Laugh Often and Much
“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.”
–Ralph Waldo Emerson (American Poet and Essayist, 1803-1882)
“The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Modern Library Classics)” (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
Everything Is A Miracle
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”
–Albert Einstein (German-born American Physicist and, in 1921, Winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics, 1879-1955)
Self Knowledge
“Without self knowledge, without understanding the working and functions of his machine, man cannot be free, he cannot govern himself and he will always remain a slave.”
–George Gurdjieff (Armenian-born Adept, Teacher and Writer, c.1873-1949)
Total Interrelation
“Everything in the universe is made up of the very same stuff, and it’s all absolutely interchangeable at every moment. The electrons of you are indistinguishable from the electrons of me are indistinguishable from the electrons in a star…and it’s all totally interrelated.”
–Ram Dass (a.k.a. Richard Alpert, American Spiritual Teacher, Author and Lecturer, 1931-)
The Secret of Life??
“I think I’ve discovered the secret of life – you just hang around until you get used to it.”
–Charles M. Schulz (American Cartoonist and Creator of Peanuts, 1922-2000)
Perfecting One’s Self
“The perfecting of one’s self is the fundamental base of all progress and all moral development.”
–Confucius (Chinese Philosopher, 551-479 B.C.)
Like Golden Sunshine
“The pure and primal life-force appears, if seen in vision, as golden sunshine.”
–Paul Brunton (a.k.a. Raphael Hurst, English Philosopher, Traveler, Spiritual Teacher and Author, 1898-1981)
Harmony With the Universe
“Nothing else is demanded of you but to be in harmony with the entire Universe.”
–Peter Konstantinov Deunov (a.k.a. Master Beinsa Douno, Bulgarian Spiritual Master and Founder of a School of Esoteric Christianity, 1864-1944)
Your Life Is More Than A Piece of Existence
“Inconceivable as it seems to ordinary reason, this life of yours is not merely a piece of the entire existence but is, in a certain sense, the whole.”
–Erwin Schrödinger Austrian Physicist and, in 1933, Winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics, 1887-1961
The First of All Liberties
Why do we focus on health and wellness as the first building block of personal freedom?
“In health there is freedom. Health is the first of all liberties.”
–Henri-Frederic Amiel (Swiss Philosopher, Writer and Poet, 1821-1881)
