"Once you can accept the universe as matter expanding into nothing that is something, wearing stripes with plaid comes easy."
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"Spirituality is not to be learned by flight from the world, or by running away from things, or by turning solitary and going apart from the world. Rather, we must learn an inner solitude wherever or with whomsoever we may be. We must learn to penetrate things and find God there."
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"Lighthouses are more helpful than churches."
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"The less you open your heart to others, the more your heart suffers."
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"The spiritual life is first of all a life. It is not merely something to be known and studied, it is to be lived."
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"But if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires: To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night. To know the pain of too much tenderness. To be wounded by your own understanding of love; And to bleed willingly and joyfully. To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving; To rest at noon hour and meditate love's ecstasy; To return home at eventide with gratitude; And then to sleep with a prayer for the beloved in your heart and a song of praise on your lips."
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"There are no extra pieces in the universe. Everyone is here because he or she has a place to fill, and every piece must fit itself into the big jigsaw puzzle."
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"The Ego, however, is not who you really are. The ego is your self-image; it is your social mask; it is the role you are playing. Your social mask thrives on approval. It wants control, and it is sustained by power, because it lives in fear."
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"I speak to everyone in the same way, whether he is the garbage man or the president of the university."
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"In the spiritual journey, you cannot be a wine taster, you have to become a drunk."
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"The spirit of man is more important than mere physical strength, and the spiritual fiber of a nation than its wealth. The Bible is endorsed by the ages. Our civilization is built upon its words. In no other book is there such a collection of inspired wisdom, reality, and hope."
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"All the gods, all the heavens, all the hells, are within you."
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"People only see what they are prepared to see."
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"We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do."
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"When you feel a peaceful joy, that's when you are near truth."
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"If you are content with being nobody in particular, content not to stand out, you align yourself with the power of the universe. What looks like weakness to the ego is in fact the only true strength. This spiritual truth is diametrically opposed to the values of our contemporary culture and the way it conditions people to behave."
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"Asking good questions is half of learning."
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"Never limit your view of life by any past experience."
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"Gods are fragile things, they may be killed by a whiff of science or a dose of common sense."
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"Wherever my travels may lead, paradise is where I am."
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