Allah promised forgiveness and an immense reward to those who believe and remain righteous.
-Qur'an, Al-Ma'idah, Surah 5:9
Translated by Aneela Khalid Arshed
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Persons of true godly character are neither optimists nor pessimists, but realists who have confidence in God.
-Warren W. Wiersbe
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Sukkot corresponds to Redemption--a time in which we live under the sheltering embrace of God's Presence and enjoy the full bounty of God's blessings.
- Rabbi Lauren Eichler Berkun
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First a person should put his house together, then his town, then the world.
-Rabbi Israel Salanter
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Drinking the nourishment,
the flavor,
of seclusion & calm,
one is freed from evil, devoid
of distress,
refreshed with the nourishment
of rapture in the Dhamma.
-Dhammapada, 16, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
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He who does not long for joy in joy
Will not suffer sorrow in sorrow.
He who does not distinguish pain from pleasure
Becomes so distinguished even enemies hope to pay homage.
-Tirukkural 63: 629-630
Excerpted from the Tirukkural,
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For daily need there is daily grace; for sudden need, sudden grace, and for overwhelming need, overwhelming grace.
-John Blanchard
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When people sit in a sukkah, the ?shade of faithfulness?-the shekhinah [the feminine divine manifestation]-spreads Her wings over them.
- The Zohar Emor 103b
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Today's Quote
Obstacles don?t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don?t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.
-Michael Jordan
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Attentiveness is the path to true life;
Indifference is the path to death.
The attentive do not die;
The indifferent are as if they are dead already.
-Dhammapada
From "The Pocket Buddha Reader,"
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Once a person said to a dervish, "All I ask for is a small dwelling in Paradise."
The dervish replied, "If you displayed the same contentment with what you already have in this world, you would have found ultimate bliss."
-Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jillani, "Fayuz E Yazdani"
Translated by Aneela Khalid Arshed. Copyright 1999
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Indeed how wonderful!
I adore myself.
For I have taken form
But I am still one.
Neither coming nor going,
Yet I am still everywhere.
-Ashtavakra Gita 2:12
From "The Heart of Awareness:
-John Blanchard
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When people sit in a sukkah, the ?shade of faithfulness?-the shekhinah [the feminine divine manifestation]-spreads Her wings over them.
- The Zohar Emor 103b
***
Today's Quote
Obstacles don?t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don?t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.
-Michael Jordan
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Attentiveness is the path to true life;
Indifference is the path to death.
The attentive do not die;
The indifferent are as if they are dead already.
-Dhammapada
From "The Pocket Buddha Reader,"
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Once a person said to a dervish, "All I ask for is a small dwelling in Paradise."
The dervish replied, "If you displayed the same contentment with what you already have in this world, you would have found ultimate bliss."
-Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jillani, "Fayuz E Yazdani"
Translated by Aneela Khalid Arshed. Copyright 1999
***
Indeed how wonderful!
I adore myself.
For I have taken form
But I am still one.
Neither coming nor going,
Yet I am still everywhere.
-Ashtavakra Gita 2:12
From "The Heart of Awareness:
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The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.
-Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
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The servile earth and the lofty sky:
without this opposite
the sky would not be so high.
The low and high of the earth
are winter and spring.
The low and high of time
are night and day.
The low and high of the body
are sickness and health.
By means of these opposites
the world is kept alive;
by means of these doubles
souls feel fear and hope.
-Rumi, "Mathnawi"
Translated by Aneela Khalid Arshed. Copyright 1999
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In Buddhism, the essential meaning of the word "study" is the unceasing, dedicated observation and investigation of whatever arises in the mind, be it pleasant or unpleasant. Only those familiar with the observation of the mind can really understand Dharma.
-Buddhadasa Bhikkhu, "Heartwood of the Bodhi Tree"
Copyright Wisdom Publications 2001
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Knowledge is hidden by selfish desire--hidden by this unquenchable fire for self-satisfaction.
-Bhagavad Gita 3:38-39
Excerpted from The Bhagavad Gita,
-Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
***
The servile earth and the lofty sky:
without this opposite
the sky would not be so high.
The low and high of the earth
are winter and spring.
The low and high of time
are night and day.
The low and high of the body
are sickness and health.
