, and all is gone, and with the Beguiler it stands laughing at their sad end. So overcome your egos that you may be saved from the snares that devoured kings and paupers alike.
-Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jillani, "Fayuz E Yazdani"
***
Who trusts God fears no man.
- Bahya, Hobot HaLebabot
***
Ordinary life and Buddhahood have no distinction. Great knowledge is not different from ignorance. Why should one seek outwardly for a treasure, when the field of the body has its own bright jewel?
-Pao-chih, "The Nonduality of Buddhahood and Ordinary Life"
***
Let a man set his heart only on doing the will of God and he is instantly free...
-A.W. Tozer
***
Learn to pause ... or nothing worthwhile will catch up to you.
-Doug King
All the worlds arise in you.
Know you are the Self.
Know you are one.
Let yourself dissolve.
You see the world.
But like the snake in the rope,
It is not really there.
You are pure.
Let yourself dissolve.
-Ashtavakra Gita 5:2-3
***
Observe how the life of this world deceives those around you. It lures them into the traps of vanity, wealth, and fame, and exalts them above others. This splendor blinds them, and they are lost forever in illusion. But then in one instant, life deals the blow of death, and all is gone, and with the Beguiler it stands laughing at their sad end. So overcome your egos that you may be saved from the snares that devoured kings and paupers alike.
-Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jillani, "Fayuz E Yazdani"
***
Who trusts God fears no man.
- Bahya, Hobot HaLebabot
***
Ordinary life and Buddhahood have no distinction. Great knowledge is not different from ignorance. Why should one seek outwardly for a treasure, when the field of the body has its own bright jewel?
-Pao-chih, "The Nonduality of Buddhahood and Ordinary Life"
***
Let a man set his heart only on doing the will of God and he is instantly free...
-A.W. Tozer
***
Learn to pause ... or nothing worthwhile will catch up to you.
-Doug King
The world is indeed a mixture of truth and make-believe. Discard the make-believe and take the truth.
-Ramakrishna
***
O ye who believe! When the call is proclaimed to prayer on Friday (the Day of Assembly), hasten earnestly to the Remembrance of Allah, and leave off business (and traffic): That is best for you if ye but knew!
And when the Prayer is finished, then may ye disperse through the land, and seek of the Bounty of Allah. and celebrate the Praises of Allah often (and without stint): that ye may prosper.
-Qur'an, Al-Jumu'ah, Surah 62:9-10
***
The world is apprehended by way of the mind
The world is acted upon by way of the mind
And all good things and bad
Exist in the world by way of the mind.
-Samyutta Nikaya
***
Every man has three characters: that which he shows, that which he has, and that which he thinks he has.
-Alphonse Karr
***
-Ramakrishna
***
O ye who believe! When the call is proclaimed to prayer on Friday (the Day of Assembly), hasten earnestly to the Remembrance of Allah, and leave off business (and traffic): That is best for you if ye but knew!
And when the Prayer is finished, then may ye disperse through the land, and seek of the Bounty of Allah. and celebrate the Praises of Allah often (and without stint): that ye may prosper.
-Qur'an, Al-Jumu'ah, Surah 62:9-10
***
The world is apprehended by way of the mind
The world is acted upon by way of the mind
And all good things and bad
Exist in the world by way of the mind.
-Samyutta Nikaya
***
Every man has three characters: that which he shows, that which he has, and that which he thinks he has.
-Alphonse Karr
***
Those who see all creatures in themselves
And themselves in all creatures know no fear.
Those who see all creatures in themselves
And themselves in all creatures knows no grief.
How can the multiplicity of life
Delude the one who sees its unity?
-Isha Upanishad
***
When a believer gives in to temptation, a black stain appears on his heart. If he repents and asks for forgiveness, that stain disappears. But if he continues to transgress, the stain continues to grow until it blackens the entire heart. That stain is the rust the Lord Almighty refers to: "Nay, rust has fallen upon their hearts for what they have earned."
-The Prophet Muhammad (SAW), as reported by Abu Hurairah
***
One of the major aims and purposes of religious practice for the individual is an inner transformation from an undisciplined, untamed, and unfocused state of mind towards one that is disciplined, tamed and balanced.
-His Holiness the Dalai Lama
***
God has given us two hands, one to receive with and the other to give with.
-Billy Graham
***
And themselves in all creatures know no fear.
Those who see all creatures in themselves
And themselves in all creatures knows no grief.
How can the multiplicity of life
Delude the one who sees its unity?
-Isha Upanishad
***
When a believer gives in to temptation, a black stain appears on his heart. If he repents and asks for forgiveness, that stain disappears. But if he continues to transgress, the stain continues to grow until it blackens the entire heart. That stain is the rust the Lord Almighty refers to: "Nay, rust has fallen upon their hearts for what they have earned."
-The Prophet Muhammad (SAW), as reported by Abu Hurairah
***
One of the major aims and purposes of religious practice for the individual is an inner transformation from an undisciplined, untamed, and unfocused state of mind towards one that is disciplined, tamed and balanced.
-His Holiness the Dalai Lama
***
God has given us two hands, one to receive with and the other to give with.
-Billy Graham
***