. Who can separate his faith from his actions, or his belief from his occupations? . Who can spread his hours before him, saying, “This for God and this for myself; This for my soul, and this other for my body?” . All your hours are wings that beat through space from self to self……
“It seems easier to defend actions than to honestly examine them. We are quicker to attack than admit. Admissions require courage! “Being honest is really a question of courage – courage enough to face what we fear. This gets lost in the smoke screen of deceptions that is used to justify dishonesty. Whenever we accept…
“If someone greets me with a nice smile, and expresses a genuinely friendly attitude, I appreciate it very much. Though I might not know that person or understand their language, they instantly gladden my heart… Kindness and love, a real sense of brotherhood and sisterhood, these are very precious. They make community possible and thus…
“When anything comes into awareness, it proceeds from the depths to the surface, from seed to plant. What universe is waiting to be born in your heart?” ~ Neil Douglas-Klotz, The Sufi Book of Life You’ll have to go within, my friend, in a quiet moment, to find the seed waiting to be nurtured. It’s most…
“Among all medicines, there are none with the healing powers of love. Since I came to this realization, I have continued to tell people that immunity is love. What could be more effective at overcoming negative powers and returning vitality to the body? “However, I have recently felt the need to change my terminology. I…
“Deep awakening is giving up the effort to become something different or to experience something different.” ~ Harry Palmer, The Avatar Path Acceptance. Surrender. Letting go. Any way you release resistance brings you closer to the only thing that really matters, Spirit. Relax into contentment, my friend.
“Do not seek with cold eyes to find blemishes, or the roses will turn to thorns as you gaze. Ingratitude is a sign of ignorance, for those who know the truth are thankful.” ~ Mahmud Shabistari, The Secret Rose Garden Appreciation is like a magic wand that ushers in more to appreciate. But remember, my friend,…
“People tend to forget their duties but remember their rights.” ~ Indira Gandhi With everything in life, my friend, there is give and take. It’s obvious within your own life as you set your priorities and make choices. In order to have one thing, you have to sacrifice another. The same goes within every community…
“It usually takes some experience to grasp the absolute futility of the mindset that clings to right versus wrong, good guys versus bad guys. (It’s just impossible to get the bad guys to agree that they are indeed the bad guys!) Eventually you learn to get out of the argument. At the heart level, the…
“Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next.” ~ Gilda Radner Like what we’ve just gone through here in Texas, life is going to throw a few curve balls our way, my friend, it just is. Some we can…