By means of these opposites
the world is kept alive;
by means of these doubles
souls feel fear and hope.
-Rumi, "Mathnawi"
Translated by Aneela Khalid Arshed. Copyright 1999
***
In Buddhism, the essential meaning of the word "study" is the unceasing, dedicated observation and investigation of whatever arises in the mind, be it pleasant or unpleasant. Only those familiar with the observation of the mind can really understand Dharma.
-Buddhadasa Bhikkhu, "Heartwood of the Bodhi Tree"
Copyright Wisdom Publications 2001
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Knowledge is hidden by selfish desire--hidden by this unquenchable fire for self-satisfaction.
-Bhagavad Gita 3:38-39
Excerpted from The Bhagavad Gita,
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For Muslim men and women, for believing men and women, for devout men and women, for true men and women, for men and women who are patient and constant, for men and women who humble themselves, for men and women who give in Charity, for men and women who fast (and deny themselves), for men and women who guard their chastity, and for men and women who engage much in Allah's praise, for them has Allah prepared forgiveness and great reward.
-Qur'an, Al-Ahzab, Surah 33:35
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Wisdom is knowledge applied. Head knowledge is useless on the battlefield. Knowledge stamped on the heart makes one wise.
-Beth Moore
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When we invite the mythic ushpizin, or guests, into our sukkot, Jewish mystical tradition calls upon us not only to invite them in name, but to provide food for poor people in their stead.
- Rabbi Sara Paasche-Orlow
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Poverty, the cruelest of demons, deprives a man
Of every joy in this life as well as the next.
-Tirukkural 1042
Excerpted from the Tirukkural
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-Qur'an, Al-Ahzab, Surah 33:35
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Wisdom is knowledge applied. Head knowledge is useless on the battlefield. Knowledge stamped on the heart makes one wise.
-Beth Moore
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When we invite the mythic ushpizin, or guests, into our sukkot, Jewish mystical tradition calls upon us not only to invite them in name, but to provide food for poor people in their stead.
- Rabbi Sara Paasche-Orlow
***
Poverty, the cruelest of demons, deprives a man
Of every joy in this life as well as the next.
-Tirukkural 1042
Excerpted from the Tirukkural
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Where others see but the dawn coming over the hill, I see the soul of God shouting for joy.
-William Blake
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Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
-Martin Luther King, Jr.
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From the time there appears in this world one who has seen the truth, a fully awakened one, blessed by the truth, abounding in happiness, a teacher of wisdom and goodness, a buddha. He, by himself, thoroughly knows and sees this universe, and knowing it, makes his knowledge known to others. The truth, lovely in its origin, lovely in its progress, lovely in its consummation, he proclaims. A new life he makes known, in all its fullness.
-Tevigga Sutta
From "The Pocket Buddha Reader,"
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As the same fire assumes different shapes
When it consumes objects differing in shape,
So does the one Self take the shape
Of every creature in whom he is present.
As the same air assumes different shapes
When it enters objects differing in shape,
So does the one Self take the shape
Of every creature in whom he is present.
-Katha Upanishad
From The Upanishads,
-William Blake
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Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
-Martin Luther King, Jr.
***
From the time there appears in this world one who has seen the truth, a fully awakened one, blessed by the truth, abounding in happiness, a teacher of wisdom and goodness, a buddha. He, by himself, thoroughly knows and sees this universe, and knowing it, makes his knowledge known to others. The truth, lovely in its origin, lovely in its progress, lovely in its consummation, he proclaims. A new life he makes known, in all its fullness.
-Tevigga Sutta
From "The Pocket Buddha Reader,"
***
As the same fire assumes different shapes
When it consumes objects differing in shape,
So does the one Self take the shape
Of every creature in whom he is present.
As the same air assumes different shapes
When it enters objects differing in shape,
So does the one Self take the shape
Of every creature in whom he is present.
-Katha Upanishad
From The Upanishads,
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In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart.
-John Bunyan
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Bad habits are like a comfortable bed, easy to get into, but hard to get out of.
-Anonymous
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Give your life for that cup of divine wisdom. How can you succeed without endurance and patience? To wait for the sake of that cup is no hardship. Show patience, for patience is the key to joy.
