Golden Quotes: “…to strive toward a good that is not immediately visible...

Feb. 5, 2010 Edition

“The important thing is to strive toward a good that is not immediately visible. That good is not the concern of the mind, but of the spirit.” -Antoine de Saint-ExuperyAntoine de Saint-ExuperyAntoine de Saint-Exupery

“If religion is to bring a light to our broken workd, we need…to go in search of the lost heart, the spirit of compassion that lies at the core of all our traditions.” -Karen ArmstrongKaren ArmstrongKaren Armstrong

“…thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.” -Isaiah 58:11

“If the only prayer you say in your whole life is ‘Thank You,’ that would suffice.” -Meister Eckhart

“We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.” -Anais Nin

“When we have a toothache, we know that not having a toothache is happiness. But later, when we don’t have a toothache, we don’t treasure our non-toothache. Practicing mindfulness helps one learn to appreciate the well-being that is already there.” - Thich Nhat HanhThich Nhat HanhThich Nhat Hanh

“Only let the moving waters calm down, and the sun and moon will be reflected on the surface of your being.”- Rumi

“The weak can never forgive, as forgiveness is an attribute of the strong.” -Mahatma GandhiMahatma Gandhi

“Cosmic consciousness in its more striking instances is not simply an extension of the self-conscious mind with which we are all familiar, but the superadditon of a function as distinct from any possessed by the average person man as self-consciousness is distinct from any function possessed by one of the higher animals.” – Dr. R. M. Bucke

“There's no need to change the world. All we have to do is toilet train the world, and we'll never have to change it again.” – Swami Beyondananda

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