Mercy and Generosity
“The most generous and merciful in judgment upon the faults of others are always the most free from faults themselves.”
–John H. Aughey (a.k.a. John Hill, American Clergyman, 1828-1911)
Becoming A Saint
“You will not become a saint through other people’s sins.”
–Anton Chekhov (Russian Playwright and Author, 1860-1904)
Solitude Is Strength
“Solitude is strength: to depend on the presence of the crowd is weakness. The man who needs a mob to nerve him is much more alone than he imagines.”
–Paul Brunton (a.k.a. Raphael Hurst, English Philosopher, Traveler, Spiritual Teacher and Author, 1898-1981)
The Influence of Saints
“Even saints who engage in no outward work bestow, through their thoughts and holy vibrations, more precious benefits on the world than can be given by the most strenuous humanitarian activities of unenlightened men.”
–Paramahansa Yogananda (Indian Spiritual Teacher and, in 1920, Founder of the Self-Realization Fellowship, 1893-1952)
Wind and Lightning
This is something worth thinking about!
“The Chinese, who know more about wisdom than any other race, designate the wise by a combination of the ideographs for wind and lightning.”
(Hermann Keyserling Estonian-born German Philosopher, 1880-1946)
Saints
“Saints are the great teachers of the loving-kindness and fascination with God.”
–Evelyn Underhill (English Mystic, Poet, Writer and Spiritual Counselor, 1875-1941)
Your Traveling Consciousness
“Your consciousness can travel at the speed of slow trains, it can travel at the speed of Light, and it can travel even faster. Hence, time and space are functions of consciousness. Consciousness is out of the scope of time and space…”
–Peter Konstantinov Deunov (a.k.a. Master Beinsa Douno, Bulgarian Spiritual Master and Founder of a School of Esoteric Christianity, 1864-1944)
{Youth Esoteric Class, year 1, lecture 13, Contradictions in Life, 24 May 1922}
Health Is Organized Matter, Energy and Thought
“What does health represent? Organized matter, organized energy, organized thought.”
–Peter Konstantinov Deunov (a.k.a. Master Beinsa Douno, Bulgarian Spiritual Master and Founder of a School of Esoteric Christianity, 1864-1944)
“Prophet for Our Times: The Life and Teachings of Peter Deunov” (Peter Duenov)
Life Mastery
“The creed of the true saint is to make the best of life, and make the most of it.”
–Edwin Hubbell Chapin (American Clergyman and Writer, 1814-1880)
Genius Inspires
“Genius inspires this thirst for fame: there is no blessing undesired by those to whom Heaven gave the means of winning it.”
–Madame de Staël (a.k.a. Baronne Anne Louise Germaine de Stael-Holstein, French Social Leader and Writer, 1766-1817)
Corinne (bk. XVI, ch. I)
