Anonymous wrote:In my opinion this statement reflects the Farman "And for those of you who are young and who tend to say 'I will fulfil this duty tomorrow,' tomorrow does not return." I think it is trying to convey the sense of urgency of doing the right things in life NOW and not wait or procrastinate.kmaherali wrote:***
Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today.
-James Dean
live as if you'll die today - can you please elaborate on this as I feel it is misleading.
Thanks.
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Concentrate on three things and you will not fall into the grip of sin. Know from where you came, where you are going, and before Whom you will have to give account and reckoning.
- Pirkei Avot 3:1
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The self-existent Lord pierced the senses
To turn outward. Thus we look to the world
Outside and see not the Self within us.
A sage withdrew his senses from the world
Of change and, seeking immortality,
Looked within and beheld the deathless Self.
-Katha Upanishad
From The Upanishads, translated by Eknath Easwaran, copyright 1987.
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Daily Christian Wisdom
The opposite of sin can only be faith, and never virtue.
-H.A. Williams
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All…phenomena are intrinsically void and yet this Mind with which they are identical is no mere nothingness.
-Huang Po, “Zen Teaching of Huang Po”
From "365 Buddha: Daily Meditations,"
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O my Lord! Bestow wisdom on me, and join me with the righteous; Grant me honourable mention on the tongue of truth among the latest (generations); Make me one of the inheritors of the Garden of Bliss.
-Qur'an, Ash-Shu'ara, Surah 26:83-85
- Pirkei Avot 3:1
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The self-existent Lord pierced the senses
To turn outward. Thus we look to the world
Outside and see not the Self within us.
A sage withdrew his senses from the world
Of change and, seeking immortality,
Looked within and beheld the deathless Self.
-Katha Upanishad
From The Upanishads, translated by Eknath Easwaran, copyright 1987.
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Daily Christian Wisdom
The opposite of sin can only be faith, and never virtue.
-H.A. Williams
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All…phenomena are intrinsically void and yet this Mind with which they are identical is no mere nothingness.
-Huang Po, “Zen Teaching of Huang Po”
From "365 Buddha: Daily Meditations,"
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O my Lord! Bestow wisdom on me, and join me with the righteous; Grant me honourable mention on the tongue of truth among the latest (generations); Make me one of the inheritors of the Garden of Bliss.
-Qur'an, Ash-Shu'ara, Surah 26:83-85
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Between the pillars of spirit and matter the mind has put up a swing.
There swings the bound soul and all the worlds with not even the slightest rest.
The sun and moon also swing, and there is no end to it.
The soul swings through millions of births like the endless circling of sun and moon.
Billions of ages have passed with no sigh of relief.
The earth and sky swing,
Wind and water swing,
Taking a body, God Himself swings.
-Kabir
From 'Teachings of the Hindu Mystics', © 2001 by Andrew Harvey
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But the soul renounced shall abide in the boundlessness of God's life. This is liberty, this is prosperity. The more we lose, the more we gain.
-Watchman Nee
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What is soul? Soul is conscious of good and evil,
rejoicing over kindness, weeping over injury.
Since consciousness is the inmost nature and essence of the soul,
the more aware you are the more spiritual you are.
Awareness is the effect of the spirit:
anyone who has this in abundance
is a man or woman of God.
-Mathnawi [VI, 148-150]
From Jewels of Remembrance, by Rumi, selected and translated by Camille and Kabir Helminski,
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Unshared joy is an unlighted candle.
-Spanish Proverb
There swings the bound soul and all the worlds with not even the slightest rest.
The sun and moon also swing, and there is no end to it.
The soul swings through millions of births like the endless circling of sun and moon.
Billions of ages have passed with no sigh of relief.
The earth and sky swing,
Wind and water swing,
Taking a body, God Himself swings.
-Kabir
From 'Teachings of the Hindu Mystics', © 2001 by Andrew Harvey
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But the soul renounced shall abide in the boundlessness of God's life. This is liberty, this is prosperity. The more we lose, the more we gain.
-Watchman Nee
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What is soul? Soul is conscious of good and evil,
rejoicing over kindness, weeping over injury.
