“The three mental steps towards knowledge of the One Reality are:
1. Listening
2. Reflecting
3. Contemplating
Listening means paying attention to the statements of the Scriptures with reference to the One Reality, and also to the words of seers and sages on the subject.”
–Ernest E. Wood (English Theosophist, Yoga Practitioner, Translator, Author and Professor of Physics, Principal and President of the Sind National College and the Madanapalle College, India, 1883-1965)
“The Glorious Presence” (Ernest E. Wood)
“Every healthy person must have a goal in life and that life must have content.”
–Hermann Hesse (German-born Swiss Novelist, Poet and, in 1946, Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, 1877-1962)
“Beneath the Wheel” (Hermann Hesse)
“Whatever the Source is, however it is named or imagined, the truth is the same: Our gifts are donated from that originating point. Each interpretive system of spiritual and mystical culture understands this. The crucial point in life is to use these gifts wisely: not to squander them, but to commit them to the benefit of the whole community of life.”
–Wayne Teasdale (American Catholic Monk and Proponent of Interfaith Dialogue, 1945-2004)
“The Mystic Hours: A Daybook of Inspirational Wisdom and Devotion” (Wayne Teasdale)
“People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they’re not on your road doesn’t mean they’ve gotten lost.”
–H. Jackson Browne
(American Author and Advertising Executive, 1940-) {Who is not to be confused with the singer and songwriter, or the English Writer, Physician and Philosopher, who lived from 1605-1682!}
“True wealth does not burn; it cannot be stolen by a thief.”
–Sri Guru Granth Sahib (a.k.a. Adi Granth, Sacred Text of Sikhism, completed in 1604)
“You must rouse into people’s consciousness their own prudence and strength, if you want to raise their character.”
–Luc de Clapiers, Marquis de Vauvenargues (French Moralist, Optimist and Essayist, 1715-1747)
“Human things must be known to be loved: but Divine things must be loved to be known.”
–Blaise Pascal (French Scientist and Religious Philosopher, 1623-1662)
“Try to make at least one person happy every day. … If you cannot do a kind deed, speak a kind word. If you cannot speak a kind word, think a kind thought. Count up, if you can, the treasure of happiness that you would dispense in a week, in a year, in a lifetime!”
–Lawrence G. Lovasik (American Roman Catholic Priest and Writer, 1913-1986)
“The Hidden Power of Kindness: A Practical Handbook for Souls Who Dare to Transform the World, One Deed at a Time” (Lawrence G. Lovasik)
“Once you realize that the person is merely a shadow of the reality, but not the reality itself, you cease to fret and worry. You agree to be guided from within and life becomes a journey into the unknown….. If you just try to keep quiet, all will come – the work, the strength for work, the right motive. Must you know everything beforehand? Don’t be anxious about your future – be quiet now and all will fall into place.”
–Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj (Indian Spiritual Teacher and Exponent of Jnana Yoga and Advaita Doctrine, 1897-1981)
“A ray of clear light travels throughout all creation.”
–Ralph Metzner (German-born American Psychologist, Researcher, Writer and Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, 1936-)
“The Unfolding Self: Varieties of Transformative Experience” (Ralph Metzner)
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