A garden for a quote of the day

[wyldwynd]

I thought we could have a section which would be various quotes, parables, proverbs. Like a quote of the day, A garden of thoughts~




If we could see the mirace of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change. *Buddha*

[LdyNimue]

:) Yes positive affirmations that's very cool

[Scholar_Warrior]

I died as a mineral, and rose a plant,
I died as a plant, and rose again an animal,
I died as an animal, and rose a man.
Why then should I fear to become less by dying?

I shall die once again as a man,
To rise an angel, perfect from head to foot.
Again, when I suffer dissolution as an angel,
I shall become what passes the conception of man.

Rumi

[verseau_miracle]

No man can fall any lower than the very lowest that is within each one of you, just as no saint can climb any higher than the highest that is within you also

Kahlil Gibran

I used to be a deep believer in this one, but recently ive had some cery bad experiences with a person. Ive seen deep into their minds, and am having trouble imagining that the very same capability is within me. But i thought id share it anyway. Itd be good if i could believe it again, surely

[wyldwynd]

“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened." ~Jesus~

[themnax]

Oh son of being:

possess a pure, kindly and radiant heart, that thine may be a kingdom, ancient, imperishable and everlasting.

- Baha'u'llah -

(i can remember a number of the hidden words, i just can't remember for sure which salutation goes with which of them. i'm pretty sure i got the rest of it right though).

=^^=
.../\...

[Anima_Mercury]

I firmly believe that all human beings have access to extraordinary energies and powers. Judging from accounts of mystical experience, heightened creativity, or exceptional performance by athletes and artists, we harbor a greater life than we know. There we go beyond those limited and limiting patterns of body, emotions, volition, and understanding that have been keeping us in dry-dock. Instead we become available to our capacity for a larger life in body, mind, and spirit. In this state we know great torrents of delight.

Jean Houston


♥ Love ♥

V


http://www.trinityopc.org/Tiffanys%20Holy%20Spirit.jpeg

[wyldwynd]

And beauty is not a need but an ecstasy.
It is not a mouth thirsting nor an empty hand stretched forth,
But rather a heart enflamed and a soul enchanted. ~Kahlil Gibran~

[Anima_Mercury]

Sagehood has nothing to do with governing others
but is a matter of ordering oneself. Nobility has
nothing to do with power and rank but is a matter
of self realization. Attain self-realization, and the
whole world is found in the self. Happiness has
nothing to do with wealth and status, but is a matter
of harmony.
- Lao-tze

♥ Love ♥

[wyldwynd]

wow anima mercury that picture is beautiful:)

The oneness of human beings is the basic ethical thread that holds us together.
~Muhammad Yunus~

[Anima_Mercury]

Thank you wyldwynd :)



God is Within You

When one realizes God, He grants knowledge and illumination
from within; one knows it oneself. In the fullness of one's spiritual
realization one will find that He who resides in one's heart, resides
in the hearts of others as well - the oppressed, the persecuted, the
untouchable, and the outcast.

Sri Sarada Devi



♥ Love ♥

[SvgGrdnBeauty]

"Oh my friends, sing the Name of God! When it gets too damn hard, just sing. Have no fear, don't give up. Sing! When it gets too good, sing. When it falls apart, sing. When it comes together, sing. Cry and sing. Sing and cry. Living sing. Dying sing. Listening sing. Singing sing."- Krishna Das

[wyldwynd]

I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled [poets] to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find in seers and prophets who deliver all their sublime messages without knowing in the least what they mean. ~Socrates~

[Anima_Mercury]

All men were made by the same great spirit chief.
They are all brothers.
The earth is the mother of all people,
and all people should have equal rights upon it.

Chief Joseph
Nez Perce Tribe


♥ Love ♥

[wyldwynd]

A very great vision is needed and the man who has it must follow it as the eagle seeks the deepest blue of the sky. ~Crazy Horse~

"One does not sell the land people walk on."
~Crazy Horse, 1875~

[Maggie Sugar]

The most dangerous enemy is he who has nothing to lose.