-Rumi, "Mathnawi"
Translated by Aneela Khalid Arshed. Copyright 1999
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I alone will practice all that is wholesome. Those who are powerless and under the control of karma and delusion are unable to benefit themselves or attain their own purposes. Worldly people are completely unable to make their lives meaningful. Therefore, I shall practice what is wholesome for the benefit of all sentient beings. While others are engaged in inferior and menial tasks in which they encounter many difficulties, how can I sit here at peace and do nothing? I must and shall benefit them, but without ever succumbing to the poison of self-importance.
-Santideva, "Bodhicaryavatara"
From "365 Buddha: Daily Meditations,"
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For the sake of one true penitent, the whole world is pardoned.
- Meir. Talmud: Yoma 86b
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-John Bunyan
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Bad habits are like a comfortable bed, easy to get into, but hard to get out of.
-Anonymous
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Give your life for that cup of divine wisdom. How can you succeed without endurance and patience? To wait for the sake of that cup is no hardship. Show patience, for patience is the key to joy.
-Rumi, "Mathnawi"
Translated by Aneela Khalid Arshed. Copyright 1999
***
I alone will practice all that is wholesome. Those who are powerless and under the control of karma and delusion are unable to benefit themselves or attain their own purposes. Worldly people are completely unable to make their lives meaningful. Therefore, I shall practice what is wholesome for the benefit of all sentient beings. While others are engaged in inferior and menial tasks in which they encounter many difficulties, how can I sit here at peace and do nothing? I must and shall benefit them, but without ever succumbing to the poison of self-importance.
-Santideva, "Bodhicaryavatara"
From "365 Buddha: Daily Meditations,"
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For the sake of one true penitent, the whole world is pardoned.
- Meir. Talmud: Yoma 86b
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Knowledge is of three kinds: from God, with God, of God. Knowledge of God is disclosed to all prophets and saints; it is a divine guidance and cannot be acquired. Knowledge from God is the sacred law made obligatory upon us. Knowledge with God is the knowledge of the paths and stations and the development of saints.
-Al-Hujwiri, "The Kashf al-Mahjub"
Translated by Aneela Khalid Arshed.
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I discovered that sorrow was not to be feared but rather endured with hope and expectancy that God would use it to bless my life.
-Jill Briscoe
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Detach from all mental objects, stop all thoughts: do not let either good or bad thoughts enter your thinking, do not keep either Buddhist teachings or worldly phenomena in mind.
-Huai-t'ang
From "The Pocket Zen Reader,"
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Flow with whatever may happen
and let your mind be free;
Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing.
This is the ultimate.
-Chuang Tsu
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I always give much away, and so gather happiness instead of pleasure.
- Rahel Levin Varnhagen, letter to Ludwig Robert, 1827
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Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value.
-Albert Einstein
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-Al-Hujwiri, "The Kashf al-Mahjub"
Translated by Aneela Khalid Arshed.
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I discovered that sorrow was not to be feared but rather endured with hope and expectancy that God would use it to bless my life.
-Jill Briscoe
***
Detach from all mental objects, stop all thoughts: do not let either good or bad thoughts enter your thinking, do not keep either Buddhist teachings or worldly phenomena in mind.
-Huai-t'ang
From "The Pocket Zen Reader,"
***
Flow with whatever may happen
and let your mind be free;
Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing.
This is the ultimate.
-Chuang Tsu
***
I always give much away, and so gather happiness instead of pleasure.
- Rahel Levin Varnhagen, letter to Ludwig Robert, 1827
***
Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value.
-Albert Einstein
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For, living with a fool,
one grieves a long time.
Painful is communion with fools,
as with an enemy--
always.
Happy is communion
with the enlightened,
as with a gathering of kin.
-Dhammapada, 15, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
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The fairest graciousness, they say, is a kindly look.
Wherever it thrives, the whole world flourishes.
-Tirukkural 58:571
Excerpted from the Tirukkural
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To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end in life.
-Baruch Spinoza
one grieves a long time.
Painful is communion with fools,
as with an enemy--
always.
Happy is communion
with the enlightened,
as with a gathering of kin.
-Dhammapada, 15, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
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The fairest graciousness, they say, is a kindly look.
Wherever it thrives, the whole world flourishes.
-Tirukkural 58:571
Excerpted from the Tirukkural
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To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end in life.
-Baruch Spinoza
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Personality can never develop unless the individual chooses his own way, consciously and with moral deliberation."
-Carl G. Jung (1875-1961)
There comes a time when we must grow up. Age dictates a lot of what goes on with us physically. Society says when we are "legally" adults. But our personalities can emerge at any time. As we learn, we are gathering tools which will hopefully bring us to spiritual maturity, where we understand who we are, and what we have to share with the world.
-Carl G. Jung (1875-1961)
There comes a time when we must grow up. Age dictates a lot of what goes on with us physically. Society says when we are "legally" adults. But our personalities can emerge at any time. As we learn, we are gathering tools which will hopefully bring us to spiritual maturity, where we understand who we are, and what we have to share with the world.
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It is necessary to cultivate some discipline of mind, for an undisciplined mind always finds excuses to act selfishly and thoughtlessly. When the mind is undisciplined, the body is also undisciplined, and so is speech and action.
-Anguttara Nikaya
From "The Pocket Buddha Reader,"
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It is the first duty of friendship to preserve a friend's illusions.
- Arthur Schnitzler, "Anatol: Questioning Fate," 1893
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-Anguttara Nikaya
From "The Pocket Buddha Reader,"
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It is the first duty of friendship to preserve a friend's illusions.
- Arthur Schnitzler, "Anatol: Questioning Fate," 1893
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Wisdom is the table, not bread or meat. Wisdom is the light, food for the soul. No nutriment can compare to the nourishment of light. Nothing can nourish the soul but light. Rid yourself of material needs and be set free. Taste the original victual, the dainty morsel of light.
-Rumi, "Mathnawi"
Translated by Aneela Khalid Arshed
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I shall allow no man to belittle my soul by making me hate him.
-Booker T. Washington
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Desires achieved increase thirst like salt water.
-Milarepa, "Drinking the Mountain Stream"
Copyright Wisdom Publications 2001. Reprinted from "Daily Wisdom: 365 Buddhist Inspirations,"
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When meditation is mastered, the mind is unwavering like the flame of a lamp in a windless place. In the still mind, in the depths of meditation, the Self reveals itself. Beholding the Self by means of the Self, an aspirant knows the joy and peace of complete fulfillment. Having attained that abiding joy beyond the senses, revealed in the stilled mind, he never swerves from the eternal truth. He desires nothing else, and cannot be shaken by the heaviest burden of sorrow.
-Bhagavad Gita 6:19-22
Excerpted from The Bhagavad Gita,
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Show not your power in time of might, you know how fortune is given to flight.
- Solomon Ibn Gabirol, MIbhar HaPeninim
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-Rumi, "Mathnawi"
Translated by Aneela Khalid Arshed
***
I shall allow no man to belittle my soul by making me hate him.
-Booker T. Washington
***
Desires achieved increase thirst like salt water.
-Milarepa, "Drinking the Mountain Stream"
Copyright Wisdom Publications 2001. Reprinted from "Daily Wisdom: 365 Buddhist Inspirations,"
***
When meditation is mastered, the mind is unwavering like the flame of a lamp in a windless place. In the still mind, in the depths of meditation, the Self reveals itself. Beholding the Self by means of the Self, an aspirant knows the joy and peace of complete fulfillment. Having attained that abiding joy beyond the senses, revealed in the stilled mind, he never swerves from the eternal truth. He desires nothing else, and cannot be shaken by the heaviest burden of sorrow.
-Bhagavad Gita 6:19-22
Excerpted from The Bhagavad Gita,
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Show not your power in time of might, you know how fortune is given to flight.
- Solomon Ibn Gabirol, MIbhar HaPeninim
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In the spiritual domain, criticism is love turned sour… If criticism becomes a habit, it will destroy the moral energy of the life and paralyze the spiritual force… Whenever you are in a critical temper, it is impossible to enter into communion with God. Criticism makes you hard and vindictive and cruel, and leaves you with the flattering unction that you are a superior person. It is impossible to develop the characteristics of a saint and maintain a critical attitude.
— Oswald Chambers
— Oswald Chambers
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Gains:
don't treat your own with scorn,
don't go coveting those of others.
A monk who covets those of others
attains
no concentration.
