“Interdependence is a fundamental law of nature. Even tiny insects survive by mutual cooperation based on innate recognition of their interconnectedness. It is because our own human existence is so dependent on the help of others that our need for love lies at the very foundation of our existence. Therefore we need a genuine sense of responsibility and a sincere concern for the welfare of others.”
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Spiritual Quotes — page 188 of 1176
“In whatever position one is in, or in whatever condition in life one is placed, one must find balance. Balance is the state of the present - the here and now. If you balance in the present, you are living in Eternity.”
“Pranayama teaches the aspirant to regulate his breathing and thereby control the mind.”
“As a fire blazes brightly when the covering of ash over it is scattered by the wind, the divine fire within the body shines in all its majesty when the ashes of desire are scattered by the practice of pranayama.”
“When the # mind is strong and the # heart is pure, you are free”
“Humans become angels on earth, not in heaven.”
“Surrender is the simple but profound wisdom of yielding to rather than opposing the flow of life.”
“A great silent space holds all of nature in its embrace. It also holds you.”
“Forget about your life situation and pay attention to your life. Your life situation exists in time. Your life is now. Your life situation is mind-stuff. Your life is real." "Instead of asking 'what do I want from life?,' a more powerful question is, 'what does life want from me?'”
“The present moment is all you ever have.”
“Most people treat the present moment as if it were an obstacle that they need to overcome. Since the present moment is life itself, it is an insane way to live.”
“Be fully awake if you want to dream”
“It isn't the things that are happening to us that cause us to suffer, it's what we say to ourselves about the things that are happening. The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new.”
“The blues - it's kind of like a religion, really.”
“In contrast we let go of existence, meaning, and the sublime as categories to describe the object “God.” Instead these become ways in which we engage with the world. Yet, as we affirm the world in love, we indirectly sense that in letting go of God we have, in fact, found ourselves at the very threshold of God.”
“Nothing in the affairs of men is worthy of great anxiety.”
“If I am killed, I can die by once; but to live in constant dread of it, is to die over and over again.”
“Suffering is a corrective to point out a lesson which by other means we have failed to grasp, and never can it be eradicated until that lesson is learnt.”
“We are not disturbed by what happens to us, but by our thoughts about what happens to us.”
“The universe must exist for the self-expression of God and the delight of God.”