As the river enters into the ocean, so my heart touches Thee. Kabir (circa 1398 – 1518)
Soren Kierkegaard Quote – “Truth has always had many loud proclaimers…”
Truth has always had many loud proclaimers, but the question is whether a person will in the deepest sense acknowledge the truth, allow it to permeate his whole being, accept all its consequences, and not have an emergency hiding place for himself and a Judas kiss for the consequence. Soren Kierkegaard (1813 – 1855)
Jacob Boehme Quote – “As the worm, crawling in the dust of the earth…”
As the worm, crawling in the dust of the earth, cannot rise like the eagle above the clouds, so the self-willing thought of man, wandering in the labyrinth of conflicting opinions, does not enter the realm of eternal truth. Jacob Boehme (1575 – 1624)
Jacob Boehme Quote – “Neither animal nor reasoning man can create God…”
Neither animal nor reasoning man can create God, but the lilybud of divinity unfolds itself in man by its own power. Jacob Boehme (1575 – 1624)
Alan Watts Quote – “There is a secret conspiracy…”
There is a secret conspiracy between all “insides” and all “outsides”, and the conspiracy is this: To look as different as possible and yet underneath to be identical. Alan Watts (1915 – 1973)
Alan Watts Quote – “The myths underlying our culture…”
The myths underlying our culture and our common sense have not taught us to feel identical with the universe, but only with parts of it. Alan Watts (1915 – 1973)
Paul Brunton Quote – “Like a stone in a shoe which he stubbornly refuses to remove…”
Like a stone in a shoe which he stubbornly refuses to remove, the fault still remains in his character when he stubbornly insists on blaming things or condemning persons for its consequences. Paul Brunton (1898 – 1981)
William Shakespeare Quote – “My life and death I have put equally into thy hand…”
My life and death I have put equally Into thy hand; Let not rewards, nor hopes, Be cast into the scale to turn thy faith. Be honest but for virtue’s sake, that’s all. He, that has such a Treasure, cannot fall. William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)
Adelaide Anne Procter Quote – “Do not cheat thy Heart…”
Do not cheat thy Heart and tell her, “Grief will pass away, hope for fairer times in future, and forget to-day.” — Tell her, if you will, that sorrow need not come in vain; tell her that the lesson taught her far outweighs the pain. Adelaide Anne Procter (1825 – 1864)
C. S. Lewis Quote – “Whenever you find a man who says he doesn’t…”
Whenever you find a man who says he doesn’t believe in a real Right and Wrong, you will find the same man going back on this a moment later. C. S. Lewis (1898 – 1963)