Let none of us entertain the desire for possessions, for what gain is it to acquire those things which we cannot take with us? Why not rather acquire those that we can take: prudence, justice, temperance, fortitude, understanding, charity, love of the poor, faith in Christ, goodness, hospitality? If we obtain these, we shall find them there before us preparing […]
Anonymous Saying – “On Reincarnation: Ego reincarnates with each thought but dies between them…”
On Reincarnation: Ego reincarnates with each thought but dies between them — here lies secret power of being still. Anonymous
Anonymous Saying – “All the water in the world, However hard it tried, Could never, never sink a ship…”
All the water in the world, However hard it tried, Could never, never sink a ship, Unless it got inside. And all the evil in the world, The blackest kind of sin. Can never hurt you one least bit — Unless you let it in! Anonymous
Anonymous Saying – “If ever two were one, then surly we…”
If ever two were one, then surly we. As ever man is loved by God, then truly me. Anonymous
Anonymous Saying – “Walk in My presence and you will be perfect.”
Walk in My presence and you will be perfect. Anonymous
Anonymous Saying – “It is an extraordinary fact and an extraordinary piece of evidence for the truth of religion…”
It is an extraordinary fact and an extraordinary piece of evidence for the truth of religion, that a person’s long hours spent in silent communication with God, who never directly answers, is nevertheless manifestly a two-way communication. Such a person is gradually and permanently altered in the depths of his personality in ways which would be inconceivable if there was […]
Anonymous Saying – “The Great Spirit is the name given to the life force radiating from all creation…”
The Great Spirit is the name given to the life force radiating from all creation. This energy is called many things by many different people: the Creator, A’wonawil’onas (Zuni), Wankan-Tankan (Sioux), God, Tirawa (Pawnee), Great Mystery and Grandfather. Anonymous
Anonymous Saying – “The thing about our choices is that after we have made them…”
The thing about our choices is that after we have made them, they turn around and make us. Anonymous
Anonymous Saying – “My life is but a weaving between my Lord and me…”
The Weaver’s Prayer My life is but a weaving between my Lord and me I cannot see the colors He worketh steadily. Oft times He weaveth sorrow and I in foolish pride Forget He sees the upper and I the underside. Not till the looms are silent and the shuttles cease to fly Shall God unroll the canvas and explain […]
Ancient Prayer – “More radiant than the sun, purer than the snow, subtler than the ether…”
More radiant than the sun, purer than the snow, subtler than the ether, is the Self, the spirit within my heart. I am that Self, that Self am I. Ancient Prayer