The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are. John Burroughs (1837 – 1921)
Chief Wahunsenacawh Powhatan Quote – “Why do you take by force…”
Why do you take by force what you could obtain by love? Chief Wahunsenacawh Powhatan (1545 – 1618)
Paramhansa Yogananda Quote – “Smoldering joy, oft-puffed by meditation…”
Smoldering joy, oft-puffed by meditation, Blinding my tearful eyes, Burst into immortal flames of bliss, Consumed my tears, my frame, my all. Thou art I, I am Thou, Knowing, Knower, Known, as One! Tranquilled, unbroken thrill, eternally living, ever new peace! Enjoyable beyond imagination of expectancy, samadhi bliss! Not a mental chloroform Or unconscious state without wilful return, Samadhi but […]
Paramhansa Yogananda Quote – “Let my soul smile through my heart…”
Let my soul smile through my heart and my heart smile through my eyes, that I may scatter rich smiles in sad hearts. Paramhansa Yogananda (1893 – 1952)
Paramhansa Yogananda Quote – “God will not tell you that you should desire Him above all else…”
God will not tell you that you should desire Him above all else, because He wants your love to be freely given, without “prompting.” That is the whole secret in the game of this universe. He who created us yearns for our love. He wants us to give it spontaneously, without His asking. Our love is the one thing God […]
Quote from Zoroastrianism – “That nature alone is good that refrains from doing unto another…”
That nature alone is good that refrains from doing unto another whatsoever is not good for itself. Zoroastrian Prayer
Quote from Zoroastrianism – “To do rightly by the cosmos depends on timing…”
To do rightly by the cosmos depends on timing: right doing, right being at the right time and place. This right guidance, found in every heart, finds its source in the universal Heart. This rightness is ultimate good, ultimate happiness and joy. The joy comes naturally to and through a life lived in moment-by-moment contact with the truth behind all […]
Edmund Burke Quote – “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil…”
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. Edmund Burke (1729 – 1797)
Gerald Bullett Quote – “Love between human beings springs from a desire to be made free…”
Love between human beings springs from a desire to be made free of another world than one’s own. Every true communion of lovers is a mutual discovery and recognition. Every passion is a passion for release, for that loss of one’s self by which alone one gains life. Gerald Bullett (1893 – 1958)
Quote from Buddhism – “Five remembrances Buddhist monks chant each day…”
Five remembrances Buddhist monks chant each day: I will lose my youth, my health, my loved ones, everything I hold dear and, finally, life itself… by the very nature of being human. Buddhism (circa 500 B.C.E.)
