From unreality lead me to the real, from darkness to the light, from death to immortality. Upanishads (circa 800 – 200 B.C.E.)
William Shakespeare Quote – “Most miserable is the desire that’s glorious…”
Most miserable Is the desire that’s glorious: blest be those, How mean soe’er, that have their honest wills, Which seasons comfort. William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)
William Shakespeare Quote – “Come, come, and sit you down; you shall not budge…”
Come, come, and sit you down; you shall not budge; You go not till I set you up a glass Where you may see the inmost part of you. William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)
William Shakespeare Quote – “In the corrupted currents of this world…”
In the corrupted currents of this world Offence’s gilded hand may shove by justice; And oft ’tis seen the wicked prize itself Buys out the law. But ’tis not so above; There is no shuffling, there the action lies In his true nature; and we ourselves compell’d, Even to the teeth and forehead of our faults, To give in evidence. […]
Khalil Gibran Quote – “When love beckons to you, follow him…”
When love beckons to you, follow him, though his ways are hard and steep. And When his wings enfold you yield to him, though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you. And When he speaks to you believe in him, though his voice may shatter your dreams as the north wind lays waste the garden. For even as […]
Khalil Gibran Quote – “Your joy is your sorrow unmasked…”
Your joy is your sorrow unmasked. And the selfsame well from which your laughter rises was oftentimes filled with your tears. And how else can it be? The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain. Khalil Gibran (1883 – 1931)
Jiddu Krishnamurti Quote – “What is needed, rather than running away…”
What is needed, rather than running away or controlling or suppressing or any other resistance, is understanding fear; that means, watch it, learn about it, come directly into contact with it. We are to learn about fear, not how to escape from it. Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895 – 1986)
Paul Brunton Quote – “The inner life is the root of the outer one…”
The inner life is the root of the outer one. What is created there, is eventually expressed here. Paul Brunton (1898 – 1981)
The Timeless Understanding That Helps You Grow Beyond Your Pain
When it comes to psychological and spiritual pain, it appears in many different forms. Anger, fear, depression, loneliness, regret, guilt, unrequited love… the list goes on and on. When we’re overcome by these emotions, we’re usually quick to blame someone or something for the pain we feel. But does that ever help? It seems the pain just gets worse. We […]
Paul Brunton Quote – “If there is so much friction, violence, and tension…”
If there is so much friction, violence, and tension in the world, it is only because so many individual persons themselves are inwardly experiencing these things… If there is so little real peace in the world, it is only because there is so little real peace in the individuals who live in the world. Paul Brunton (1898 – 1981)