“To neglect wisdom will lead to failure in life. The teachings of all religions should center here, for without wisdom there is no reason. This truth is not for the hermit alone; it concerns every human being, priest and layman alike.” Buddha
“In the Name of God. I praise good thoughts, good words, and good deeds and those that are to be thought, spoken, and done. I do accept all good thoughts, good words, and good deeds. I do renounce all evil thoughts, evil words, and evil deeds.” Zoroaster, Avesta 1:4
“Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away. And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overchanged with surfeiting (indulgence of the appetite or senses), and drunkeness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.” Jesus, g. St. Luke
“It is when a man is alone, away from the influence of other men and their acts, that he can work on himself. It is in solitude that he must correct his thoughts, driving out the bad and stimulating the good.” Leo Tolstoy
Posted in 1, Ongoing on July 7, 2008 by Brighter Day
“Know ye why We have created you all from the same dust? That no one should exalt himself over the other. Ponder at all times in your hearts how ye were created. Since we have created you all from one same substance it is incumbent on you to be even as one soul, to walk with the same feet, eat with the same mouth and dwell in the same land, that from your inmost being, by your deeds and actions, the signs of oneness and the essence of detachment may be made manifest Such is My cousel to you, O concourse of light! Heed ye this counsel that ye may obtain the fruit of holiness from the tree of wondrous glory.” from the scriptures of the Baha’i Faith
“True faith is not a fruit of security, it is the ability to blend mortal fragility with the inner strength of the spirit. It does not shift with the changing shade of one’s thought.” Helen Keller
“A pure heart is as a mirror; cleanse it with the burnish of love and severence from all save God, that the true sun may shine within it and the eternal morning dawn.” Baha’i Scripture
“Give me beauty in the inward soul; and may the inner and the outer be at one. May I consider wisdom to be wealth, and let me have only as much gold as a temperate man and only he can bear and carry. This prayer, I think, is enough for me.” Socrates
” He who dwells united with God, calm in mind, not grieving, not craving, regarding all men with equal acceptance: He loves me most dearly. ” Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita
