Respect the Life Force
“Practice being gentle, respectful and loving towards the life force in all things.”
–Wayne Dyer (American Author and Inspirational Speaker, 1940-)
Delight in Life
“If a man doesn’t delight in himself and the force in him and feel that he and it are wonders, how is all life to become important to him?”
–Sherwood Anderson (American Writer and Poet, 1876-1941)
Mind, “Energy” and Soul
“Prana is implicate to matter but explicate to mind; mind is implicate to prana but explicate to soul; soul is implicate to mind but explicate to spirit; and the spirit is the source and suchness of the entire sequence.”
–Ken Wilber )American Philosopher, 1949-)
Understanding Is Joyous
“We are an intelligent species and the use of our intelligence quite properly gives us pleasure. In this respect the brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel very good. Understanding is joyous.”
–Carl Sagan (American Astronomer and Science Writer, 1934-1996)
“Broca’s Brain: Reflections on the Romance of Science” (Carl Sagan)
Separating the Psyche and the Brain
“We must completely give up the idea of the psyche’s being somehow connected with the brain.”
–Carl G. Jung (Swiss Psychologist and Psychiatrist, 1875-1961)
Mastery of Your Fate
“A man, when he wishes, is the master of his fate.”
–Jose Ferrer (Puerto Rican Actor, Director and Producer, 1912-1992)
A Vast Cosmic Orchestra
“Kinship with All Life” (J. Allen Boone)
“All living things are individual instruments through which the Mind of the Universe thinks, speaks and acts. We are all interrelated in a common accord, a common purpose and a common good. We are members of a vast cosmic orchestra, in which each living instrument is essential to the complementary and harmonious playing of the whole.”
–J. Allen Boone (American Author, Film Producer and Correspondent for the Washington Post who specialized in Nonverbal Communication with Animals, 1882-1965)
The Web of Life
“The ‘web of life’ is, of course, an ancient idea, which has been used by poets, philosophers, and mystics throughout the ages to convey their sense of the interwovenness and interdependence of all phenomena.”
–Fritjof Capra (Austrian-born American Physicist, Futurist and Writer, 1939-)
The Web of Life, A New Scientific Understanding of Living Systems
Divine Immanence
“The grace behind Nature is Divine Immanence, and we know that it flows in through all channels; it stands at the door and knocks; it is with us all days.”
–Arthur Edward Waite (American-born English Scholar, Mystic and Esotericist, 1857-1942)
The Vastness of the Path
“The Path is exceedingly vast. From ancient times to the present day, even the greatest sages were unable to perceive and comprehend the entire truth; the explanation and teachings of masters and saints express only part of the whole. It is not possible for anyone to speak of such things in their entirety.
Just head for the light and heat, learn from the gods, and through the virtue of devoted practice of the Art of Peace, become one with the Divine.”
–Morihei Ueshiba (Japanese Martial Artist and Founder of Aikido, 1883-1969)
