On being you;
Have your rock as it is, among many other rocks; but do not carve it out nor build a city from it for yourself. For all cities eventually turn to ruins and to rubble and to rocks among rocks' - Me
On the nature of inner peace;
'The way is not in the sky; the way is in the heart' - Siddhatta Gotama
On logic;
'There is more to the truth than just the facts' - Unknown
'Knock on the sky, and listen to the sound' - Unknown
On worship;
'Oh God, If I show love only for the fear of hell, then give me hell. If I show love only for a place in paradise; then close its gates to me. If I show love only for its sake, I know you won't begrudge me true Beauty'. - Rabia Basri
On speech;
'The tongue is like a razor sharp knife; it kills without drawing blood' - Siddharta Gotama
'Do not speak, unless it improves on silence' - Zen saying
A bird that escapes can be caught again, but a word you let loose from your lips can never return' - Jewish Proverb
'The fool thinks he has won a battle when he bullies with harsh speech, but knowing how to be forebearing alone makes one victorious' - Samyutta Nikaya
'Among a person's many qualities; a good command of the tongue has got no equal. Both prosperity and ruin emanate from the power of the tongue, therefore guard yourself against thoughtless speech' - Hindu Verse
On expectation and attachment;
'If you try to hang onto your life, you will loose it' - Jesus of Nazareth
On true works of benefit;
'Do you know what is better than fasting and prayer? It is keeping peace and good relations between all people; for quarrels and ill feeling destroy mankind' - Muhammed
On the real wealth of life;
Among all wealth, it is compassionate ones who claim the most valuable of it; for material wealth is possessed even by the contemptible. Find a follow the right path and be ruled by compassion. For even if you examine all ways; compassion will prove the means to be liberated' - Hindu Verse
On mankind's greed;
'God has created all mankind equal, yet the measure of which is divided by mankind' - Baha'i saying
And finally on the future;
'Do not worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day brings enough of its own' - Jesus of Nazareth
I find that all these teach of kindness, mercy, forgiveness, hope, right thought and above all unconditional love for all men as the only path toward oneness with God; all these cannot be wrong.
Peace
Have your rock as it is, among many other rocks; but do not carve it out nor build a city from it for yourself. For all cities eventually turn to ruins and to rubble and to rocks among rocks' - Me
On the nature of inner peace;
'The way is not in the sky; the way is in the heart' - Siddhatta Gotama
On logic;
'There is more to the truth than just the facts' - Unknown
'Knock on the sky, and listen to the sound' - Unknown
On worship;
'Oh God, If I show love only for the fear of hell, then give me hell. If I show love only for a place in paradise; then close its gates to me. If I show love only for its sake, I know you won't begrudge me true Beauty'. - Rabia Basri
On speech;
'The tongue is like a razor sharp knife; it kills without drawing blood' - Siddharta Gotama
'Do not speak, unless it improves on silence' - Zen saying
A bird that escapes can be caught again, but a word you let loose from your lips can never return' - Jewish Proverb
'The fool thinks he has won a battle when he bullies with harsh speech, but knowing how to be forebearing alone makes one victorious' - Samyutta Nikaya
'Among a person's many qualities; a good command of the tongue has got no equal. Both prosperity and ruin emanate from the power of the tongue, therefore guard yourself against thoughtless speech' - Hindu Verse
On expectation and attachment;
'If you try to hang onto your life, you will loose it' - Jesus of Nazareth
On true works of benefit;
'Do you know what is better than fasting and prayer? It is keeping peace and good relations between all people; for quarrels and ill feeling destroy mankind' - Muhammed
On the real wealth of life;
Among all wealth, it is compassionate ones who claim the most valuable of it; for material wealth is possessed even by the contemptible. Find a follow the right path and be ruled by compassion. For even if you examine all ways; compassion will prove the means to be liberated' - Hindu Verse
On mankind's greed;
'God has created all mankind equal, yet the measure of which is divided by mankind' - Baha'i saying
And finally on the future;
'Do not worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day brings enough of its own' - Jesus of Nazareth
I find that all these teach of kindness, mercy, forgiveness, hope, right thought and above all unconditional love for all men as the only path toward oneness with God; all these cannot be wrong.
Peace
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