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On dispersive ground, therefore, fight not. On facile ground, halt not. On contentious ground, attack not. On open ground, do not try to block the… — Sun Tzu
What is true is already so. Owning up to it doesn't make it worse. Not being open about it doesn't make it go away. And… — Eugene Gendlin
...death is only a horizon, and a horizon is only the limit of your sight. Open your eyes to see more clearly... — William Penn
"The love of God, unutterable and perfect, flows into a pure soul the way light rushes into a transparent object. The more love that it… — Dante Alighieri
To reenchant nature is not merely to gain a new perspective for its integrity and well-being; it is to throw open the doors to a… — Alister E. McGrath
First birth is from your parents, but real birth, real life, begins when one accepts a bona fide spiritual master and renders service unto him.… — A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Anything that really frightens you may contain a clue to enlightenment. It may indicate to you how deeply you are attached to structure, whether mental,… — Thaddeus Golas
I am a lazy man. Laziness keeps me from believing that enlightenment demands effort, discipline, strict diet, non-smoking, and other evidences of virtue. There is… — Thaddeus Golas
There is something in such laws that takes the breath away. They are not discoveries or inventions of the human mind, but exist independently of… — M.C. Escher
Never be petty. Do not feed resentments against anyone. I prefer good-hearted sinners to so called good people who are intolerant and devoid of compassion.… — Paramahansa Yogananda
The challenge of warriorship is to live fully in the world as it is and to find within this world, with all its paradoxes, the… — Chogyam Trungpa
Things of heaven cannot be obtained by perseverance; they are the grace of God. To open to this and trust in it is how belief… — Hazrat Inayat Khan
Every day can be like Christmas in its love and its peace if our hearts open up and make room for love. The holy child… — Marianne Williamson
As long as you cling to your self, you will wander right and left, day and night, for thousands of years; and when, after all… — Sanai
For the powers of our mind, life, and body are bound to their own limitations, and however high they may rise or however widely expand,… — Sri Aurobindo
For the production of man a different apprenticeship [from forests] was needed to sharpen the wits and quicken the higher manifestations of intellect - a… — Raymond Dart
Good friends find pleasure in one another's company. Let us know pleasure in the company of our best Friend, a Friend who can do everything… — Alphonsus Liguori
O Jesus! on this day, you have fulfilled all my desires. From now on, near the Eucharist, I shall be able To sacrifice myself in… — Therese of Lisieux
It is most heartening to learn that young men and women, in their late teens and twenties, are increasingly attracted to meditative prayer in the… — John Joseph O'Connor
We knew the front door was always left open, but we broke in just to keep in practice. Doxy turned all the Washburn family photos… — Woody Allen

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