Learn to know thyself. Who knows himself, knows his Lord. Abu Sa’id Ibn Abi’l Khayr (967 – 1049)
Abu Sa’id Ibn Abi’l Khayr Quote – “The true man of God sits in the midst of his fellow men…”
The true man of God sits in the midst of his fellow men, and rises and eats and sleeps and marries and buys and sells and gives and takes in the bazaars, and spends the days with other people, and yet never forgets God even for a single moment. Abu Sa’id Ibn Abi’l Khayr (967 – 1049)
Abu Sa’id Ibn Abi’l Khayr Quote – “You are freed from your own desires only when God frees you…”
You are freed from your own desires only when God frees you. This is not effected by your own exertion, but by the grace of God. First he brings forth in you the desire to attain this goal. Then he opens to you the gate of repentance. Then… you continue to strive and… pride yourself upon your efforts, thinking that […]
Quote from A Course in Miracles – “Call forth in everyone only the remembrance of God…”
Call forth in everyone only the remembrance of God, and of the Heaven that is in him. For where you would have your brother be, there will you think you are. Hear not his appeal to hell and littleness, but only his call for Heaven and greatness. Forget not that his call is yours, and answer him with me. A […]
Quote from A Course in Miracles – “And this is a miracle: the moment that you realize…”
And this is a miracle: the moment that you realize that there is no way to make a home, then this whole existence is home. Then wherever you are, you are at home. A Course In Miracles (1975)
Quote from A Course in Miracles – “Why wait for Heaven? Those who seek the light are merely covering their eyes…”
Why wait for Heaven? Those who seek the light are merely covering their eyes. The light is in them now. A Course In Miracles (1975)
Quote from A Course in Miracles – “My Father supports me, protects me, and directs me in all things…”
My Father supports me, protects me, and directs me in all things. His care for me is infinite, and is with me forever. I am eternally blessed as His Son. A Course In Miracles (1975)
Vernon Howard Quote – “When the mountain disappears as a necessity to climb…”
When the mountain disappears as a necessity to climb, the mountain climber disappears as a necessity to exist. Vernon Howard (1918 – 1992)
Vernon Howard Quote – “The only sane thing to do with the world…”
The only sane thing to do with the world is to let it struggle with its own problems. You can do this only when seeing clearly that the world prefers to struggle painfully with its problems, never really wanting solutions. Vernon Howard (1918 – 1992)
Vernon Howard Quote – “Enter yourself, let self-honesty turn you in the right direction…”
Enter yourself, let self-honesty turn you in the right direction, after which self-awareness lives your life for you. Wishing for something other than darkness is already a bit of light. Have no fear of exposing the illusion that your present world is a false world, for the end of the old reveals the new. Change starts with even the dim […]