It is all the same to be living and dead, waking and sleeping, young and old, as each of these alternately change into the other. Heraclitus (circa 535 – 475 B.C.E.)
Heraclitus Quote – “To those who awake, there is one world in common…”
To those who awake, there is one world in common, but to those who are asleep, each is withdrawn to a private world of his own. Heraclitus (circa 535 – 475 B.C.E.)
Andre Gide Quote – “One does not discover new lands without…”
One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time. Andre Gide (1869 – 1951)
Hafez Quote – “Don’t surrender your loneliness so quickly…”
Don’t surrender your loneliness so quickly. Let it cut more deep. Let it ferment and season you as few human or even divine ingredients can. Something missing in my heart tonight has made my eyes so soft, my voice so tender, my need of God absolutely clear. Hafez (1315 – 1390)
Hafez Quote – “Look what happens with a love like that…”
Even after all this time, the Sun never says to the Earth, “You owe me.” Look what happens with a love like that. It lights the sky. Hafez (1315 – 1390)
Hafez Quote – “I am a hole in a flute…”
I am a hole in a flute that the Christ’s Breath moves through. Listen to this music. Hafez (1315 – 1390)
Hafez Quote – “This place where you are right now…”
This place where you are right now God circled on a map for you. Wherever your eyes and arms and heart can move against the earth and the sky, the Beloved has bowed there. Our Beloved has bowed there knowing you were coming. Hafez (1315 – 1390)
George Herbert Quote – “A heart whose pulse may be thy praise…”
Thou that has given so much to me, give one thing more: a grateful heart. Not thankful when it please me, as if thy blessings had spare days. But such a heart whose pulse may be thy praise. George Herbert (1593 – 1633)
Baizhang Huaihai Quote – “A mind that is truly free…”
A mind that is truly free has reached the state in which opposites are seen as empty. This is the only freedom. Baizhang Huaihai (720 – 814)
Khalil Gibran Quote – “The mountain veiled in mist…”
The mountain veiled in mist is not a hill; an oak tree in the rain is not a weeping willow. Khalil Gibran (1883 – 1931)