Even if he gets next to nothing,
he doesn't treat his gains with scorn.
Living purely, untiring:
he's the one
that the devas praise.
-Dhammapada, 15, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
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Our labor here is brief, but our reward is eternal. Be not troubled by the noise of the world that passes like shadow.
-St. Clare of Assisi
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If an account were kept of what we owe the Creator, no man would ever receive reward in the world to come. He will receive it only by divine grace.
- Bahya, "Hobot HaLebabot"
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If you are losing a tug-of-war with a tiger, give him the rope before he gets to your arm. You can always buy a new rope.
-Max Gunther
don't treat your own with scorn,
don't go coveting those of others.
A monk who covets those of others
attains
no concentration.
Even if he gets next to nothing,
he doesn't treat his gains with scorn.
Living purely, untiring:
he's the one
that the devas praise.
-Dhammapada, 15, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
***
Our labor here is brief, but our reward is eternal. Be not troubled by the noise of the world that passes like shadow.
-St. Clare of Assisi
***
If an account were kept of what we owe the Creator, no man would ever receive reward in the world to come. He will receive it only by divine grace.
- Bahya, "Hobot HaLebabot"
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If you are losing a tug-of-war with a tiger, give him the rope before he gets to your arm. You can always buy a new rope.
-Max Gunther
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Don't be afraid of doing good. It's another name for happiness, for all that is dear and delightful--this phrase "doing good."
Whoever would live well,
Long lasting, bringing bliss--
Let him be generous, be calm,
And cultivate the doing of good.
By practicing these three,
These three bliss-bringing things,
The wise one lives without regret
His world infused with happiness.
-Itivuttaka Sutta
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Let the Bible fill the memory, rule the heart and guide the feet.
-Henrietta Mears
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"I am the food of life, I am, I am;
I eat the food of life, I eat, I eat.
I link food and water, I link, I link.
I am the first-born in the universe;
Older than the gods, I am immortal.
Who shares food with the hungry protects me;
Who shares not with them is consumed by me.
I am this world and I consume this world.
They who understand this understand life."
-Taittiriya Upanishad
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Man is a little world and the world is a large man.
- Philo, "Who Is the Heir of Divine Things"
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Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it.
-Confucius (submitted by Nikole)
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Whoever would live well,
Long lasting, bringing bliss--
Let him be generous, be calm,
And cultivate the doing of good.
By practicing these three,
These three bliss-bringing things,
The wise one lives without regret
His world infused with happiness.
-Itivuttaka Sutta
***
Let the Bible fill the memory, rule the heart and guide the feet.
-Henrietta Mears
***
"I am the food of life, I am, I am;
I eat the food of life, I eat, I eat.
I link food and water, I link, I link.
I am the first-born in the universe;
Older than the gods, I am immortal.
Who shares food with the hungry protects me;
Who shares not with them is consumed by me.
I am this world and I consume this world.
They who understand this understand life."
-Taittiriya Upanishad
***
Man is a little world and the world is a large man.
- Philo, "Who Is the Heir of Divine Things"
***
Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it.
-Confucius (submitted by Nikole)
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Grant me, O Lord, to know what I ought to know, to love what I ought to love, to praise what delights you most, to value what is precious in your sight?
-Thomas à Kempis
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Actually, emptiness of mind is not even a state of mind, but the original essence of mind which Buddha and the Sixth Patriarch experienced. "Essence of mind," "original mind," "original face," "Buddha nature," "emptiness"--all these words mean the absolute calmness of our mind.
-Shunryu Suzuki, "Zen Mind, Beginner?s Mind"
***
Very minor sins have led to great catastrophes, and for very minor good deeds, some met with enormous rewards.
- Seder Eliyahu Rabbah
***
Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are stiffened.
-Billy Graham
-Thomas à Kempis
***
Actually, emptiness of mind is not even a state of mind, but the original essence of mind which Buddha and the Sixth Patriarch experienced. "Essence of mind," "original mind," "original face," "Buddha nature," "emptiness"--all these words mean the absolute calmness of our mind.
-Shunryu Suzuki, "Zen Mind, Beginner?s Mind"
***
Very minor sins have led to great catastrophes, and for very minor good deeds, some met with enormous rewards.
- Seder Eliyahu Rabbah
***
Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are stiffened.
