We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark. The real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light. Plato (circa 427 – 347 B.C.E.)
Quote from The Philokalia – “Nothing is better than to realize one’s weakness…”
Peter of Damascus assures us that “nothing is better than to realize one’s weakness and ignorance, and nothing is worse than not to be aware of them.” Philokalia (300 – 1400)
Odes of Solomon Quote – “The mind of man as a mirror of glass…”
God hath framed the mind of man as a mirror of glass, capable of the image of the universal world, and joyful to receive the impression thereof, as the eye joyeth to receive light. Odes of Solomon (circa 1st-century A.D.)
Quote by Ovid – “The burden which is well borne…”
The burden which is well borne becomes light. Ovid (circa 43 B.C.E.)
A. R. Orage Quote – “Our life is but one day of our Life…”
Be comforted. Our life is but one day of our Life. Let go! A. R. Orage (1873 – 1934)
John O’Donohue Quote – “Once you start to awaken…”
Once you start to awaken, no one can ever claim you again for the old patterns. Now you realize how precious your time here is. You are no longer willing to squander your essence on undertakings that do not nourish your true self. Your patience grows thin with tired talk and dead language. You see through the rosters of expectation […]
Patanjali Quote – “When you are inspired by some great purpose…”
When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds. Your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction, and you find yourself in a new, great, and wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive, and you discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed […]
Idris Parry Quote – “What guarantee is there…”
What guarantee is there that the five senses, taken together, do cover the whole of possible existence? They cover simply our actual experience, our human knowledge of facts or events. There are gaps between the fingers; there are gaps between the senses. In these gaps is the darkness which hides the connection between things… this darkness is the source of […]
T. S. Eliot Quote – “Humankind cannot bear very much reality.”
Humankind cannot bear very much reality. T. S. Eliot (1888 – 1965)
Albert Einstein Quote – “A human being is a part of the whole…”
A human being is a part of the whole, called by us the Universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest — a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to […]