He who strikes terror into others is himself in continual fear. Claudian (circa 370 – 404)
Synesius of Cyrene Quote – “Man is not some simple object, nor is he cast in one pattern…”
Man is not some simple object, nor is he cast in one pattern, but God has made to dwell in the constitution of a single creature a host of forces mingled together and with full-toned voices. We are, I think, a monstrous animal more extraordinary than the Hydra and still more many-headed. For not with the same part of our […]
Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki Quote – “It is useless for the ‘self’ to try to ‘purify itself’…”
It is useless for the “self” to try to “purify itself,” or for the “self” to “make a place in itself” for God. Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki (1870 – 1966)
Rudolf Steiner Quote – “We must eradicate from the soul all fear and terror…”
We must eradicate from the soul all fear and terror of what comes towards man out of the future. We must acquire serenity in all feelings and sensations about the future. We must look forward with absolute equanimity to everything that may come. And we must think only that whatever comes is given to us by a world-directive full of […]
St. John of the Cross Quote – “In deepest solitude I found the narrow way…”
In deepest solitude I found the narrow way, a secret giving such release that I was stunned and stammering, rising above all science. St. John of the Cross (1542 – 1591)
St. John of the Cross Quote – “To come to the pleasure you have not…”
To come to the pleasure you have not You must go by a way in which you enjoy not. To come to the knowledge you have not You must go by a way in which you know not. To come to the possession you have not You must go by a way in which you possess not. To come to […]
Baruch Spinoza Quote – “He who loves God cannot endeavor that God should love him in return.”
He who loves God cannot endeavor that God should love him in return. Baruch Spinoza (1632 – 1677)
Simon of Taibutheh Quote – “You are the image of God and the bond of all creation…”
Consider, O discerning man, that you are the image of God and the bond of all creation, both of the heavenly and the terrestrial beings, and whenever you bend your head to worship and glorify God, all the creations, both heavenly and terrestrial, bow their heads with you and in you, to worship God. And whenever you do not worship […]
Zenkei Shibayama Quotes – “The mirror is thoroughly egoless and mindless…”
The mirror is thoroughly egoless and mindless. If a flower comes it reflects a flower, if a bird comes it reflects a bird. It shows a beautiful object as beautiful, an ugly object as ugly. Everything is revealed as it is. There is no discriminating mind or self-consciousness on the part of the mirror. If something comes, the mirror reflects. […]
Idries Shah Quote – “For each believes his lamp to be the light of day!”
For each believes his lamp to be the light of day! Idries Shah (1924 – 1996)
