Lit By Consciousness
“When one feels really out of sorts, queasy, helpless, unable to breathe to move, to think or do anything — and suddenly consciousness – the vibration of love comes in the body – consciousness for a split second – Everything lights up.”
–The Mother of Pondicherry (a.k.a. Mirra Alfassa, French-born Indian Spiritual Teacher, 1878-1973)
How to Have the World Offer Itself
“You do not even have to leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen. Do not even listen, simply wait. Do not even wait, be still and solitary. The world will freely offer itself to you to be unmasked, it has not choice, it will roll in ecstasy at your feet.”
–Franz Kafka (Czech Writer, 1883-1924)
Like a Finely Polished Diamond
“In human beings there is the sign of all things; the human being is like a particularly finely polished diamond, in which all the world is reflected.”
–Heinrich Schipperges (German Medical Historian and Philosopher, 1918-2003)
“Modern Esoteric Spirituality” (Antoine and Jacob Needleman (editors) Faivre)
True Humility
“To be humble is to accept the truth about oneself; this means accepting our talents as well as facing up to our deficiencies.”
–Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (French Cistercian Monk, Mystic, Theologian, Monastic Reformer and Political Figure, 1090-1153)
Following the Facts
“Sit down before fact as a little child, be prepared to give up every conceived notion, follow humbly wherever and whatever abysses nature leads, or you will learn nothing.”
–Thomas Henry Huxley (English Biologist and Educator, 1825-1895)
The Strength to Give In
“One way of getting along with people is the ability to give in. Strength of character means the ability to give in to others from motives of love, kindness, and humility, and to do so gracefully, when no sin is involved. It also means the ability to stand on principle, and not to give in, when sin is involved.”
–Lawrence G. Lovasik (American Roman Catholic Priest and Writer, 1913-1986)
Responsibility for Our Environment
“Every human should have the idea of taking care of the environment, of nature, of water. So using too much or wasting water should have some kind of feeling or sense of concern. Some sort of responsibility and with that, a sense of discipline.”
–The 14th Dalai Lama (a.k.a. Tenzin Gyatso, Tibetan Religious and Political Leader, 1935-)
Quoted in:
“Water: The Drop of Life (A Companion to the Public Television Series)” (Peter Swanson)
Surrendering Your Problems
“The surrender of every problem as it arises to the higher self, the renouncing of personal will in the matter, and the readiness to accept intuitive guidance as and when it comes provide a superior technique and yield better results than the old ways of intellectual handling and personal planning alone.”
–Paul Brunton (a.k.a. Raphael Hurst, English Philosopher, Traveler, Spiritual Teacher and Author, 1898-1981)
What Does the Ego Think About Enlightenment?
“The attainment of enlightenment from ego’s point of view is extreme death.”
–Chögyam Trungpa (Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Teacher, Scholar, Artist and Founder of Naropa University, 1940-1987)
Your Purpose
“Man has come here with a definite purpose. Life is not meant merely for eating drinking and procreating.”
–Sri Swami Sivananda (Indian Physician and Spiritual Teacher, 1887-1963)