Mohammad
The Q'Raan

[verseau_miracle]

Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Lifes longing for itself. They come through you, but not from you, and though they are with you, they belong not to you

Gibran

[SvgGrdnBeauty]

"Love is our true essence. Love has no limitations of caste, religion, race or nationality. We are all beads strung together on the same thread of love." - Amma

[Anima_Mercury]

Amma
Oh, I remember that Goddess too... She is so good ♥


♥ Love ♥

V

[wyldwynd]

It is not our purpose to become each other; it is to recognize each other, to learn to see the other and honor him for what he is. ~Hermann Hesse ~

[erzebet1961]

If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee.

[wyldwynd]

There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward. ~Kahlil Gibran~

[SvgGrdnBeauty]

If there is to be peace in the world,
There must be peace in the nations.

If there is to be peace in the nations,
There must be peace in the cities.

If there is to be peace in the cities,
There must be peace between neighbors.

If there is to be peace between neighbors,
There must be peace in the home.

If there is to be peace in the home,
There must be peace in the heart.

Lao Tzu (570-490 B.C.)

[BlackBillBlake]

I think this is amazing -

The Invitation.

It doesn't interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for, and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing.

It doesn't interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love, for your dream, for the adventure of being alive.

It doesn't interest me what planets are squaring your moon. I want to know if you have touched the center of your own sorrow, if you have been opened by life's betrayals or have become shriveled and closed from fear of further pain!I want to know if you can sit with pain, mine or your own, without moving to hide it or fade it, or fix it.

I want to know if you can be with joy, mine or your own, if you can dance with wildness and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your fingers and toes without cautioning us to be careful, to be realistic, to remember the limitations of being human.

It doesn't interest me if the story you are telling me is true. I want to know if you can disappoint another to be true to yourself; if you can bear the accusation of betrayal and not betray your own soul; if you can be faithlessand therefore trustworthy.

I want to know if you can see beauty even when it's not pretty, every day,and if you can source your own life from its presence.

I want to know if you can live with failure, yours and mine, and still stand on the edge of the lake and shout to the silver of the full moon, “Yes!”

It doesn't interest me to know where you live or how much money you have. I want to know if you can get up, after the night of grief and despair, weary and bruised to the bone, and do what needs to be done to feed the children.

It doesn't interest me who you know or how you came to be here. I want to know if you will stand in the center of the fire with me and not shrink back.

It doesn't interest me where or what or with whom you have studied. I want to know what sustains you, from the inside, when all else falls away.

I want to know if you can be alone with yourself and if you truly like the company you keep in the empty moments.



by

Oriah Mountain Dreamer.

http://www.oriahmountaindreamer.com/home.html

[Scholar_Warrior]

That is powerful!

Dude, if you find that woman, please ask if she has a Sister who might like to meet a guy like me.

http://www.hipforums.com/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif

[Anima_Mercury]

Life Is



What life is and is not about.


Life isn't about keeping score. It's not about how many friends you have. Or how accepted you are. Not about if you have plans this weekend or if you're alone.

It isn't about who you're dating, who you used to date, how many people you've dated, or if you haven't been with anyone at all. It isn't about who you have kissed, it's not about sex.

It isn't about who your family is or how much money they have. Or what kind of car you drive. Or where you are sent to school. It's not about how beautiful or ugly you are. Or what clothes you wear, what shoes you have on, Or what kind of music you listen to.

It's not about if your hair is blonde, red, black, or brown. Or if your skin is too light or too dark. Not about what grades you get, how smart you are, how smart everybody else thinks you are, or how smart standardized tests say you are. It's not about what clubs you're in or how good you are at "your" sport. It's not about representing your whole being on a piece of paper and seeing who will "accept the written you."

LIFE JUST ISN'T.

But, life is about whom you love and whom you hurt.

It's about whom you make happy or unhappy purposefully. It's about keeping or betraying trust.

It's about friendship, used as a sanctity or a weapon. It's about what you say and mean, maybe hurtful, maybe heartening. About starting rumors and contributing to petty gossip.

It's about what judgments you pass and why. And who your judgments are spread to. It's about whom you've ignored with full control and intention. It's about jealousy, fear, ignorance, and revenge. It's about carrying inner hate and love, letting it grow, and spreading it.

