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"Of time you would make a stream upon whose bank you would sit and watch its flowing. Yet the timeless in you is aware of life's timelessness, And knows that 'yesterday is but today's memory and tomorrow is today's dream."
"Cover me with soft earth, and let each handful be mixed With seeds ofjasmine, lilies, and myrtle; and when they Grow above me and thrive on my body's element they will Breathe the fragrance of my heart into space."
"Vain are the beliefs and teachings that make man miserable, and false is the goodness that leads him into sorrow and despair, for it is man's purpose to be happy on this earth and lead the way to felicity and preach its gospel wherever he goes. He who does not see the kingdom of heaven in this life will never see it in the coming life. We came not into this life by exile, but we came as innocent creatures of God, to learn how to worship the holy and eternal spirit and seek the hidden secrets within ourselves from the beauty of life."
"Tolerance is love sick with the sickness of haughtiness."
"There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward. And there are those who give with pain, and that pain is their baptism. And there are those who give and know not pain in giving, nor do they seek joy, nor give with mindfulness of virtue; They give as in yonder valley the myrtle breathes its fragrance into space. Through the hands of such as these God speaks, and from behind their eyes he smiles upon the earth."
"Between the shores of the oceans and the summit of the highest mountain is a secret route that you must absolutely take before being one with the sons of the Earth."
"Poverty is a veil that obscures the face of greatness. An appeal is a mask covering the face of tribulation."
"Our pain carves out a larger space for love to fill."
"Spiritual awakening is the most essential thing in man's life, and it is the sole purpose of being. Is not civilization, in all its tragic forms, a supreme motive for spiritual awakening?"
"You shall be held down by the chains of your own judgment."
"Each day look into your conscience and amend your faults; if you fail in this duty you will be untrue to the Knowledge and Reason that are within you. Keep a watchful eye over yourself as if you were your own enemy; for you cannot learn to govern yourself, unless you first learn to govern your own passions and obey the dictates of your conscience."
"Sit by me, my beloved, and listen to my heart; smile, for your happiness is a symbol of our future."
"The sun teaches to all things that grow their longing for the light. But it is night that raises them to the stars."
"God has created several doors which open onto truth. He opens them to all those who knock on them with the hand of faith."
"When God threw me, a pebble, into this wondrous lake, I disturbed its surface with countless circles. But when I reached the depths, I became very still."
"Many are the places of worship, but few indeed are those who worship in Spirit and in truth."
"Some who are too scrupulous to steal your possessions nevertheless see no wrong in tampering with your thoughts."
"Death changes nothing but the mask that covers our faces."
"Madness is the first step towards unselfishness. Be mad and tell us what is behind the veil of "sanity". The purpose of life is to bring us closer to those secrets, and madness is the only means."
"Love is the gentle smile upon the lips of beauty."