Since consciousness is the inmost nature and essence of the soul,
the more aware you are the more spiritual you are.
Awareness is the effect of the spirit:
anyone who has this in abundance
is a man or woman of God.
-Mathnawi [VI, 148-150]
From Jewels of Remembrance, by Rumi, selected and translated by Camille and Kabir Helminski,
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Unshared joy is an unlighted candle.
-Spanish Proverb
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Anonymous wrote:We need to remind ourselves of the time when we were children, discovering seashells on the beach or building castles in the sand without any concern that the waves might come and wash them away in the next moment. - Anon
To judge desire is to judge its source,
which is yourself; to fear desire means that you
fear yourself. The problem is not with desire but
with what happens when your desires are blocked or
frustrated. Then the struggle and judgment begins.
God isn’t blocking you from having
anything and everything you want. It is you who
believe deep down that you don’t deserve anything
and everything. This self-judgment creates blockages
in the natural flow of life.
Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterward.
-Vernon Law
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It is the heart that is not yet sure of its God that is afraid to laugh in His presence.
-George MacDonald
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The happiness we seek, a genuine lasting peace and happiness, can be attained only through the purification of our minds. This is possible if we cut the root cause of all suffering and misery—our fundamental ignorance.
-His Holiness the Dalai Lama, The World of Tibetan Buddhism
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All life clings to a body;
perfect goodness clings to all that is modest.
Is not modesty a jewel adorning perfect men?
Without it, is not their strut an awful blemish to behold?
-Tirukkural 102:1013-1014
Excerpted from the Tirukkural, translated by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami.
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When one teaches, two learn.
-Robert Half
-Vernon Law
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It is the heart that is not yet sure of its God that is afraid to laugh in His presence.
-George MacDonald
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The happiness we seek, a genuine lasting peace and happiness, can be attained only through the purification of our minds. This is possible if we cut the root cause of all suffering and misery—our fundamental ignorance.
-His Holiness the Dalai Lama, The World of Tibetan Buddhism
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All life clings to a body;
perfect goodness clings to all that is modest.
Is not modesty a jewel adorning perfect men?
Without it, is not their strut an awful blemish to behold?
-Tirukkural 102:1013-1014
Excerpted from the Tirukkural, translated by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami.
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When one teaches, two learn.
-Robert Half
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The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
-Walter Bagehot
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While praying, listen to the words very carefully. When your heart is attentive, your entire being enters your prayer without your having to force it.
- Rebbe Nachman of Breslov
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Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.
-St. Peter Julian Eymard
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Victory brings hate, because the defeated man is unhappy.
He who surrenders victory and defeat, this man finds joy.
-Buddha
From Sayings of the Buddha: Reflections for Every Day, by William Wray, 2004
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Unless you strip away your pedigree
of family, of kith and kin,
how will you ever reach the Friend?
When, when did anyone attain
the Friend, my friend, through bonds
of family, through kith and kin?
--Maghribi: Diwan-I Maghribi, 86:8
From The Wisdom of Sufism, compiled by Leonard Lewisohn. (c) 2001.
-Walter Bagehot
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While praying, listen to the words very carefully. When your heart is attentive, your entire being enters your prayer without your having to force it.
- Rebbe Nachman of Breslov
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Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.
-St. Peter Julian Eymard
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Victory brings hate, because the defeated man is unhappy.
He who surrenders victory and defeat, this man finds joy.
-Buddha
From Sayings of the Buddha: Reflections for Every Day, by William Wray, 2004
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Unless you strip away your pedigree
of family, of kith and kin,
how will you ever reach the Friend?
When, when did anyone attain
the Friend, my friend, through bonds
of family, through kith and kin?
--Maghribi: Diwan-I Maghribi, 86:8
From The Wisdom of Sufism, compiled by Leonard Lewisohn. (c) 2001.
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"The greater part of what my neighbors call good I believe in my soul to be bad, and if I regret anything it is very likely to be my good behavior. What demon possessed me that I behaved so well?"
-Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)
It's all a matter of our own unique perspective. No one can make us regret anything. We have our own internal compass which lets us know if we've gone off course. There is always pressure from society, family, peers and associates to act a certain way or to live up to certain expectations. But the only one we answer to in the end is ourselves. We decide what behavior is "regrettable" or not.
-Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)
It's all a matter of our own unique perspective. No one can make us regret anything. We have our own internal compass which lets us know if we've gone off course. There is always pressure from society, family, peers and associates to act a certain way or to live up to certain expectations. But the only one we answer to in the end is ourselves. We decide what behavior is "regrettable" or not.
If you want to raise a man from mud and filth, do not think it is enough to keep standing on top and reaching down to him a helping hand.
You must go all the way down yourself, down into mud and filth. Then take hold of him with strong hands and pull him and yourself into the light.
- Solomon ben Meir ha-Levi of Karlin
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When we abandon acts that are contrary to God's law, we shed our carnal desires. When we shed our carnal desires, we become sincere in our intentions towards others, and in our worship of God.
-Qushayri: Risalah 3
From "366 Readings From Islam," translated by Robert Van der Weyer. Copyright 2000.
You must go all the way down yourself, down into mud and filth. Then take hold of him with strong hands and pull him and yourself into the light.
- Solomon ben Meir ha-Levi of Karlin
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When we abandon acts that are contrary to God's law, we shed our carnal desires. When we shed our carnal desires, we become sincere in our intentions towards others, and in our worship of God.
-Qushayri: Risalah 3
From "366 Readings From Islam," translated by Robert Van der Weyer. Copyright 2000.
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It's never crowded along the extra mile.
-Wayne Dyer
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Freedom of will is given to everyone. If they wish to follow the right path and become righteous, they have the ability to do so. If they wish to follow the path of wrong and become wicked, they have the ability to do so as well.
- Maimonides
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He who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory; but he who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and in him there is no falsehood.
-John 7:18 (Revised Standard Version)
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Not by silence
does someone confused
& unknowing
turn into a sage.
but whoever--wise,
as if holding the scales,
taking the excellent--
rejects evil deeds;
he is a sage,
that's how he's a sage.
Whoever can weigh
both sides of the world:
that's how he's called a sage.
-Dhammapada, 19, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
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I surrender myself to no other god but God.
If He desires my bloodshed,
then so be it! I have no fear.
I may be disgraced in your world;
before God honor will be mine.
A laughing stock I the eyes of the world,
in God’s eyes cherished and acclaimed.
-Rumi, "Mathnawi"
From The Bounty of Allah, translated by Aneela Khalid Arshed. Copyright 1999.
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-Wayne Dyer
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Freedom of will is given to everyone. If they wish to follow the right path and become righteous, they have the ability to do so. If they wish to follow the path of wrong and become wicked, they have the ability to do so as well.
- Maimonides
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He who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory; but he who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and in him there is no falsehood.
-John 7:18 (Revised Standard Version)
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Not by silence
does someone confused
& unknowing
turn into a sage.
but whoever--wise,
as if holding the scales,
taking the excellent--
rejects evil deeds;
he is a sage,
that's how he's a sage.
Whoever can weigh
both sides of the world:
that's how he's called a sage.
-Dhammapada, 19, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
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I surrender myself to no other god but God.
If He desires my bloodshed,
then so be it! I have no fear.
I may be disgraced in your world;
before God honor will be mine.
A laughing stock I the eyes of the world,
in God’s eyes cherished and acclaimed.
-Rumi, "Mathnawi"
From The Bounty of Allah, translated by Aneela Khalid Arshed. Copyright 1999.
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These pleasures last but until tomorrow,
And they wear out the vital powers of life.
How fleeting is all life on earth! Therefore
Keep your horses and chariots, dancing
And music, for yourself. Never can mortals
Be made happy by wealth.
-Katha Upanishad
Katha Upanishad. Excerpted from The Upanishads, translated by Eknath Easwaran,
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The discipline of gratitude is the explicit effort to acknowledge that all I am and have is given to me as a gift of love, a gift to be celebrated with joy.
-Henri J.M. Nouwen
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There are those with enlightened knowledge: this is not knowledge by birth, or knowledge by learning: it is beginningless in here, having transcended the bounds of self and other, it is being unbound by knowledge of self and other.