-Billy Graham
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I commence with the name of Allah. When His name is invoked, all evil in the heavens and on the earth is rendered powerless. He hears all and knows all.
-"Munajat E Maqbool"
Translated by Aneela Khalid Arshed
***
If you wish to understand yourself, you must succeed in doing so in the midst of all kinds of confusions and upsets. Don't make the mistake of sitting dead in the cold ashes of a withered tree.
-Emyo
From "The Pocket Zen Reader,"
***
Within every adversity lies a slumbering possibility.
-Robert Schuller
***
If all the land were turned to paper and all the seas turned to ink, and all the forests into pens to write with, they would still not suffice to describe the greatness of the guru.
-Kabir
Reprinted with permission from "The Wisdom of the Hindu Gurus,"
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The power of choice must involve the possibility of error--that is the essence of choosing.
- Herbert Samuel, "Belief and Action," 1937
***
In ordinary life we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give, and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich.
-Dietrich Bonhoeffer
-"Munajat E Maqbool"
Translated by Aneela Khalid Arshed
***
If you wish to understand yourself, you must succeed in doing so in the midst of all kinds of confusions and upsets. Don't make the mistake of sitting dead in the cold ashes of a withered tree.
-Emyo
From "The Pocket Zen Reader,"
***
Within every adversity lies a slumbering possibility.
-Robert Schuller
***
If all the land were turned to paper and all the seas turned to ink, and all the forests into pens to write with, they would still not suffice to describe the greatness of the guru.
-Kabir
Reprinted with permission from "The Wisdom of the Hindu Gurus,"
***
The power of choice must involve the possibility of error--that is the essence of choosing.
- Herbert Samuel, "Belief and Action," 1937
***
In ordinary life we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give, and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich.
-Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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And unto Allah leads straight the Way, but there are ways that turn aside: if Allah had willed, He could have guided all of you.
-Qur'an, The Bee, Surah 16:9
***
If a person does evil,
he shouldn't do it again & again,
shouldn't develop a penchant for it.
To accumulate evil
brings pain.
If a person makes merit,
he should do it again & again,
should develop a penchant for it.
To accumulate merit
brings ease.
-Dhammapada, 9, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
***
If my life is broken when given to Jesus, it is because pieces will feed a multitude, while a loaf will satisfy only a little lad.
-Ruth Stull
***
God revealed Himself in a bush, to teach us that the loftiest may be found in the lowliest.
- Eleazar ben Arak, "Mekilta de Simeon b. Yohai"
***
-Qur'an, The Bee, Surah 16:9
***
If a person does evil,
he shouldn't do it again & again,
shouldn't develop a penchant for it.
To accumulate evil
brings pain.
If a person makes merit,
he should do it again & again,
should develop a penchant for it.
To accumulate merit
brings ease.
-Dhammapada, 9, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
***
If my life is broken when given to Jesus, it is because pieces will feed a multitude, while a loaf will satisfy only a little lad.
-Ruth Stull
***
God revealed Himself in a bush, to teach us that the loftiest may be found in the lowliest.
- Eleazar ben Arak, "Mekilta de Simeon b. Yohai"
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The Lord illumined the hearts of the pious with the light of certainty that gave them the vision to comprehend the light of all the faiths of the world.
-Abu'I-Hasan, "The Kashf al-Mahjub"
Translated by Aneela Khalid Arshed. Copyright 1999
***
I am the bread of life; he who comes to me shall not hunger, and he who believes in me shall never thirst.
-John 6:35
***
At a time when people are so conscious of maintaining their physical health by controlling their diets, exercising and so forth, it makes sense to try to cultivate the corresponding positive mental attitudes too.
-His Holiness the Dalai Lama, 1963
From "The Pocket Dalai Lama," edited by Mary Craig, 2002
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I am the mother-of-pearl.
The world is a vein of silver,
An illusion!
This is the truth.
Nothing to grasp,
Nothing to spurn,
Nothing to dissolve.
I am in all beings.
All beings are in me.
This is the whole truth.
Nothing to embrace,
Nothing to relinquish,
Nothing to dissolve.
-Ashtavakra Gita 6:3-4
From "The Heart of Awareness:
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When an opportunity presents itself to do a good deed, do it at once.
