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There is at the surface infinite variety of things; at the center there is simplicity of cause.
He is well paid that is well satisfied.
Oppose not rage while rage is in its force, but give it way a while and let it waste.
No one rises above who he or she has been without first having fallen down.
Never speak out of anger,
Never act out of fear,
Never choose from impatience,
But wait… and peace will appear.
Nothing affects the heart like that which is purely from itself, and of its own nature.
The fault… is not in our stars, but in ourselves.
We know what we are, but not what we may be.
The Peace you long for also longs for you.
An unattended mind is the breeding ground of self-defeat.
Real change isn’t found in some new way to think about yourself, but in freedom from the need to think about yourself at all.
The more time we spend considering the shortcomings of others, the smaller a person we become.
The strength of any weakness within us is the degree to which it is feared.
The limit of your present understanding is not the limit of your possibilities.
Being fully present is the best guarantee for a bright future.
It Cuts the Plow Reins
What does Purity do?
It cuts the plow reins.
It frees you from working and dining
In the mud.
It frees you from living behind
A Big ox
That is always breaking wind.
What can Purity do, my dear?
It can lift your heart
On a rising, bucking Sun
That makes the soul hunger
To reach the roof of Creation.
It offers what the whole world wants…
Real Knowledge and Power.
It offers what the wise crave…
The priceless treasure of Freedom.
Pure Divine Love is no meek priest
Or tight banker.
It will smash all your windows,
And only then throw in the holy gifts.
It will allow you to befriend
Life and light and sanity,
And not even mind waking
To another day.
It reveals the excitement of the Present
And the beauty of Precision.
It confers vitality and a sublime clarity,
Until finally all the heart can do
Is burst open
With great love and laughter!
O Purity,
O dear Truth and Friend within me,
Why didn’t you tell me sooner
You could do all this?
Cut the reins of illusion,
So we can all
Just go wild
Loving God
And everyone all day!
A true-devoted pilgrim is not weary to measure kingdoms with his feeble steps.
Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt.
There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
There are more things in heaven and earth… than are dreamt of in your philosophy.