Family

There can be hope only for a society which acts as one big family, not as many separate ones.

Anwar el Sadat

What is conducive to the good

Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.

Guatama Buddha

One life

Behind us all is one spirit and one life; how then can we be happy if our neighbor is not also happy?

Hazrat Inayat Khan

Jesus Christ

I recognize Jesus Christ not only as an unparalleled prophet and the beloved Son of God but also as a supreme oneness-friend of mankind. What he did, what he is doing and what he will be doing is far beyond the domains of history, society and certain levels of spirituality.

As the beloved Son of God, Jesus Christ came into the world to become part and parcel of earth’s existence, and to transform its consciousness from human to divine. True, his mortal years numbered a mere thirty-three, but birthless and deathless is his immortal sacrifice for Heaven and earth.”

Sri Chinmoy

Blessed are...

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account.  Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

(Matthew 5.3-12 ESV)

Abundance

Abundance can be had simply by consciously receiving what already has been given.

Sufi Saying

Simplification of life

The simplification of life is one of the steps to inner peace. A persistent simplification will create an inner and
outer well-being that places harmony in one's life.

Peace Pilgrim

Measure of health

It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.

Krishnamurti

Rejoice

Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again:  Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.  And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4: 4-7

The present

"Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery.  And today?  Today is a gift.  That's why we call it the present."

-- B. Olatunji

Spiritual beings

We are not human beings having a spiritual experience; we are spiritual beings having a human experience.

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

Prayer of St. Francis (for the second time)

Prayer of St Francis of Assisi

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where there is Hatred, let me sow Love.
Where there is Injury, Pardon.
Where there is Doubt, Faith.
Where there is Despair, Hope.
Where there is Darkness, Light, and
Where there is Sadness, Joy.

O Divine Master,
Grant that I may not so much
seek to be consoled as to console;
To be understood, as to understand;
To be loved, as to love;
For it is in giving that we receive,
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
And it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life.

Honor the now

Honor the now and any form that comes and goes with it. If you honor the now, whatever form this takes is also honored.

Eckhart Tolle

Miracle of a flower

If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.

Gautama Buddha

The inner learning creature

You are led in your lifetime by the inner learning creature, the playful, spiritual being that is your real self.
Don't turn away from possible futures before you're certain you don't have anything to learn from them.
You are always free to change your mind and choose a different future, or a different past.

Richard Bach

Peace

Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people. ~

Jawaharlal Nehru

Humility

Humility is the only true wisdom by which we prepare our minds for all the possible changes of life.

George Arliss