-Dogen; Rational Zen
Permission: From '365 Buddha: Daily Meditations', edited by Jeff Schmidt.
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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
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And they wear out the vital powers of life.
How fleeting is all life on earth! Therefore
Keep your horses and chariots, dancing
And music, for yourself. Never can mortals
Be made happy by wealth.
-Katha Upanishad
Katha Upanishad. Excerpted from The Upanishads, translated by Eknath Easwaran,
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The discipline of gratitude is the explicit effort to acknowledge that all I am and have is given to me as a gift of love, a gift to be celebrated with joy.
-Henri J.M. Nouwen
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There are those with enlightened knowledge: this is not knowledge by birth, or knowledge by learning: it is beginningless in here, having transcended the bounds of self and other, it is being unbound by knowledge of self and other.
-Dogen; Rational Zen
Permission: From '365 Buddha: Daily Meditations', edited by Jeff Schmidt.
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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
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A man cannot say to the Angel of Death, "Wait till I make up my accounts."
- Ecclesiastes Rabbah 8
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It is true that the mind is restless and difficult to control. But it can be conquered, Arjuna, through regular practice and detachment. Those who lack self-control will find it difficult to progress in meditation; but those who are self-controlled, striving earnestly through the right means, will attain the goal.
-Bhagavad Gita 6:35-36
Excerpted from The Bhagavad Gita, translated by Eknath Easwaran, copyright 1985.
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The Bible is a harp with a thousand strings. Play on one to the exclusion of its relationship to the others, and you will develop discord. Play on all of them, keeping them in their places in the divine scale, and you will hear heavenly music all the time.
-William P. White
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The transcendental path is not masculine or feminine.
-Ying-an
From "Teachings of Zen", edited by Thomas Cleary, © 1998.
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So eat of the sustenance which Allah has provided for you, lawful and good; and be grateful for the favours of Allah, if it is He Whom ye serve.
-Qur'an, An-Nahl, Surah 16:114
- Ecclesiastes Rabbah 8
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It is true that the mind is restless and difficult to control. But it can be conquered, Arjuna, through regular practice and detachment. Those who lack self-control will find it difficult to progress in meditation; but those who are self-controlled, striving earnestly through the right means, will attain the goal.
-Bhagavad Gita 6:35-36
Excerpted from The Bhagavad Gita, translated by Eknath Easwaran, copyright 1985.
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The Bible is a harp with a thousand strings. Play on one to the exclusion of its relationship to the others, and you will develop discord. Play on all of them, keeping them in their places in the divine scale, and you will hear heavenly music all the time.
-William P. White
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The transcendental path is not masculine or feminine.
-Ying-an
From "Teachings of Zen", edited by Thomas Cleary, © 1998.
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So eat of the sustenance which Allah has provided for you, lawful and good; and be grateful for the favours of Allah, if it is He Whom ye serve.
-Qur'an, An-Nahl, Surah 16:114
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Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself.
-Suzanne Somers
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When you see the misfortune of your brother, do not rejoice, for Allah may save him and afflict you with the same misfortune.
-The Prophet Muhammad, as reported by Wa'silah bin al-Asqa'a
Hadith translated by Aneela Khalid Arshed. Copyright 1999
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The joy of health abides in the man who eats moderately.
Even so, the pain of illness dwells with him who eats excessively.
The thoughtless glutton who gorges himself beyond
His digestive fire's limits will be consumed by limitless ills.
-Tirukkural 95:946-947
Excerpted from the Tirukkural, translated by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami.
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-Suzanne Somers
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When you see the misfortune of your brother, do not rejoice, for Allah may save him and afflict you with the same misfortune.
-The Prophet Muhammad, as reported by Wa'silah bin al-Asqa'a
Hadith translated by Aneela Khalid Arshed. Copyright 1999
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The joy of health abides in the man who eats moderately.
Even so, the pain of illness dwells with him who eats excessively.
The thoughtless glutton who gorges himself beyond
His digestive fire's limits will be consumed by limitless ills.
-Tirukkural 95:946-947
Excerpted from the Tirukkural, translated by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami.
