A Mark of Maturity
“The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of the mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one.”
–Wilhelm Stekel (Austrian Physician and Psychologist, 1868-1940)
Perspectives on Science and Truth
“The theist is persuaded that while nothing that contradicts science is likely to be true, still nothing that stops with science can be the whole truth.”
–Gordon W. Allport (American Psychologist, 1897-1967)
“The Individual and His Religion: A Psychological Interpretation” (Gordon W. Allport)
Knowing What You Know
“The best part of our knowledge is that which teaches us where knowledge leaves off and ignorance begins.”
–Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (American Physician, Writer, Poet and Speaker, 1809-1894)
Traditions
“Traditions are the guideposts driven deep in our subconscious minds. The most powerful ones are those we can’t even describe and aren’t even aware of.”
–Ellen Goodman (American Newspaper Columnist, 1941-)
Intuition Guides Reason
“Intuition will tell the thinking mind where to look next.”
–-Jonas Salk (American Biologist who developed a vaccine to help prevent poliomyelitis, 1914-1995)
A Recipe for Paradise
“If we could sniff or swallow something that would, for five or six hours each day, abolish our solitude as individuals, atone us with our fellows in a glowing exaltation of affection and make life in all its aspects seem not only worth living, but divinely beautiful and significant, and if this heavenly, world-transfiguring drug were of such a kind that we could wake up next morning with a clear head and an undamaged constitution — then, it seems to me, all our problems (and not merely the one small problem of discovering a novel pleasure) would be wholly solved and earth would become paradise.”
–Aldous Huxley (English Novelist and Critic, 1894-1963)
Focus + Will = Action
“For purposes of action nothing is more useful than narrowness of thought combined with energy of will.”
–Henri-Frédéric Amiel (Swiss Philosopher, Writer and Poet, 1821-1881)
“Amiel’s Journal: The Journal Intime of Henri-Frédéric Amiel” (Henri Frédéric Amiel)
Inner Knowing
“We have a theology in our biology. It is instinctual, just as birds know their paths, beavers build dams, and whales communicate with one another. We are born with knowledge of natural laws, through which the divine reveals or animates its presence in our bones, blood, tissues – our cellular beings.”
–Caroline Myss (American Medical Intuitive, Mystic and Author, 1952-)
“Entering the Castle: Finding the Inner Path to God and Your Soul’s Purpose” (Caroline Myss)
The Pulse of Youth
“The heart that once has been bathed in love’s pure fountain retains the pulse of youth forever.”
–Walter Savage Landor (English Poet and Essayist, 1775-1864)
Compassion, Learning, Love and Forgiveness
“To pine for an alternative past is a waste of energy. In the pristine world of your infinite spiritual self, there is no sin or negative energy. There is only compassion, learning, and unconditional love and forgiveness. Remind yourself and those around you of this fact. In the light of God, everything is healed and seen to be perfect.”
–Stuart Wilde (English-born Author, Lecturer and Humorist 1946-)
