Sayings of...

Hazrat Inayat Khan

Love itself is the Healing Power and the Remedy for All Pain.

Love knows no Limits.

A great person is great with his faults and merits. 

The eyes are two windows through which the soul looks out.

A sparkling soul flashes out through the eyes. 

Beauty is Created out of Variety.

Life teaches one more than all the teachings in the world.

Sleep is comfortable but, waking is interesting. 

What is given in love is beyond price.

There is nothing that is accidental; all situations in life work towards some definite end.

Before you can know the truth you must learn to live a true life.

Every moment of your life is more valuable than anything else in the world.

That person becomes conqueror of life who learns to control his tongue.

He is an unbeliever who cannot believe in himself.

Where the body goes the shadow goes also; so is truth followed by falsehood.

A diamond must be cut before its light can shine out.

As fire can cook food or burn it, so also does pain affect the human heart.

No one can be human and not make a mistake.

It is easy to become a teacher, but difficult to become a pupil.

Speaking wisdom is much easier than living it.

The more a man explores himself, the more power he finds within.

The wretched always look for some excuse to be miserable.

You must never joke with a fool; if you throw a flower at him, he will throw back a stone.

Man is pulled from four sides in life:  by nature, circumstances, law, and the ideal.

If you fail yourself, everybody will fail you.

A real success is proved by its durability.

The Fitter the Instrument, the Greater the Satisfaction of Soul. 

Life Lessons

by Regina Brett written on her 90th Birthday

 1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.
5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.
8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.
10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.
13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.
15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry;God never blinks.
16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.
20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.
21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie.  Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years, will this matter?'
27. Always choose life.
28. Forgive everyone everything.
29. What other people think of you is none of your business.
30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
33. Believe in miracles.
34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.
35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
36. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.
37. Your children get only one childhood.
38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.
41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
42. The best is yet to come.
43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up
44. Yield.
45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.

 

I know I am Centered when:

I am Balanced and Stable.

I am Breathing deeply from my belly.

I am relaxed, calm and aware, internally and externally.

I am appreciative of myself and others.

I am feeling my emotions - and learning from them.

I am compassionate and connected to others in my environment.

I am able to receive and give sincere acknowledgment.

I am energized by purpose.

I am bigger than my story.

I am unattached to the outcome of a situation.

I am having fun and laughing often.

-Thomas Crum

Kind Hearts are the Garden...

Kind thoughts are the roots...

Kind words are the blossoms...

Kind deeds are the fruits.

-Unknown

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.

Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.

It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?

Actually, who are you not to be?

You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world.

There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you.

We are all meant to shine, as children do.

We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.

It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone.

And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.

As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

-Marianne Williamson

And the day came...

when the risk it took to remain a bud...

was greater than the risk it took to blossom.

-A. Nin

Can you coax your mind from its wandering
And keep to the original oneness?

Can you let your body become
Centered and Supple as a newborn child’s?

Can your cleanse your inner sight
Until you see nothing but the light?

Can you love people and lead them
Without imposing your will?

Can you deal with the most vital matters
By letting events take their course?

Can you step back from your own mind
And thus understand all things?

Giving birth and nourishing...

Having without possessing...

Acting with no expectations...

Leading and not trying to control...This is the supreme virtue.
-Lao Tzu #10

Wisdom of

Sri Gary Olsen... 

Spirit will come in at whatever level you reside and speak to you and help you.

But...

we all know that the Lord helps those who help

themselves.

The entire purpose of soul's journey is learning to stand on your own two feet...

to experience your own

realization

come into your own divinity and

be able to live in the worlds of eternity

as your enlightened self.

The ultimate purpose of life becomes clearly a deeply intimate affair

because the transformation occurs inside your own precious body.

The true definition of a miracle is a lasting change in consciousness:

an ability to live life comfortably and truthfully in your own shoes

in your own identity

and

with boundless love for all life.

Eternal Qualities of Spirit:

Love,

Compassion,

Bliss,

Serenity,

Equilibrium,

The feeling of being guided and totally protected

and

the Right to Smile

and feel good with ourselves. 

Everything that has come to you has done so with great purpose

divine meaning

and spiritual intent...

not to punish

but to teach a life lesson...

spiritual insight...

to reveal a greater truth.

No effort is wasted.