Tsangyang Gyatso
Drawing diagrams I measuredMovements of the stars;Though her tender flesh is nearHer mind I cannot measure. —Tsangyang Gyatso, The Turquoise Bee: The Tantric Lovesongs of the Sixth Dalai Lama. (Harpercollins; 1st edition March 1994)
Category: Spiritual Teacher
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;where there is sadness, joy. O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seekto be consoled as to console,to be understood as to… Continue reading Francis of Assisi
Ganga White
What if our religion was each other? / If our practice was our life? / If prayer was our words? / What if the Temple was the Earth? / If forests were our church? / If holy water—the rivers, lakes / and oceans? / What if meditation was our relationships? / If the Teacher was… Continue reading Ganga White
Pema Chödrön
Pain is not a punishment, pleasure is not a reward. ― Pema Chödrön, Comfortable with Uncertainty: 108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion. (Shambhala December 30, 2003)
Billy Graham
The will of God will not take us where the grace of God cannot sustain us. ― Billy Graham
Reginald A. Ray
We have a wild, passionate, rampant; for experience, for being alive, for the tasting and touching of our world. It is completely unhinged. It’s reckless, this love we have. — Reginald A. Ray
Pema Chödrön
Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know. — Pema Chödrön
Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
The mind creates the abyss, the heart crosses it. — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
Amit Ray
Courage is the hallmark of spirituality. Courage comes when you love yourself for who you are. ― Amit Ray
Hazrat Inayat Khan
The sound of water is deep, its form is serpent-like, its color green, and it is best heard in the roaring of the sea. The sound of fire is high pitched, its form is curled, and its color is red. It is heard in the falling of the thunderbolt and in a volcanic eruption. The… Continue reading Hazrat Inayat Khan
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