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Words Of Wisdom {Page One}
"When one looks at things in a different perspective, truths are unveiled." ~Rev. David Zeek~
The body will always age, The spirit is eternal and everlasting. ~Rev. David Zeek~
The man burrows into the cocoon of his own being.
The metamorphosis takes place.
His surroundings stay unchanged.
He emerges new, stronger, and brighter.
He needed not the outside influences.
Only the solitude that awareness can bring.
The circle turns, quickly, slowly.
Time runs fast, it runs slow.
It is perpetual and unending.
Ever flowing.
Like the stream that never dries.
It manifests unseen, unknown.
Un-hampered by others will.
It is. It isn't, It is in between, It is ALL.
The Circle Is spirit.
The cocoon is insight.
The man is the child of everything.
It all is one.
~Rev. David Zeek 8/1/2002~
Everything happens, and this, Creates Reason. ~Rev. KJ~
We are not Human beings on a spiritual journey, We are spiritual beings on a Human journey. ~Stephen R. Covey~
Happy the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all. ~Ovid~
There is perhaps nothing so bad and so dangerous in life as fear. ~Jawaharal Nehru~
Still trembling before the sublimity of macrocosm but giving voice to the secrets of microcosm, Our inspirations are infinite. ~Unknown~
A free man belongs to himself and nobody else. A free man is simply an energy with no name, no form, no race, no nation. ~Osho~
You create your own experience. You can't change what you don't acknowlege. Life rewards actions. There is no reality, only perception. We teach people how to treat us. ~Phil McGraw~
The future belongs to thos who believe in the beauty of their dreams. ~Elenor Roosevelt~
Alignment of soul and personality equals authentic power. ~Gary Zukav~
If you know that you don't know, that is a great beginning. Then it is possible for you to know. ~Socrates~
Nothing else than that which devoid of matter, fills all corners of the universe! Mountains, Rivers, The entire world, you and all, they manifest the body of the one! ~Buddhist Verse~
It is best if you stay in your intuition- If you rely on what you feel and even though it may not make logical sense, operate with trust. Impatience is a trap for many of you because you feel you need to need to move somewhere. ~Barbara Marciniak~
To see the world in a grain of sand and heavens in a wildflower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand and eternity in a hour. ~William Blake~
Go Beyond this way or that way, to the farther shore where the world dissolves and everything becomes clear. Beyond this shore and the farther shore, Beyond the beyond, Where there is no beginning, No end, Without fear, Go. ~Buddah~
Take things easily. Take it easy. And by taking things easy one can go beyond them more comfortably, conveniently, quickly, Than by taking things seriously. If you take them seriously you become entangled with them, you become burdened with them. ~Osho~
The most important thing I have learned is trust. Trust in the knowledge that I do have the ability to make choices and trust that living in the moment will take me through my decision cycle quite naturally. ~Lynda Standley Richardson~
To meet everything and everyone through stillness instead of mental noise is the greatest gift you can offer to the universe. ~Eckhart Tolle~
Everything is dependent on everything else, everything is connected, nothing is seperate. Therefore Everything is going in the only way it can go. If people were different everything would be different. They are what they are, so everything is as it is. ~G.I. Gurdjieff~
The gift of truth conquers all gifts. The taste of truth conquers all sweetness. The joy of truth conquers all pleasures.The loss of desires conquers all sorrows. ~The Dhammapada~
We do not meditate to think things through, we meditate to be through with thinking. ~Beth Johnson~
All things in the world, whether big or small, valuable or not, have their uses. Each has it's place, It has always been so. ~Pangyun~
It is a wholesome and necessary thing for us to turn againto the earth and in the contemplation of her beauties to know the sense of wonder and humility. ~Rachel Carson~
Difficulties and obstacles, if properly understood and used, can turn out to be an unexpected source of strength. ~Sogyal Rinpoche~
Solve the problems that life sets before you, and you find that solving them contributes to your inner growth. ~Peace Pilgrim~
Insights are revelations. Truths from inside. Reflections of our essential self. This innate wisdom is revealed when we are open and when we trust enough to inquire within ourselves to discover our own answers. ~Arthur D. Saftlas~
Everything you do should be done with peace. That is the medicine for your body, mind and soul. It is the most wonderful way to live. ~Parmahansa Yogananda~
All you need is deep withing you waiting to unfold and reveal itself. All you have to do is be still and take time to see for what is within you and you will surely find it. ~Eileen Caddy~
For certain is death for the born, and certain is birth for the dead; Therefore over the inevitable you should not grieve. ~Bhagavad Gita~
The only decision you need to make is to open yourself and allow yourself to feel from your very core what is useful for your growth. You will not make a mistake. ~Beth Johnson~
The real religious question has nothing to with god at all. The authentic question is, "Who am I?" And the only way to know is to be silent, be alert, watch your thoughts, and let them disappear. ~Osho~
The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook. ~William James~
Master, Tell us something about the fear of insecurity. "Don't be worried about that. Death will make everything secure. While alive, enjoy insecurity." ~Confucius~