- Rabbi Josiah, Mekilta to Exodus
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-Abu'I-Hasan, "The Kashf al-Mahjub"
Translated by Aneela Khalid Arshed. Copyright 1999
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I am the bread of life; he who comes to me shall not hunger, and he who believes in me shall never thirst.
-John 6:35
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At a time when people are so conscious of maintaining their physical health by controlling their diets, exercising and so forth, it makes sense to try to cultivate the corresponding positive mental attitudes too.
-His Holiness the Dalai Lama, 1963
From "The Pocket Dalai Lama," edited by Mary Craig, 2002
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I am the mother-of-pearl.
The world is a vein of silver,
An illusion!
This is the truth.
Nothing to grasp,
Nothing to spurn,
Nothing to dissolve.
I am in all beings.
All beings are in me.
This is the whole truth.
Nothing to embrace,
Nothing to relinquish,
Nothing to dissolve.
-Ashtavakra Gita 6:3-4
From "The Heart of Awareness:
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When an opportunity presents itself to do a good deed, do it at once.
- Rabbi Josiah, Mekilta to Exodus
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Believers, do not raise your voices above my voice, the voice of the prophet. Do not shout at me, as you often shout at one another. If you raise your voices and shout, you will not hear the truth, and so your labours will come to nothing. Those who speak softly in the presence of God's apostle, and those whom God has made pious, will be forgiven their sins, and they will receive a rich reward.
-Qur'an, Al-Hujurat, Surah 49:2-3
From "366 Readings From Islam,"
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Focus,
not on the rudenesses of others,
not on what they've done
or left undone,
but on what you
have & haven't done
yourself.
-Dhammapada, 4, translation by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
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Lord, give me patience in tribulation and grace in everything to conform my will to thine.
-Thomas More
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He who pursues the householder's life well here on earth
Will be placed among the Gods there in heaven.
-Tirukkural 50
Excerpted from the Tirukkural
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The Holy One delights in the prayer of the righteous, yet He does not always grant their requests.
- Zohar, Exodus, 15a
-Qur'an, Al-Hujurat, Surah 49:2-3
From "366 Readings From Islam,"
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Focus,
not on the rudenesses of others,
not on what they've done
or left undone,
but on what you
have & haven't done
yourself.
-Dhammapada, 4, translation by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
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Lord, give me patience in tribulation and grace in everything to conform my will to thine.
-Thomas More
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He who pursues the householder's life well here on earth
Will be placed among the Gods there in heaven.
-Tirukkural 50
Excerpted from the Tirukkural
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The Holy One delights in the prayer of the righteous, yet He does not always grant their requests.
- Zohar, Exodus, 15a
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Those who glorified Allah both in open and in secret will be the foremost to enter Paradise on the Day of Resurrection.
-The Prophet Muhammad, as reported by Abd'Allah ibn Abbas
Hadith translated by Aneela Khalid Arshed
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If somebody meditates with a wholesome attitude, with right attention and mindfulness, then whether he has expectations or not he will gain insight. It's like filling a bowl with oil seeds and pressing them or milking a cow by pulling the udder or filling a jar with cream and churning it. It's the right method.
-Majjhima Nikaya
From "The Pocket Buddha Reader,"
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We should live our lives as though Christ was coming this afternoon.
-Jimmy Carter
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In the dark night live those for whom
The world without alone is real; in night
Darker still, for whom the world within
Alone is real. The first leads to a life
Of action, the second to a life of meditation.
But those who combine action with meditation
Cross the sea of death through action
And enter into immortality
Through the practice of meditation.
So have we heard from the wise.
-Isha Upanishad
From "Teachings of the Hindu Mystics,"
-The Prophet Muhammad, as reported by Abd'Allah ibn Abbas
Hadith translated by Aneela Khalid Arshed
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If somebody meditates with a wholesome attitude, with right attention and mindfulness, then whether he has expectations or not he will gain insight. It's like filling a bowl with oil seeds and pressing them or milking a cow by pulling the udder or filling a jar with cream and churning it. It's the right method.
-Majjhima Nikaya
From "The Pocket Buddha Reader,"
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We should live our lives as though Christ was coming this afternoon.
