Anything that the mind thinks, it can unthink. If, therefore, by the law of cause and effect we have produced unpleasant conditions, we should be able by this same law to produce an entirely different effect. Ernest Holmes (1887 – 1960)
Saint Jerome Quote – “Inordinate love is insatiable…”
The proverbial expressions about the grave, woman’s love, dry earth and eternal fire are enigmatic, but they have a deeper meaning: inordinate love is insatiable. Saint Jerome (circa 347 – 420)
Evagrius Ponticus Quote – “A man’s gift is called an upright life…”
A man’s gift is called an upright life. It is that gift that makes room for him and makes him worthy of the fullness of God. It is that very thing which is called the “throne” of the holy powers. Evagrius Ponticus (345 – 399 AD)
Quote from Jainism – “A man should wander about treating all creatures…”
A man should wander about treating all creatures as he himself would be treated. Jainism
D. H. Lawrence Quote – “When we get out of the glass bottle of our ego…”
When we get out of the glass bottle of our ego, and when we escape like squirrels in the cage of our personality and get into the forest again, we shall shiver with cold and fright. But things will happen to us so that we don’t know ourselves. Cool, unlying life will rush in, and passion will make our bodies […]
Heraclitus Quote – “To those who awake, there is one world in common…”
To those who awake, there is one world in common, but to those who are asleep, each is withdrawn to a private world of his own. Heraclitus (circa 535 – 475 B.C.E.)
Hafez Quote – “I am a hole in a flute…”
I am a hole in a flute that the Christ’s Breath moves through. Listen to this music. Hafez (1315 – 1390)
Hafez Quote – “This place where you are right now…”
This place where you are right now God circled on a map for you. Wherever your eyes and arms and heart can move against the earth and the sky, the Beloved has bowed there. Our Beloved has bowed there knowing you were coming. Hafez (1315 – 1390)
George Herbert Quote – “A heart whose pulse may be thy praise…”
Thou that has given so much to me, give one thing more: a grateful heart. Not thankful when it please me, as if thy blessings had spare days. But such a heart whose pulse may be thy praise. George Herbert (1593 – 1633)
Khalil Gibran Quote – “The mountain veiled in mist…”
The mountain veiled in mist is not a hill; an oak tree in the rain is not a weeping willow. Khalil Gibran (1883 – 1931)