Philosophy Quotes - Page 238

Nothing means anything but you still have to follow the rules.

Sometimes, getting comfortable with the circumstance is the only preparation you need to deal with it.

If the majority view, whether in government or in the scientific establishment, is wrong, toleration of dissent increases the odds that their errors will eventually be discovered. But even if the majority view is correct, as it often may be, it is more likely to be seen to be correct if it must defend itself against critics.

There are no opportunities, you and your life is an opportunity.

The 2 extremes, neither one worse than the other: the result of bad religion is self-loathing and violence; the result of bad spirituality is self-worship and narcissism.

This is a beautiful morning; the sun is rising with a smiling face. Everything around me is alive and smiling. Everything is whispering in my ear to enjoy every moment and enjoy the morning. My heart is dancing with you, with morning light.

Service is joy, Service is the kindnessService is love, Service is the happiness

On ne peut opposer absraitement le spectacle et l'activité sociale effective.

Travel teaches as much as a teacher.

Just enjoy the music of life.

Live in your dream and then make it your reality.

Formation may be the best name for what happens in a circle of trust, because the word refers, historically, to soul work done in community. But a quick disclaimer is in order, since formation sometimes means a process quite contrary to the one described in this book----a process in which the pressure of orthodox doctrine, sacred text, and institutional authority is applied to the misshapen soul in order to conform it to the shape dictated by some theology. This approach is rooted in the idea that we are born with souls deformed by sin, and our situation is hopeless until the authorities "form" us properly. But all of that is turned upside down by the principles of a circle of trust: I applaud the theologian who said that "the idea of humans being born alienated from the Creator would seem an abominable concept." Here formation flows from the belief that we are born with souls in perfect form. As time goes on, we subject to powers of deformation, from within as well as without, that twist us into shapes alien to the shape of the soul. But the soul never loses its original form and never stops calling us back to our birhtright integrity.

At age 13, I was violently mugged at a busy train station. There were dozens of onlookers, but none of them lent a hand ... That was a defining point in that stage of my life. After that, I could never tell myself that it was someone else's problem, or let a situation pass me by if I felt something had to be done. I knew from experience that all too often, no one else would act.

If you have power, be just; wealth, be generous; knowledge, be wise; titles, be humble; and life, be grateful.

You don't have to live in anyone's shadow. Allow your unique characteristics to shine forth and Illuminate your way.

We feel that even if all possible scientific questions be answered, the problems of life have still not been touched at all.

If you can't fight and you can't flee, flow.

You grow by educating yourself to be more aware and more conscious.

The best writing is when one writes from the soul

I think I think, therefore I think I probably am.

You may not be able to control the whole world, but you may learn to control your inner world through yoga.

Try your best, before any rest. Life gets its beauty from the best.

Three things will make you more powerful: the power of your non-judgmental love, your ability to forgive the unforgivable, and a heart that cares.

When you became the love, everyone around you becomes your lover.

For success, positive attitude and gratitude is more important that ability.

You are the adventurer of your life so try hard to find the diamond in your heart.

If life is a joyful serious journey, then peace should be the train and happiness should be the destination.

When we choose to reject those who live differently, we murder our humanity.

Having equipped ourselves with sophisticated living, we've lost something which is essential in its exclusivity, it's neither morals nor values, neither power nor determination, neither intelligence nor knowledge, neither warfare nor bloodshed, the uniqueness that we really lost is our capacity to THINK; Worst part is our willingness to stay with its ramifications

However, science, by its very nature, forms its own inherent boundaries to man’s progress. . . Focused as it is on the world out there, categorizing and measuring, theorizing and concluding all things based on external evidence and proof, science misses the core of life: the consciousness doing the experiencing.

What are the units of ontology really that I should be a part of a whole, but not be, in all my awareness, chiefly the whole unto itself?

Nothing can bring joy in your life except yourself.

The command of our language is crucial to focusing our thoughts and communicating them with precision to others.

Before we can change our condition, we have to change our thoughts.

Humanity must forgive 'Humanity', for only then can we be Humane.

Never allow anyone to hold the key to your happiness, key to your heart, or key to your dreams. Be in control of your life and build your hopes on things eternal. No one should have the power to manipulate your life, optimism, love, or success.

All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me. That which is far off, exceeding deep, who can find it out?

Wherever there is somebody else, a war is not far away.

The beauty of traveling is understood along the way rather than at the end of the journey, just as the purpose of marriage isn’t about becoming Mr. and Mrs.’s, but is about the love that is expressed on a daily basis between two lovers. A journey is not made up of the destinations that we arrive at, but is composed within every step and each breath we make.

I want to do something very important. Like fly into the past and make it come out right.

Reason is the power or capacity whereby we see or detect logical relationships among propositions.

If someone hurts you, to take the revenge, love him.

What we have forgotten is that thoughts and words are conventions, and that it is fatal to take conventions too seriously. A convention is a social convenience, as, for example, money ... but it is absurd to take money too seriously, to confuse it with real wealth ... In somewhat the same way, thoughts, ideas and words are "coins" for real things.

Life lies between the crossroads of the Nature of the Mind and the Mind of Nature.

Be kind. It will reveal your true inner beauty.

When you sweeten your knowledge and experience with your thoughts, it becomes your wisdom.

To love is the supreme right of the human heart.

We are barely conscious. With a higher consciousness we can open the door between infinite possibilities.

It takes courage, strength, and conviction to love someone deeply, persistently, and endlessly.

A friend is a bird who can understand you and sing along with you even when you lose your voice.

A beautiful smile is the prettiest ornament that you can find. Happiness is the prettiest color for your imaginative mind.

It is impossible for Stream to achieve unhappiness. Indeed it is. Unless that is, it exists in consciousness. It is impossible for the unordered to achieve happiness or unhappiness unless it were to Flow a certain way in relation with ordered effects.Unhappiness, happiness is a potential activated by the ordered in Flow.

Tribalism is an addiction that is driven by false beliefs that need to be reflected back to be perceived as true.

A Paradox, the doughnut hole. Empty space, once, but now they've learned to market even that. A minus quantity; nothing, rendered edible. I wondered if they might be used-metaphorically, of course-to demonstrate the existence of God. Does naming a sphere of nothingness transmute it into being?

Using your talent, hobby or profession in a way that makes you cintribute with something good to this world is truly the way to go.

The only way to go back in time is by moving into the future

We don’t think, we think we think

Avoid people who hurt from an impulse. I mean people who have this tendency to relish their capacity to hurt the good souls of this world, and who after hurting, wake up the next day without a trace of despondent brooding, and then move on with life never thinking that they should show some remorse or try to repent.

With love and kindness, grow peace in your mind and then spread it with joy.

Start wherever you are! Low hanging fruit really tastes as good as the high stuff.