-Jimmy Carter
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In the dark night live those for whom
The world without alone is real; in night
Darker still, for whom the world within
Alone is real. The first leads to a life
Of action, the second to a life of meditation.
But those who combine action with meditation
Cross the sea of death through action
And enter into immortality
Through the practice of meditation.
So have we heard from the wise.
-Isha Upanishad
From "Teachings of the Hindu Mystics,"
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Guest
In prosperity, our friends know us; in adversity, we know our friends.
-John Churton Collins
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Hidden creatures good and bad always touch the heart. The touch of the angel is inspiration; Satanic touches temptations untold. Tarry with patience until your confusion is resolved and you know whom you rejected and who became the leader of your heart.
-Rumi, "Mathnawi"
Translated by Aneela Khalid Arshed
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Don't forget to bring the good experiences of meditation into your daily activities. Instead of acting and reacting impulsively and following your thoughts and feelings here and there, watch your mind carefully, be aware, and try to deal skillfully with problems as they arise. If you can do this each day, your meditation will have been successful.
-Kathleen McDonald, "How to Meditate"
Copyright Wisdom Publications 2001
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It is not hard for the Lord to turn night into day. He that sends the clouds can as easily clear the skies. Let us be of good cheer.
-Charles Spurgeon
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To those who have conquered themselves, the will is a friend. But it is the enemy of those who have not found the Self within them.
-Bhagavad Gita 6:6
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Man is by nature a mystic.
- Rav Kook, HaMahshaba HaYisraelit
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Your daily life is your temple and your religion.
-Kahlil Gibran
-John Churton Collins
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Hidden creatures good and bad always touch the heart. The touch of the angel is inspiration; Satanic touches temptations untold. Tarry with patience until your confusion is resolved and you know whom you rejected and who became the leader of your heart.
-Rumi, "Mathnawi"
Translated by Aneela Khalid Arshed
***
Don't forget to bring the good experiences of meditation into your daily activities. Instead of acting and reacting impulsively and following your thoughts and feelings here and there, watch your mind carefully, be aware, and try to deal skillfully with problems as they arise. If you can do this each day, your meditation will have been successful.
-Kathleen McDonald, "How to Meditate"
Copyright Wisdom Publications 2001
***
It is not hard for the Lord to turn night into day. He that sends the clouds can as easily clear the skies. Let us be of good cheer.
-Charles Spurgeon
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To those who have conquered themselves, the will is a friend. But it is the enemy of those who have not found the Self within them.
-Bhagavad Gita 6:6
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Man is by nature a mystic.
- Rav Kook, HaMahshaba HaYisraelit
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Your daily life is your temple and your religion.
-Kahlil Gibran
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Knowledge is the spirit that saves the heart from the death of ignorance; it is the light that saves it from the darkness of iniquity. The hearts of the iniquitous are dead because they are oblivious to God, and the hearts of the heedless are sick because they ignore His commandments.
-Abu Ali Thaqafi, "The Kashf al-Mahjub"
Translated by Aneela Khalid Arshed.
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If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.
-Anne Bradstreet
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Do not think of studying Buddhism in order to gain some advantage as a reward for practicing Buddhism.
-Dogen
From "The Pocket Zen Reader,"
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Live in the world like a waterfowl. The water clings to the bird, but the bird shakes it off. Live in the world like a mudfish. The fish lives in the mud, but its skin is always bright and shiny.
-Ramakrishna
From "Teachings of the Hindu Mystics,"
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As water flows to the lowest level, so Torah finds its way to the lowly of spirit.
- Hanina ben Iddi. Talmud: Taanit 7a
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-Abu Ali Thaqafi, "The Kashf al-Mahjub"
Translated by Aneela Khalid Arshed.
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If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.
-Anne Bradstreet
***
Do not think of studying Buddhism in order to gain some advantage as a reward for practicing Buddhism.
-Dogen
From "The Pocket Zen Reader,"
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Live in the world like a waterfowl. The water clings to the bird, but the bird shakes it off. Live in the world like a mudfish. The fish lives in the mud, but its skin is always bright and shiny.
-Ramakrishna
From "Teachings of the Hindu Mystics,"
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As water flows to the lowest level, so Torah finds its way to the lowly of spirit.
- Hanina ben Iddi. Talmud: Taanit 7a
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