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 – “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)
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 – “You are banging the walls. What walls? There are no walls…”
You are banging the walls. What walls? There are no walls. You are fighting the guards. What guards? They don’t exist. You are free right now. See this. Vernon Howard (1918 – 1992)
Vernon Howard Quote – “More and more our sincere seeker realizes…”
More and more our sincere seeker realizes his need to do nothing except to be an aware person from moment to moment. In one flash of insight he banishes the awful compulsion to scheme, protect, avoid, revise, attack, grab, cling, retreat, resist, regret, worry, expect, struggle, insist, demand, crave, battle, blame, apologize, persuade, believe. The whole terrible burden is cleared […]
Vernon Howard Quote – “To change what you get you must change who you are.”
To change what you get you must change who you are. Vernon Howard (1918 – 1992)
Vernon Howard Quote – “Wander all alone with nothing to call upon…”
Wander all alone, with nothing to call upon, nothing to depend on, and God, who exists, will keep his promise to you. Vernon Howard (1918 – 1992)