Spirituality
In giving we receive!
“For it is in giving that we receive.” We often act as if we believe it is in grabbing that we receive. If we don’t take what we want, we are afraid we won’t receive anything at all. Saint Francis is telling us just the opposite: the more we give, the more we receive. Continue reading
Laughter
“This is worth considering. It is significant. The first thing to understand is that except for man, no animal is capable of laughter. Continue reading
What is Awareness?
You are walking. You are aware of many things – of the shops, of people passing by you, only unaware of one thing – and that is yourself. You are walking on the street, you are aware of many things, and you are only not aware of yourself? This is the awareness of the self, George Gurdjieff has called self-remembering. Gurdjieff says, “Constantly wherever you are, remember yourself.” Continue reading
Prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi
- Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Continue reading
looking was indeed the key….
Jack tells of a muslim man who was put into a prison for a crime he did not commit. A friend came to visit and smuggled him a present, a prayer rug. Continue reading
Cultivate the habit of doing service deliberately
“Do not worry in the least about yourself, leave all worry to God,’ – this appears to be the commandment in all religions. Continue reading
Silence is a place of great power and healing
“Perhaps the most important thing we bring to another person is the silence in us, not the sort of silence that is filled with unspoken criticism or hard withdrawal. The sort of silence that is a place of refuge, of rest, of acceptance of someone as they are. Continue reading
Priests and Religion
What do you mean by a priest? The man in a yellow robe, the sannyasi, or the man who wears a clerical collar, and so on? The priest is supposed to be a mediator between you and reality, between you and God, between you and the immeasurable, is he not? But can there be a mediator between you and the real? How can there be? Haven’t you to be a light unto yourself? Continue reading
If you do not give yourself peace, how can you share it with others?
“… everyone is responsible for everything that happens in life. When you produce peace and happiness in yourself, you begin to realize peace for the whole world. Continue reading
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