You’ve been walking the ocean’s edge, holding up your robes to keep them dry. You must dive naked under, and deeper under, a thousand times deeper! Jalal al-Din Rumi (1207 – 1273)
James Allen Quote – “As the heart, so is the life…”
As the heart, so is the life. The within is ceaselessly becoming the without. Nothing remains unrevealed. That which is hidden is but for a time; it ripens and comes forth at last. Seed, tree, blossom, and fruit is the fourfold order of the universe. From the state of a man’s heart proceed the conditions of his life; his thoughts […]
Kabir Quote – “The Formless is in the midst…”
The Formless is in the midst of all forms. Kabir (circa 1398 – 1518)
Maurice Nicoll Quote – “When a man begins to know himself…”
When a man begins to know himself he is no longer a machine. He may, indeed, even become a man. Maurice Nicoll (1884 – 1953)
Hillel the Elder Quote – “If I am not for myself, who will be for me?…”
If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am only for myself, what am I? And if not now, when? Hillel the Elder (circa 110 B.C.E. – 10 A.D.)
Paramhansa Yogananda Quote – “I am the bubble, make me the sea…”
So do Thou my Lord, Thou and I never apart, Wave of the sea dissolve in the sea, I am the bubble, make me the sea, Oh I am the bubble, make me the sea. Paramhansa Yogananda (1893 – 1952)
Saint John of the Cross Quote – “The endurance of darkness…”
The endurance of darkness is preparation for great light. Saint John of the Cross (1542 – 1591)
Henri Amiel Quote – “To repel one’s cross…”
To repel one’s cross is to make it heavier. Henri Amiel (1821 – 1881)
Albert Einstein Quote – “No problem can be solved from…”
No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it. Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955)
William Shakespeare Quote – “What to ourselves in passion we propose…”
What to ourselves in passion we propose, The passion ending, doth the purpose lose. The violence of either grief or joy Their own enactures with themselves destroy: Where joy most revels, grief doth most lament; Grief joys, joy grieves, on slender accident. William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)