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"This is your life, and nobody is going to teach you - no book, no guru. You have to learn from yourself, not from books. It is an endless thing, it is a fascinating thing, and when you learn about yourself from yourself, out of that learning wisdom comes. Then you can live a most extraordinary, happy, beautiful life." (J. Krishnamutri).
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To be a person of truth, be swayed neither by approval nor disapproval.
Work at not needing approval from anyone and you will be free to be who you really are.
- Rebbe Nachman of Breslov
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It is such a folly to pass one's time fretting, instead of resting quietly on the heart of Jesus.
-St. Therese of Lisieux
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Life isn't a matter of milestones, but moments.
-Rose Kennedy
Work at not needing approval from anyone and you will be free to be who you really are.
- Rebbe Nachman of Breslov
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It is such a folly to pass one's time fretting, instead of resting quietly on the heart of Jesus.
-St. Therese of Lisieux
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Life isn't a matter of milestones, but moments.
-Rose Kennedy
People were given two ears and one tongue so that they may listen more than speak.
- Jewish folk saying
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To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable, because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.
-C.S. Lewis
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People sometimes justify their obsession with cleanliness on religous grounds; but true religion is not concerned with outward purity.
-Razi: Kitab al-Muluki
From "366 Readings From Islam," translated by Robert Van der Weyer. Copyright 2000.
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Too many people miss the silver lining because they're expecting gold.
-Maurice Setter
- Jewish folk saying
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To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable, because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.
-C.S. Lewis
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People sometimes justify their obsession with cleanliness on religous grounds; but true religion is not concerned with outward purity.
-Razi: Kitab al-Muluki
From "366 Readings From Islam," translated by Robert Van der Weyer. Copyright 2000.
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Too many people miss the silver lining because they're expecting gold.
-Maurice Setter
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That which you see and hear, you cannot help; but that which you say depends on you alone.
- Zohar
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The Lord of Love is before and behind.
He extends to the right and to the left.
He extends above; he extends below.
There is no one here but the Lord of Love.
He alone is; in truth, he alone is.
-Mundaka Upanishad
Excerpted from The Upanishads, translated by Eknath Easwaran, copyright 1987
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Patient endurance:
the foremost austerity.
Unbinding:
the foremost,
so say the Awakened.
He who injures another
is no contemplative.
He who mistreats another,
no monk.
-Dhammapada, 14, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
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As for those who strive for Us, We will most certainly guide them onto Our paths. Indeed Allah is with the righteous.
-The Spider 29:69
From "The Bounty of Allah," translated by Aneela Khalid Arshed
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What is beautiful is not always good, but what is good is always beautiful.
-Unknown
- Zohar
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The Lord of Love is before and behind.
He extends to the right and to the left.
He extends above; he extends below.
There is no one here but the Lord of Love.
He alone is; in truth, he alone is.
-Mundaka Upanishad
Excerpted from The Upanishads, translated by Eknath Easwaran, copyright 1987
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Patient endurance:
the foremost austerity.
Unbinding:
the foremost,
so say the Awakened.
He who injures another
is no contemplative.
He who mistreats another,
no monk.
-Dhammapada, 14, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
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As for those who strive for Us, We will most certainly guide them onto Our paths. Indeed Allah is with the righteous.
-The Spider 29:69
From "The Bounty of Allah," translated by Aneela Khalid Arshed
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What is beautiful is not always good, but what is good is always beautiful.
-Unknown
When you rise in the morning, form a resolution to make the day a happy one for a fellow creature.
-Sydney Smith
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On those gloomy days, hitch a ride on your secret angel's wings. You'll be lifted high above the clouds.
- Suzanne Siegel Zenkel,
"Your Secret Angel"
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Live in the world like an ant. The world contains a mixture of truth and untruth, sugar and sand. Be an ant and take the sugar.
-Ramakrishna
From "Teachings of the Hindu Mystics," © 2001 by Andrew Harvey.
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Rest in this--it is His business to lead, command, impel, send, call, or whatever you want to call it. It is your business to obey, follow, move, respond, or what have you...
-Jim Elliot
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What is Faith? When your good deed pleases you and your evil deed grieves you, you are a believer. What is Sin? When a thing disturbs (the peace of) your heart, give it up.
-Prophet Muhammad, from Sayings of Muhammad by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad
-Sydney Smith
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On those gloomy days, hitch a ride on your secret angel's wings. You'll be lifted high above the clouds.
- Suzanne Siegel Zenkel,
"Your Secret Angel"
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Live in the world like an ant. The world contains a mixture of truth and untruth, sugar and sand. Be an ant and take the sugar.
-Ramakrishna
From "Teachings of the Hindu Mystics," © 2001 by Andrew Harvey.
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Rest in this--it is His business to lead, command, impel, send, call, or whatever you want to call it. It is your business to obey, follow, move, respond, or what have you...
-Jim Elliot
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What is Faith? When your good deed pleases you and your evil deed grieves you, you are a believer. What is Sin? When a thing disturbs (the peace of) your heart, give it up.
-Prophet Muhammad, from Sayings of Muhammad by Prof. Ghazi Ahmad
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Perfect renunciation is difficult to attain without performing action. But the wise, following the path of selfless service, quickly reach the Brahman.
-Bhagavad Gita 5:6
Excerpted from The Bhagavad Gita, translated by Eknath Easwaran, copyright 1985
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Is it not true that when we have God we have everything?
-St. Peter Julian Eymard
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Say: "Whether ye believe in it or not, it is true that those who were given knowledge beforehand, when it is recited to them, fall down on their faces in humble prostration.
"And they say: 'Glory to our Lord! Truly has the promise of our Lord been fulfilled!'"
-Qur'an, Al-Isra, Surah 17:107-8
-Bhagavad Gita 5:6
Excerpted from The Bhagavad Gita, translated by Eknath Easwaran, copyright 1985
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Is it not true that when we have God we have everything?
-St. Peter Julian Eymard
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Say: "Whether ye believe in it or not, it is true that those who were given knowledge beforehand, when it is recited to them, fall down on their faces in humble prostration.
"And they say: 'Glory to our Lord! Truly has the promise of our Lord been fulfilled!'"
-Qur'an, Al-Isra, Surah 17:107-8
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The head which cannot bow before the Feet of the Possessor
Of eight infinite powers is like the senses lacking the power to perceive.
The boundless ocean of births can be crossed,
But not without intimate union with Infinity's Holy Feet.
-Tirukkural 1:9-10
Excerpted from the Tirukkural, translated by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami
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He does not believe, that does not live according to his belief.
-Thomas Fuller
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Let your actions be like clouds going by; the clouds going by are mindless. Let your stillness be as the valley spirit; the valley spirit is undying. When action accompanies stillness and stillness combines with action, then the duality of action and stillness no longer arises.
-Pei-chien
From "Teachings of Zen", edited by Thomas Cleary, © 1998
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Stop talking!
What a shame you have no familiarity
with inner silence!
Polish your heart for a day or two:
make that mirror your book of contemplation.
-Mathnawi [VI, 1286-1287]
From "Jewels of Remembrance," by Rumi, selected and translated by Camille and Kabir Helminski, © 1996
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Of eight infinite powers is like the senses lacking the power to perceive.
The boundless ocean of births can be crossed,
But not without intimate union with Infinity's Holy Feet.
-Tirukkural 1:9-10
Excerpted from the Tirukkural, translated by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami
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He does not believe, that does not live according to his belief.
-Thomas Fuller
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Let your actions be like clouds going by; the clouds going by are mindless. Let your stillness be as the valley spirit; the valley spirit is undying. When action accompanies stillness and stillness combines with action, then the duality of action and stillness no longer arises.
-Pei-chien
From "Teachings of Zen", edited by Thomas Cleary, © 1998
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Stop talking!
What a shame you have no familiarity
with inner silence!
Polish your heart for a day or two:
make that mirror your book of contemplation.
-Mathnawi [VI, 1286-1287]
From "Jewels of Remembrance," by Rumi, selected and translated by Camille and Kabir Helminski, © 1996
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If you can’t be a good example, then you’ll just have to be a horrible warning.
-Catherine Aird
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The mind is the nucleus of samsara and nirvana.
-Lama Thubten Yeshe, The Bliss of Inner Fire
Copyright Wisdom Publications 2001.
