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Post by Tamrin on Oct 9, 2008 8:08:42 GMT 10
Moved: And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God.”
Aeschylus
This was one of Robert F Kennedy's favourite quotations and it has given me comfort during the tough times. |
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Post by vickyk on Oct 9, 2008 8:29:25 GMT 10
Moved: When the Superior Man eats he does not try to stuff himself; at rest he does not seek perfect comfort; he is diligent in his work and careful in speech. He avails himself to people of the Tao and thereby corrects himself. This is the kind of person of whom you can say, 'he loves learning.' -
Confucius (551 - 479 BC) Chinese philosopher Thanks "vckkpts!" Here are some of the other inspirational quotes you have emailed in the last few days:
How shall the Infinite rest anywhere but in itself?
The infinite is below, above, behind, before, to the right, to the
left. I am all this. This Infinite is the Self. The Self is below, above,
behind, before, to the right, to the left. I am all this.
Chandogya Upanishad
The Upanishads are ancient Indian texts central to the Vedic philosophic tradition.
Without consciousness there would, practically speaking, be no world, for
the world exists as such only in so far as it is consciously reflected and
considered by a psyche. Consciousness is a precondition of being.
Carl Jung (1875 - 1961) Swiss psychologist
What can you ever really know of other people's souls -
of their temptations, their opportunities, their struggles?
One soul in the whole of creation you do know:
and it is the only one whose fate is placed in your hands.
If there is a God, you are, in a sense, alone with Him.
You cannot put Him off with speculation about your neighbours
or memories of what you have read in books.
C.S. Lewis
The man who dares to live his life with death before his eyes, the man who
receives life back bit by bit and lives as though it did not belong to him
by right but has been bestowed on him as a gift, the man who has such
freedom and peace of mind that he has overcome death in his thoughts - such
a man believes in eternal life because it is already his, it is a present
experience, and he already benefits from its peace and joy. He cannot
describe this experience in words. He may not be able to conform his view
with the traditional picture of it. But one thing he knows for certain:
Something within us does not pass away, something goes on living and working
wherever the kingdom of the spirit is present. It is already working and
living within us, because in our hearts we have been able to reach life by
overcoming death.
Albert Schweitzer (1875 - 1965)
German missionary, theologian, organist, surgeon, humanitarian More from vckkpts:
Nothing has a stronger influence psychologically on their environment
and especially on their children than the unlived life of the parent.
Carl Jung (1875 - 1961)
Therefore the sight that is granted to your world penetrates within the Eternal Justice
as the eye into the sea; for though from the shore it sees the bottom,
in the open sea it does not, and yet the bottom is there but the depth conceals it.
Dante (1265 - 1321)
Italian poet, writer Another from vckkpts:
The Sufis advise us to speak only after our words have managed to pass
through three gates. At the first gate we ask ourselves, Are these words
true? If so, we let them pass on; if not, back they go. At the second gate
we ask, Are they necessary? At the last gate we ask, Are they kind?
Eknath Easwaran (1910 - 1999)
Hindi writer, translator and biographer Another from Vicky K.
The divine in man is our sole ground for believing that there is anything
divine in the universe outside of man. Man is the revealer of the divine.
Felix Adler (1851 - 1933)
German-American philosopher Today Vicky K has this to say:
Knowledge can be acquired by a suitable and complete study,
no matter what the starting point is. Only one must know how to 'learn.'
What is nearest to us is man; and you are the nearest of all men to yourself.
Begin with the study of yourself; remember the saying 'Know thyself.'
G.I. Gurdjieff (1872 - 1949)
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Post by Tamrin on Oct 10, 2008 7:53:42 GMT 10
Quote for the Day:There is a saying among prospectors:
"Go out looking for one thing, and that's all you'll ever find."
Robert Flaherty
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Post by vickyk on Oct 10, 2008 17:28:12 GMT 10
Look, Sirs, because the mind is quiet, the body becomes still, not the other way round. You force your body to sit still. You do all kinds of things to come upon this strange beauty of silence. Do not do it, just observe. Look, Sirs, you know in all this are various powers of clairvoyance, reading somebody’s thought. There are various powers, you know what I am talking about, don’t you? You call them siddhis, don’t you? Do you know all these things are like candles – candlelight in the sun? When there is no sun, there is darkness, and then the light of the candle is very important; but when there is the sun, the light, the beauty, the clarity, then all these powers, these siddhis, are like candlelight. They have no value at all. And when you have the light, there is nothing else – developing various centres, the charkas, kundalinis, you know all that business. You need a sane, logical, reasoning mind, not a stupid mind. A mind that is dull can sit for centuries breathing, concentrating on various charkas, and you know all that playing with kundalinis, - it can never come upon that which is timeless, that which is real beauty, truth and love.
So put aside the candlelight which all the gurus and the books offer you. And do not repeat a word that you yourself have not seen the truth of, which you yourself have not tested.
Krishnamurti in India 1970-71, Chapter 15, 4th Public Talk, Bombay, p. 179, 180
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Post by Tamrin on Oct 11, 2008 7:02:48 GMT 10
Quote for the Day:Whether a Buddha comes into the world or not,
the nature of things is still the nature of things.
The Buddha is someone who realizes what is true,
what actually exists. If we want to become enlightened,
we simply have to acknowledge or recognize what is.
Tsoknyi Rinpoche
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Post by maximus on Oct 12, 2008 1:15:08 GMT 10
It only stands to reason that where there's sacrifice, there's someone collecting the sacrificial offerings. Where there's service, there is someone being served. The man who speaks to you of sacrifice is speaking of slaves and masters, and intends to be the master.
--Ayn Rand
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Post by Tamrin on Oct 12, 2008 8:07:42 GMT 10
Quote for the Day:He is enlightened, liberated, who sees all things as One - Unseparated.
Angelus Silesius
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Post by Tamrin on Oct 13, 2008 6:25:09 GMT 10
Quote for the Day:Even to be attached to the idea of enlightenment is to go astray.
Sen Ming, quoted by Ram Dass
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Post by Tamrin on Oct 14, 2008 6:11:09 GMT 10
Quotes for the Day:The attainment of enlightenment from ego's point of view is extreme death.
Chögyam Trungpa
Enlightenment: The stunning realization that you are eternal, and are no longer alive.
Shawn Nevins
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Post by Tamrin on Oct 15, 2008 5:49:55 GMT 10
Quote for the Day:When it's cold, water freezes into ice;
when it's warm, ice melts into water. Similarly,
when you are confused, essence freezes into mind;
when you are enlightened, mind melts into essence.
Muso Kokushi
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