26 quotes found
“I burned by bridges so the devil couldn't follow me.”
“In the beginning we seek truth. In the middle we seek reason. In the end we seek peace.”
“Being connected to everything has disconnected us from ourselves and the preciousness of this present moment.”
“Becoming aware of the dearness in what might otherwise be regarded as mundane is the ultimate form of insight.”
“We all have those things that help us carry on through life. It is important that these things upon which we depend for daily strength are healthy for our character rather than harmful. We must ask...”
“From time to time, we all must go unto a landscapebe it inner or outer landscapewhere there are no hiding places. Allowing the stark awe and silence to aid us in both communing and confronting the ...”
“We must seek out that which invigorates us, and engage it at all fronts. Art, music, literature, conversation, travel, naturewhatever it is that keeps the fire of our spirit brightwe must build our...”
“The cure for our modern maladies is dirt under the fingernails and the feel of thick grass between the toes. The cure for our listlessness is to be out within the invigorating wind. The cure for ou...”
“Beware the God who seeks praise. Beware the guru who presumes to teach that which is unfixed and boundless. Beware the healer who sets a price on aid. Beware the lover who would make you a lesser v...”
“The divine is in the present and you must be present to experience it. When you vacate the present and recede into your mind, allowing worries or work to remove you from the moment, you leave the p...”
“Life doesnt have a singular purpose and yet we try to pigeonhole this infinite gift by searching for a single meaning behind our existence. We hunger for meaning the way a starving man does foodcon...”
“Question everythingno matter how beloved, or how long-held, or how exaltedwithout apology. Only those who build their world upon lies need fear an inquisitive mind. The truth will remain, even afte...”
“Evil demons dwelling in underworlds, Gods sitting on-high, angels battling and protecting. We have become so wrapped up in these stories, and in the in-fighting between the different religions, tha...”
“Belief acts as a temporary bridge when we are trying to accept something that seems incomprehensible. We use belief and simply accept the workings we cannot understand until the time comes when at ...”
“Do not hold a lazy faith. Miracles are not spontaneous events we must wait for helplessly. Miracles are an achievementa breakthrough accomplished by those who pushed themselves beyond what was thou...”
“We pass hatred and prejudice on to our children, as though they were heirlooms of humanity. We cling to traditions that keep us bound to a way of life that no longer works and arguably never has. T...”
“Justified within ourselves that we have suffered more than others, we feel guiltless when we disregard those in front of us, be they our family, our co-workers, strangers we interact with during ou...”
“Take all those things that would propose to be important, and weigh them upon the scale of your soul. Asking how much each thing actually impacts, not just the moment, but the years ahead. Discard ...”
“The pace of this modern age is not conducive to maintaining ones consciousness. Glued to our electronics, we are blind and deaf to the world around us. Run down by our long work days, we are too ex...”
“The purpose of a pilgrimage is about setting aside a long period of time in which the only focus is to be the matters of the soul. Many believe a pilgrimage is about going away but it isnt; it is a...”
“Who are we without our addictions; without our media-induced hungers? So often the voices we hear echoing in our mind are not our own but that of our influencers. Isolation, while arguably going ag...”
“The moments of silence are gone. We run from them into the rush of unimportant things, so filled is the quiet with the painful whispers of all that goes unspoken. Busy-ness is our drug of choice, n...”