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As we wait, we can fix our eyes on Jesus as a companion who empathizes with our suffering and a Savior who is working behind the scenes. Difficult circumstances seem to increase our ability to experience intimacy with Christ.
-Ruthann Ridley
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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, as reported by Umar bin al-Khattab
Hadith translated by Aneela Khalid Arshed
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Live simply so that others may simply live.
-Gandhi (submitted by justjodi)
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-Catherine Aird
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The mind is the nucleus of samsara and nirvana.
-Lama Thubten Yeshe, The Bliss of Inner Fire
Copyright Wisdom Publications 2001.
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As we wait, we can fix our eyes on Jesus as a companion who empathizes with our suffering and a Savior who is working behind the scenes. Difficult circumstances seem to increase our ability to experience intimacy with Christ.
-Ruthann Ridley
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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, as reported by Umar bin al-Khattab
Hadith translated by Aneela Khalid Arshed
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Live simply so that others may simply live.
-Gandhi (submitted by justjodi)
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It was not in insolence...that I did...not bow before proud Haman...but that I might not set a man's glory above God's!
- Apocrypha: Additions to Esther
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Cling to the feet of a master who can introduce you to yourself.
-Swami Veda Bharati
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We are told that Christ was killed for us, that His death has washed out our sins, and that by dying He disabled death itself...That is Christianity. That is what has to be believed.
-C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
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There are four bases of sympathy: charity, kind speech, doing a good turn, and treating all alike.
-Buddha
From Sayings of the Buddha: Reflections for Every Day
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- Apocrypha: Additions to Esther
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Cling to the feet of a master who can introduce you to yourself.
-Swami Veda Bharati
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We are told that Christ was killed for us, that His death has washed out our sins, and that by dying He disabled death itself...That is Christianity. That is what has to be believed.
-C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
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There are four bases of sympathy: charity, kind speech, doing a good turn, and treating all alike.
-Buddha
From Sayings of the Buddha: Reflections for Every Day
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Guest
Revelation is the silent, imperceptible manifestation of God in history. It is the still, small voice: it is the inevitableness, the regularity of nature.
- Herbert Loewe, "Rabbinic Anthology," 1938
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Shiva and Shakti are one,
Like air and the wind,
Like gold and its luster.
Shiva and Shakti cannot be separated.
They are like musk and its fragrance,
like fire and its heat.
-Jnaneshwar (also known as Jnanadeva)
From "Teachings of the Hindu Mystics", © 2001
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Today is the day of salvation for the world...Christ returns to himself: you also must return to him...In Christ a new creation is coming to birth: renew yourselves.
-Gregory Nazianzen
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When the wise person drives out
heedlessness
with heedfulness,
having climbed the high tower
of discernment,
sorrow-free,
he observes the sorrowing crowd--
as the enlightened man,
having scaled
a summit,
the fools on the ground below.
-Dhammapada, 2, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
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Do not treat people with contempt, nor walk insolently on the earth. Allah does not love the arrogant or the self-conceited boaster. Be modest in your bearing and subdue your voice, for the most unpleasant of voices is the braying of the ass.
-Luqman 31:18-19
From "The Bounty of Allah," translated by Aneela Khalid Arshed
- Herbert Loewe, "Rabbinic Anthology," 1938
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Shiva and Shakti are one,
Like air and the wind,
Like gold and its luster.
Shiva and Shakti cannot be separated.
They are like musk and its fragrance,
like fire and its heat.
-Jnaneshwar (also known as Jnanadeva)
From "Teachings of the Hindu Mystics", © 2001
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Today is the day of salvation for the world...Christ returns to himself: you also must return to him...In Christ a new creation is coming to birth: renew yourselves.
-Gregory Nazianzen
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When the wise person drives out
heedlessness
with heedfulness,
having climbed the high tower
of discernment,
sorrow-free,
he observes the sorrowing crowd--
as the enlightened man,
having scaled
a summit,
the fools on the ground below.
-Dhammapada, 2, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
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Do not treat people with contempt, nor walk insolently on the earth. Allah does not love the arrogant or the self-conceited boaster. Be modest in your bearing and subdue your voice, for the most unpleasant of voices is the braying of the ass.
