Topic: Wisdom

John Shelby Spong on the mystery of God. - “We walk into the mystery of God; we do not define that mystery.” —John Shelby Spong
Anne Lamott on expectations. - “Expectations are resentments under construction.” —Anne Lamott
Coretta Scott King on hate. - “Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated.” —Coretta Scott King
Anne Lamott on grace. - “Sometimes grace works like water wings when you feel you are sinking.”
Rumi on surrender - They are the chosen ones who have surrendered.
Ram Dass on everyday teachings - The next message you need is always right where you are. - Ram Dass
Pema Chödrön on the unexpected gift of loss - Things falling apart is kind of a testing and also a kind of healing. - Pema Chödrön
Pema Chödrön on fear - Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth. - Pema Chödrön
Mark Rothko on Silence - Silence is so accurate. - Mark Rothko
Annie Dillard on the Wilderness - No one escapes the wilderness on the way to the promised land. - Annie Dillard
Oscar Wilde on loving this planet - It takes great courage to see this world in all its tainted glory, and still to love it. — Oscar Wilde
Jack Kerouac on the significance of the journey. - The road is life. — Jack Kerouac
Stephen Hawking on true intelligence - Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change. - Stephen Hawking
Hafez on letting go - Run, my dear, from anything that may not strengthen your precious budding wings.
Eckhart Tolle on connectedness - At the deepest level of Being you are one with all that is. - Eckhart Tolle
Rumi on the silver linings in life - Where there is ruin, there is hope for a treasure.
Anne Lamott on taking a time out - Almost anything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.
Lao Tzu on finding peace - Do your work then step back the only path to serenity
Anaïs Nin on perception - We dont see things as they are we see things as we are
Thomas Tusser on a clean conscience - What better bed than conscience good to pass the night in sleep
Sri Sathya Sai Baba on grace - Grace like water flows from a higher level to a lower level
Sophia Loren on living full - Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life
Joan Baez on action - Action is the antidote to despair
Amit Ray on the meditation's potential - Meditation is a way for nourishing and blossoming the divine within you
Paramahansa Yogananda on persistence - The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success
Socrates on life - An unexamined life is not worth living
Eckhart Tolle on breath - One conscious breath in and out is a meditation
Joseph Joubert on the harsh reality of life - If you go in search of honey you must expect to be stung by bees
Mark Nepo on perpsective - There are no wrong turns only unexpected paths
Friedrich Nietzsche on the body's wisdom - There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy
Anne-Sophie Swetchine on love - To love deeply in one direction makes us more loving in all others
Benjamin Franklin on scarcity and worth. - When the well is dry we know the worth of water
Alexander Pope on forgiveness - To err is human to forgive divine
Osho on the process of becoming. - It's not a question of learning much It's a question of unlearning much
James Dillet Freeman on listening to life's wisdom. - Listen to life and you will hear the voice of life crying Be
James Dillet Freeman on listening to life's wisdom. - Listen to life and you will hear the voice of life crying Be
Chinese Proverb on attitude and action. - Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness
Chinese Proverb on attitude and action. - Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness
Tara Brach on love - When we open to love we become love
Rebecca Solnit on the purpose of pain - Pain serves a purpose Without it you are in danger What you cannot feel you cannot take care of
Jane Yolen on wisdom - Admitting one does not understand is the beginning of wisdom
Seneca on compassion for our fellow man - Wherever there is a human being there is an opportunity for kindness
Arundhati Roy on the next level - Another world is not only possible she is on her way On a quiet day I can hear her breathing
Eckhart Tolle on illusion - The good news is if you can recognize illusion as illusion it dissolves
Josiah Gilbert Holland on power - Calmness is the cradle of power
Caroline Myss on listening to the soul - The soul always knows what to do to heal itself The challenge is to silence the mind
Rumi on unbiased awareness and connection - Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field I'll meet you there
Ramana Maharshi on what always is - Let come what comes let go what goes See what remains
Buddha on locating the way - The way is not in the sky The way is in the heart
Anne Frank on the beauty that always is - I dont think of all the misery but the beauty that still remains
Indira Gandhi on collaboration and openness - You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist
Leo Tolstoy on simplicity - There is no greatness where there is no simplicity
Ram Dass on companionship and destiny - Were all just walking each other home
Rumi on resilience - You have to keep breaking your heart until it opens
Taisen Deshimaru on selfless giving and abundance - To receive everything one must open ones hands and give
Pattabhi Jois on persistence and patience - Practice All is coming
Leonard Cohen on the beauty and importance of flaws - Theres a crack in everything Thats how the light gets in
Buddha on patience and persistence - Drop by drop is the pitcher filled
Sri Sathya Sai Baba on Grace - Grace like water flows from a higher to a lower level
Louisa May Alcott on resilience. - I'm not afraid of storms for I'm learning to sail my ship
Lao-Tzu on finding peace in purpose. - Do your work then step back The only path to serenity
Emanuel Swedenborg on conscience. - Conscience is Gods presence in man
Charles Dickens on wisdom - A loving heart is the truest wisdom
Buddha on truth. - Three things cannot be long hidden the sun the moon and the truth
Anaïs Nin on Recognizing Your Perspective - We dont see things as they are we see things as we are
Rebecca Solnit on Pain and Processing - Pain serves a purpose Without it you are in danger What you cannot feel you cannot take care of
Jane Yolen on Wisdom and Growth - Admitting one does not understand is the beginning of wisdom
Panin on Living Well - The art of living consists of keeping an earthly step to heavenly music
Robert Ingersoll on hope and blessings - Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers
George MacDonald on wealth and power - To have what we want is riches but to be able to do without is power
Arundhati Roy on Our Changing World - Another World is Not Only Possible She is on Her Way On a Quiet Day I Can Hear Her Breathing
Tshi Proverb on Cooperation and Collaboration. - If everyone helps to hold up the sky then one person does not become tired
W. Somerset Maugham on foolishness and wisdom - If forty million people say a foolish thing, it does not become a wise one.