Through conviction one crosses over the flood. Through heedfulness,the sea. Through persistance one overcomes suffering and stress. Through discerment a person is purified. ~Sutta Nipata~
Knowing and understanding the laws of life, also called truth, is not enough. A person must also live the truth that he or she knows. ~Unknown~
Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does. ~Jean-Paul Sartre~
Self knowledge cannot be gathered through anybody, through any bood, through any confession, psychology, psycho-analyst. It has to be found by yourself, because it is your life. ~J. Krishnamurti~
Whenever you have time during the day, close your eyes for a moment and just be with yourself in silence. Also, whenever you can, simply watch your breat coming in and out. Do that every day even for a few moments and in each moment you will have a taste of eternity. ~Tishan~
The fact is that because no one thing or feature of this universe is seperable from the whole, the only real you, or self, is the whole. ~Alan Watts~
All things are at peace with their own roles in the universe, and they laugh at human beings. The suffering of humans comes from desiring what they do not have and not cherishing what is at hand. ~From The Heart Sutra~
People naturally fear misfortune and long for good fortune, but if the distinction is carefully studied, misfortune often turns out to be good fortune and good fortune to be misfortune. The wise man learns to meet the changing circumstances of life with an equitable spirit, being neither elated by success nor depressed by failure. ~Buddha~
Our task is to strike balance, to find a middle way, to learn not to overstretch ourselves with extraneous activities and pre-occupations, but to simplify our lives more and more. The key to finding a happy balance in modern lives is simplicity. ~Sogyal Rinpoche~
That which can be taken away by death is worthless to accumulate. Accumulate something that death cannot destroy. ~Osho~
Most people hold onto the past, look forward to the future, and do not embrace the present. Only those who can appreciate what they have now fully live. ~Tsai Chih~
A grain of dust contains the whole universe. When a flower opens, the whole world appears. ~Zen~
Life is not long, and too much of it must not pass in idle deliberation how it shall be spent. ~Johnson~
To know yourself is to realize your no-self. Realizing your no-self is to truly know yourself. ~Chobati~
In doing good, avoid fame. In doing bad, avoid disgrace. Persue a middle course as your principle. ~Chaung Tzu~
Men who are foolish and ignorant are careless and never watchful; but the man who lives in watchfulness considers it his great treasure. ~The Dhammapada~
~The Seven Branch Prayer~�
With complete faith I bow
To all the victorious ones and their sons
Who abide in the ten directions and the three times.
I offer flowers, incense, light
Perfume, food, music, and many other things, Both in substance and with my imagination.
I ask the noble assemblage to accept them. I confess all evil actions that I have done, Influenced by the defilements, From time without beginning until now: The five that ripen immediately,
The ten nonvirtuous acts, and many others.
I rejoice in the merit of whatever virtue
Shravakas, pratyekabuddhas, Bodhisattvas, and ordinary people Gather throughout the three times.
I pray for the wheel of the Dharma to be turned The teachings of the Mahayana and Hinayana, In ways suitable for the different aptitudes And
motivations present in sentient beings.
I ask the Buddhas not to pass into Nirvana, But, with great compassion and Until Samsara is completely empty, To look after all sentient beings
Who drown in this ocean of sorrow.
May whatever merit I have accumulated
Become a seed for the enlightenment of all beings.Without delay, may I become A splendid leader for sentient beings.
Winning gives birth to hostility. Losing, one lies down in pain. The calmed lie down with ease, having set winning & losing aside. ~Dhammapada~
Where is thought? It can never be seen or even apprehended. It is like a magical illusion, for with imagination it colors the world. Searching
for thought, unable to see it, a person looks for its origin. And it seems to be that where there is an object thought arises. Thought does not arise without an object. Can thought look at thought? No. Just as
the blade of a sword cannot cut itself, or a fingertip touch itself, so thought cannot see thought. ~Sikshasamuccaya~
To see into the heart of things, one has to rely on oneself. Others cannot do it for you. ~Yunmen~
Birth decrees to all men who live a common circumstance. Diverse actions define their unique specialness. Lowly men are never high, even
when elevated. High souls are never low, even when downtrodden. ~Tirukkural~
Always remember: Joy is not merely incidental to your spiritual quest. It is vital. ~Rebbe Nachman~
Whatever decision we think we are making is actually being made for us, because the decision is the end result of a thought and we have no control over the arising of the thought. ~Ramesh Balsekar~
The one whose mind knows the clarity of perfect wisdom is never afraid or even anxious. Why? Because when being at one with the living power of
wisdom, the mother of all the buddhas, that person has the strength to remain in a state of undivided contemplation even while ceaselessly and skillfully engaging in compassionate action. The wise one is enabled to act because of concentration on a single prayer: "May all beings never leave the path of enlightenment, which is their own true nature and is
empty of separate self-existence." ~Prajnaparamita~
By standing on his own A man finds happiness.� By standing on his own a man finds freedom.�By standing on his own He goes beyond the world. By
standing on his own He finds the end of the way.