But most of all, it's about using your life to touch or poison other people's hearts in such a way that could have never occurred alone.

Only you choose the way those hearts are affected, and those choices are what life's all about.



♥ Love ♥

V

[Anima_Mercury]

from Chinese literary critic Liu Hsieh...

"Spiritual action...
is transmitted by symbols
in which feelings and changes
are conceived

The knowledge of things...
is learned through appearances,
but the awareness of reality...
is reflected in...
the heart"



♥ Love ♥

V

[wyldwynd]

The best way to find yourself, is to lose yourself in the service of others. ~Ghandi~

[Starsrainbow]

This is really 'nice' folks :)
I had to comment

[Scholar_Warrior]

"I'm not-not licking frogs."

Homer J. Simpson

[Anima_Mercury]

If you keep your heart immersed always in the ocean of
divine love, Your heart is sure to remain ever full to the
overflowing with the waters of the divine love.

~ Ramakrishna ~



♥ Love ♥


V

[Morning Myst]

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
*Leo Buscaglia*

[Scholar_Warrior]

"How do you know but ev'ry Bird that cuts the airy way,
Is an immense world of delight, clos'd by your senses five?"

William Blake

[Anima_Mercury]

All I know is Love,
And I find my heart Infinite
And Everywhere!

~Hafiz~



♥ Love ♥

V

[wyldwynd]

Beauty is the gift of God. ~Aristotle~

[Scholar_Warrior]

If I were a tree among trees, a cat among animals, this life would have a meaning, or rather this problem would not arise, for I should belong to this world. I should be this world to which I am now opposed by my whole consciousness and my whole insistence upon familiarity. This ridiculous reason is what sets me in opposition to all creation. I cannot cross it out with a stroke of a pen....'

~~* Albert Camus.

[Anima_Mercury]

"Peace does not mean the absence of war.
Peace means the presence of harmony,
love, satisfaction and oneness."

~Sri Chinmoy~



♥ Love ♥

V

http://www.purplemoon.com/Stickers/bumper/peace-possible.gif

[erzebet1961]

Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause; and decieve not with thy lips,
say not,I will do so to him as he hath done to me;I will render to the man according to his work.

[wyldwynd]

Life without love is like a tree Without blossom and fruit. ~Khalil Gibra~

[Scholar_Warrior]

First
The fish needs to say,

"Something ain't right about this
Camel ride --

And I'm
Feeling so damn

Thirsty."

Hafiz

[Anima_Mercury]

You Shall Never Thirst

"Living Water" Offered: Jesus replied, "If you only knew the gift God has for you and who I am, you would ask me, and I would give you living water." "But sir, you don't have a rope or bucket," she said. Where would you get this living water? Jesus replied, "People soon become thirsty again after drinking this water. But the water I give them takes away thirst . . . It becomes a perpetual spring within them, giving them eternal life." "Please sir," the woman said, "give me some of that water! Then I'll never be thirsty again."

http://www.picturesofjesus4you.com/images/living_water_dew.jpg


♥ Love ♥

V

[wyldwynd]

As in water face reflects face, So a man’s heart reveals the man. ~Proverb 27:19~

[wyldwynd]

I have been established from everlasting, From the beginning, before there was ever an earth. ~Proverbs 8:23~

[erzebet1961]

Blesed are the Peacemakers, for they shall be called the Children of God.

[Liroy]

Stay True To Yourself

[erzebet1961]

A soft answer turneth away wrath

[raysun]

. . . the integral being is attached to nothing and can relate to everyone with an unstructured attitude. Because of this, her very existence benefits all things.

Lao Tzu
Source: The Hua Hu Ching

[Anima_Mercury]

"Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling (1 Peter 4:8-9).”


♥ Love ♥

V

[erzebet1961]

Greater Love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

[erzebet1961]

If you love me...Feed my Sheep...........

[erzebet1961]

The dog is the only earthly being that loves you more than you love yourself

Fritz Von Unruh

[wyldwynd]

"Love gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself. Love possesses not nor would it be possessed; For love is sufficient unto love." ~Kahlil Gibran~

[Dance for Gaia]

I Love you - DanceforGaia