-Luqman 31:18-19
From "The Bounty of Allah," translated by Aneela Khalid Arshed
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Guest
All the Utopias will come to pass when we grow wings and all people are converted into angels.
- Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Self-important, obstinate, swept away by the pride of wealth, they ostentatiously perform sacrifices without any regard for their purpose. Egotistical, violent, arrogant, lustful, angry, envious of everyone, they abuse my presence within their own bodies and in the bodies of others.
-Bhagavad Gita 16:13–18
Excerpted from The Bhagavad Gita, translated by Eknath Easwaran, copyright 1985.
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Before we can begin to see the cross as something done for us, we have to see it as something done by us.
-John Stott
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O let us live in joy, although having nothing! In joy let us live like spirits of light!
-Buddha
From "Sayings of the Buddha: Reflections for Every Day",
- Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Self-important, obstinate, swept away by the pride of wealth, they ostentatiously perform sacrifices without any regard for their purpose. Egotistical, violent, arrogant, lustful, angry, envious of everyone, they abuse my presence within their own bodies and in the bodies of others.
-Bhagavad Gita 16:13–18
Excerpted from The Bhagavad Gita, translated by Eknath Easwaran, copyright 1985.
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Before we can begin to see the cross as something done for us, we have to see it as something done by us.
-John Stott
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O let us live in joy, although having nothing! In joy let us live like spirits of light!
-Buddha
From "Sayings of the Buddha: Reflections for Every Day",
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Guest
Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.
-Victor Borge
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Anyone who helps you grow is an angel to you.
- Kathryn Schein
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A long and joyous life rewards those who remain firmly
On the faultless path of Him who controls the five senses.
They alone dispel the mind's distress
Who take refuge at the Feet of the Incomparable One.
They alone can cross life's other oceans who take refuge
At the Feet of the Gracious One, Himself an ocean of virtue.
-Tirukkural 1:6-8
Excerpted from the Tirukkural, translated by Satguru Sivaya
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Those who believe they believe in God, but without passion in the heart, without anguish of mind, without uncertainty, without doubt, and even at times without despair, believe only in the idea of God, and not in God himself.
-Miguel de Unamuno y Jugo
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There is no sweet companion like pure charity.
-Fo-Sho-Hing-Tsan-King
From "365 Buddha: Daily Meditations," edited by Jeff Schmidt
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If one is without kindness, how can one be called a human being?
-Sarada Devi
-Victor Borge
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Anyone who helps you grow is an angel to you.
- Kathryn Schein
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A long and joyous life rewards those who remain firmly
On the faultless path of Him who controls the five senses.
They alone dispel the mind's distress
Who take refuge at the Feet of the Incomparable One.
They alone can cross life's other oceans who take refuge
At the Feet of the Gracious One, Himself an ocean of virtue.
-Tirukkural 1:6-8
Excerpted from the Tirukkural, translated by Satguru Sivaya
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Those who believe they believe in God, but without passion in the heart, without anguish of mind, without uncertainty, without doubt, and even at times without despair, believe only in the idea of God, and not in God himself.
-Miguel de Unamuno y Jugo
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There is no sweet companion like pure charity.
-Fo-Sho-Hing-Tsan-King
From "365 Buddha: Daily Meditations," edited by Jeff Schmidt
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If one is without kindness, how can one be called a human being?
-Sarada Devi
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Guest
First a person should put his house together, then his town, then the world.
- Rabbi Israel Salanter
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God’s love for us is not the reason for which we should love him. God’s love for us is the reason for us to love ourselves.
-Simone Weil
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Fear oppression, because oppression will be intense darkness on the Day of the Resurrection.
-The Prophet Muhammad, as reported by Ibn Umar
Hadith translated by Aneela Khalid Arshed. Copyright 1999
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- Rabbi Israel Salanter
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God’s love for us is not the reason for which we should love him. God’s love for us is the reason for us to love ourselves.
-Simone Weil
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Fear oppression, because oppression will be intense darkness on the Day of the Resurrection.
-The Prophet Muhammad, as reported by Ibn Umar
Hadith translated by Aneela Khalid Arshed. Copyright 1999
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