Some
quotes from Speaking Tree.
quotes from Speaking Tree.
· Rain clouds come
floating in, not to muddy my days ahead, but to make me calm, happy and hopeful
– Rajuda
floating in, not to muddy my days ahead, but to make me calm, happy and hopeful
– Rajuda
· The separate self can
never discover the truth–in the end, the truth just awakens to itself through
you -Stephan Bodian
never discover the truth–in the end, the truth just awakens to itself through
you -Stephan Bodian
· Courage is grace
under pressure – Ernest Hemingway
under pressure – Ernest Hemingway
· If you want others to
be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion –
The XIV Dalai Lama
be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion –
The XIV Dalai Lama
· Life is as dear to
the mute creature as it is to a man. Just as one wants happiness and fears
pain, just as one wants to live and not to die, so do other creatures – The XIV
Dalai Lama
the mute creature as it is to a man. Just as one wants happiness and fears
pain, just as one wants to live and not to die, so do other creatures – The XIV
Dalai Lama
· Holding on to anger
is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else…
you are the one getting burned – Zen Proverb
is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else…
you are the one getting burned – Zen Proverb
· Jesus spoke to them,
saying “I am the light of the world; he who follows me will not walk in
darkness, but will have the light of life.” – John 8.12
saying “I am the light of the world; he who follows me will not walk in
darkness, but will have the light of life.” – John 8.12
· Many people know so
little what is beyond their short range of experience. They look within
themselves and find nothing! Therefore they conclude that there is nothing
outside themselves, either – Helen Keller
little what is beyond their short range of experience. They look within
themselves and find nothing! Therefore they conclude that there is nothing
outside themselves, either – Helen Keller
· Suffering: the sense
that things should be different than they are – Wayne Liquorman
that things should be different than they are – Wayne Liquorman
· Master your vagabond
thoughts, try to raise yourself above the fluctuations of life, and you will
see all your anxiety disappear concerning the place propitious for sadhana –
Anandamayi Ma
thoughts, try to raise yourself above the fluctuations of life, and you will
see all your anxiety disappear concerning the place propitious for sadhana –
Anandamayi Ma
· Kindness, like a
boomerang, always returns – Author Unknown
boomerang, always returns – Author Unknown
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