~Ashtavakra Gita~
All the faults of our mind � our selfishness, ignorance, anger, attachment, guilt, and other disturbing thoughts � are temporary, not permanent and everlasting. And since the cause of our suffering � our disturbing thoughts and obscurations � is temporary, our suffering is also temporary.
~Lama Zopa Rinpoche~
Prosperous as his life may appear, unless a man measures well his wealth, it will disappear without a trace.�How swiftly a generous man's
riches dwindle and die, if he does not evaluate the limits of his means. ~Tirukkural~
When a person has lived properly and acted generously, he grasps the way things are. He is not dependent on attachments; he is free from anger
and aversions; what he does becomes perfect action.� The pureness of perfectly balanced action based on seeing the way things are--this is freedom and the ending of ignorance. ~Sutta Nipata~
No matter how hard you pursue pleasure and success, there are times when you fail. No matter how fast you flee, there are times when pain catches up with you. ~Bhante Henepola Gunaratana~
If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough. ~Meister Eckhart~
If your mind becomes firm like a rock And no longer shakes In a world where everything is shaking, Your mind will be your greatest friend And suffering will not come your way. ~Theragatha~
At the heart of Truth there is no interest in power or personal identity; there is just the love of true being, upheld by an absolute inner honesty of heart. ~John de Ruiter~
If I am not for myself, who will be? And if not now, when? ~Rabbi Hillel~
"Life begets Life. Energy creates Energy.
It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich"
~Sarah Bernhardt~
"You must depend upon yourself. In the end, you are the only one you can ever be truly sure of. ~Anon~
Listen to everyone's council, but abide by your own way. ~Quanah Parker~ �����
On the walls of an old temple was found this picture: a king forging a chain from his crown, nearby a slave making a crown of his chain. Underneath was written: The question for each man to settle is not what he would do if he had means, time, influence and educational advantages, but what he will do with the things he has... ~Hamilton Wright Mabie~
Don't be afraid to ask dumb questions. They are easier to handle than dumb mistakes. ~Anon~
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. ~Albert Einstein~
He who has conferred a kindness should be silent. He who has recieved one should speak of it.
~Seneca~
When you have been loved long enough, then, you become real... ~"The Velveteen Rabbit"~
"In earlier days I believed that the conflict between Good and Evil was absolute, but with time and experience I have learned that it is relative. It is as if we are playing an important game, with each side wanting very much to win but both sides agreeing that without adherence to certain ground rules, there will be no game to win. Even enemies need to cooperate in certain respects and honor each other's perogatives." ~Piers Anthony~
There are only two kinds of sentient beings in Universe: builders and destroyers. I've been both... ~Anon~
The beginning of meditation is self-knowledge, which means being aware of every movement of thought and feeling. ~J. Krishnamurti~
At the heart of Truth there is no interest in power or personal identity; there is just the love of true being, upheld by an absolute inner honesty of heart. ~John de Ruiter~
Keep Quiet Here and Now. You are Happiness, you are Peace, you are Freedom. Do not entertain any notions that you are in trouble. Be kind to yourself. Open to your Heart and simply Be. ~Poonjaji~
The source of all good, evil, weal and harm lies with actions, speech and thoughts. Did you bring your actions, speech and thoughts with you today? Or have you left them at home? This is where you must look, right here. You don't have to look very far away. Look at your actions, speech and thoughts.�~Ajahn Chah~
Good friendships are fragile things and require as much care as any other fragile and precious thing. ~Randolph Bourne~
The same undivided and indivisible space is outside and inside of a thousand pots. Likewise the Self pervades all beings. ~Maharamayana~
Focus,� not on the rudenesses of others, not on what they've done or left undone, but on what you have & haven't done yourself. ~Dhammapada~
A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer; it sings because it has a song. ~Maya Angelou~
Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought. ~Basho~
The world's end can never be reached by means of traveling through the world, Yet without reaching the world's end there is no release from suffering.� Therefore, truly, the world-knower, the wise one, gone to the world's end, fulfiller of the holy life, having known the world's end, at peace, longs not for this world or another. ~Buddha~
All life clings to a body; perfect goodness clings to all that is modest. Is not modesty a jewel adorning perfect men? Without it, is not their strut an awful blemish to behold? ~Tirukkural~
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.�~Mohandas Gandhi~
As the intense fire of the furnace� refines gold to brilliancy, so does the burning suffering of austerity� purify the soul to resplendence. ~Tirukkural~
In the end, what affects your life most deeply are things too simple to talk about.�~Nell Blaine~
There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. ~Anais Nin~
It is easier to meditate than to actually do something for others. I feel that merely to meditate on compassion is to take the passive option. Our meditation should form the basis for action, for seizing the opportunity to do something. ~The Dalai Lama~
It seems a flower, but not a flower; It seems a mist, but not a mist. It comes at midnight, It goes away in the morning. Its coming is like a spring dream That does not last long. And its going is like the morning cloud. You will find it nowhere. ~Bai Juyi~
Placing the blame or judgment on someone else leaves you powerless to change your experience; taking responsibility for your beliefs and judgments gives you the power to change them. ~Byron Katie~
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