“There is this narrative, which we follow in our world, that tells us we ought to always be strong. Fortified, immovable, brave.… — C. JoyBell C Copy Share Image
So, how do you get back to heaven? To begin with, just notice the thoughts that take you away from it. You… — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
Dawn's faint breath breathes with your mouth at the ends of empty streets. Gray light your eyes, sweet drops of dawn on… — Cesare Pavese Copy Share Image
Even after the Truth has been realised, there remains that strong, obstinate impression that one is still an ego - the agent… — Adi Shankara Copy Share Image
Each thing that exists remains forever, and that very existence of existence is proof of its eternity. But without that realization, which… — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
In spiritual life there is no room for compromise. Awakening is not negotiable; we cannot bargain to hold on to things that… — Jack Kornfield Copy Share Image
How do I know that loving life is not a delusion? How do I know that in hating death I am not… — Zhuangzi Copy Share Image
“When we look at a tree, we do not see the tree for what it really is. We see how it appears… — Joseph P. Kauffman Copy Share Image
Today a new faith is awakening — the Myth of the blood; the belief that to defend the blood is also to… — Alfred Rosenberg Copy Share Image
“For Someone Awakening To The Trauma of His or Her Past: For everything under the sun there is a time. This is… — John O'Donohue Copy Share Image
We Are All the Same Listen to the reeds as they sway apart; Hear them speak of lost friends. At birth, you… — Rumi Copy Share Image
In my twenties, I thought it was getting a sitcom. Then I got a sitcom pilot in my early thirties, and realized… — Mike Birbiglia Copy Share Image
“If peace comes from seeing the whole, then misery stems from a loss of perspective. We begin so aware and grateful. The… — Mark Nepo Copy Share Image
It is not a pumping-in from the outside that gives wisdom; it is the power and extent of your inner receptivity that… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
The best way in this world to have a breakthrough in our own life, is to help provide one for somebody else,… — Glen Rambharack Copy Share Image
“But secluding my experience during that early period was both cowardly and wise. Some things are too fragile, too vulnerable to bring… — Sue Monk Kidd Copy Share Image
Life always bursts the boundaries of formulas. Defeat may prove to have been the only path to resurrection, despite its ugliness. I… — Antoine de Saint-Exupery Copy Share Image
“Buddhism offers a basic challenge to this cultural worldview. The Buddha taught that this human birth is a precious gift because it… — Tara Brach Copy Share Image
The point of the overall meditative path is to have Wakefulness (or Consciousness as Such) transcend and include all state-realms, so it… — Ken Wilber Copy Share Image
“Life remains what it is--deathless and unbound. We shall all meet again. Know what you are, and be free. The best counsel… — Paul Brunton Copy Share Image
“∞ The Unseen Universe A Poem by Alexander Martini We live within the universe. Not far, not foreign. But at its heart.… — Alexander Martini Copy Share Image
Heaven and hell are not geographical; they are not something outside you, they are something that belongs to your interiority. If you… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
Always in the dream, it seemed as if there were a destination: a something--he could not grasp what-that lay beyond the place… — Lois Lowry Copy Share Image
Stop all physical activity and sit naturally at ease. Remain silent and let sound be like an echo. Do not think about… — Tilopa Copy Share Image
Some people point to me as the cause of all society's problems, others as if I am the benefactor, responsible for everything… — Hugo Chavez Copy Share Image
The greatest discovery of the 19th century was not in the realm of the physical sciences, but the power of the subconscious… — William James Copy Share Image
“That which comes and goes is not real; quit chasing it. It doesn't matter. What haven't you lost? That is what‘s important.… — Adyashanti Copy Share Image
I think the Arab awakening has changed everything and I think a lot will depend on what people there ask of us,… — Thomas Friedman Copy Share Image
Even today many educated people think that the victory of Christianity over Greek philosophy is a proof of the superior truth of… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
“Have you ever had a dream that you were certain was real, only to wake up and realize that everyone and everything… — Joseph P. Kauffman Copy Share Image
Our world is integrated to an unprecedented degree, while the global political awakening is injecting into interstate relations an intense amount of… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
We can smile, breathe, walk, and eat our meals in a way that allows us to be in touch with the abundance… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
“We are like waves in the ocean, each with a unique character and quality on the surface, but deep down we are… — Joseph P. Kauffman Copy Share Image
“When we do what we love, our whole being aligns. Passion gathers the scattered energies of the mind. The chatter subsides, the… — Donna Goddard Copy Share Image
“A famous aphorism tells us, „The Sufi is the child of the moment“ (as-sufi ibn al-waqt). One of its meanings is that… — William C. Chittick Copy Share Image
“And, for one– ten thousandth of a second, all of it fell away, the despair and grief and anger and pain and… — Rick Yancey Copy Share Image
The Arab awakening has been, up to now, a lot about freedom from dictatorial regimes - Syria, Yemen, Libya, Tunisia, Bahrain and… — Thomas Friedman Copy Share Image
“Jehovah, the Christian name for God derived from the Hebrew Yahweh, (from the letters YHWH), is translated as "I AM." YOU ARE… — Joseph P. Kauffman Copy Share Image
There is a true feminist movement in Buddhism that relates to the goddess Tārā. Following her cultivation of bodhicitta, the bodhisattva's motivation,… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
“The seeds of wisdom, peace, and wholeness are within each of our difficulties. Our awakening is possible in every activity. At first… — Jack Kornfield Copy Share Image
