The World In A Grain of Sand
“To see a world in a grain of sand
and heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand
and eternity in an hour.”
–William Blake (English Poet, Painter and Mystic, 1757-1827)
Moving Beyond False Dualities
“When I gained the unshakable belief that there is no death, that all life is indivisible, that the here and hereafter are one, that time and eternity are inseparable, that this is one unobstructed universe, then I found the most satisfying and convincing philosophy of my entire life.”
–Norman Vincent Peale (American Cleric, Writer and Self-help Expert, 1898-1993)
Life Is To Be Enjoyed!
“In all of living, have much fun and laughter. Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured.”
–Gordon Bitner Hinckley (American Theologian, and, from 1995-2008, the 15th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1910-2008)
Teaching People How To Treat Us
“People treat us the way we teach them to treat us.”
–Wayne Dyer (American Author and Inspirational Speaker, 1940-)
Take A Chance!
“Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.”
–Dale Carnegie (American Educator and Author, 1888-1955)
The Light Remains
“Remember this. When people choose to withdraw far from a fire, the fire continues to give warmth, but they grow cold. When people choose to withdraw far from light, the light continues to be bright in itself but they are in darkness. This is also the case when people withdraw from God.”
–Saint Augustine of Hippo (Numidian-born Theologian, A.D.354-430)
Spontaneous Cooperation
“The living world consists of a spontaneous cooperation that exists between the smallest and the highest, the greatest and the lowly, between the atoms and the molecules and the conscious, reasoning mind.”
–Jane Roberts (American Author, Poet, Psychic and Spirit Medium, 1929-1984)
Theology in Biology
“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)
Life Is Progress
“Life is progress, and ceasing to progress is death.”
–Hazrat Inayat Khan (Indian Founder of Universal Sufism and the Sufi Order International, 1882-1927)
Meditate on a Flower
“We are in the habit of thinking of clothing as something we use to cover ourselves, but in fact there is much more to the matter.
It can be said that the physical body is the clothing of the soul and spirit, that words are the clothing of thought, and so on. Feelings, thoughts and forces have clothes, as do all creatures visible and invisible.
A flower, for example, is a garment in which an entity hides. This is why you must meditate on flowers, on their form, color and fragrance, so that you understand the nature of the beings who wear such clothing.
And it is not only on flowers that you must meditate, but on everything that exists in the different kingdoms of nature: mineral, vegetable, animal and human. A crystal, a diamond, a precious stone – each is a form of clothing, a body in which a spiritual entity has incarnated in order to reveal itself.”
–Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov (Bulgarian Spiritual Master, 1900-1986)
