Quote of the day

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"Laughter is healing, we all know that. It's very difficult to laugh and be angry a the same time. Laughter gives present reality a break."

~ Ram Das and Mirabai Bush in "Compassion in action".

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"Empathy is the ability to place yourself in the heart of another, to listen to the waves of pain and anguish they feel, and to feel those waves within yourself."

~ from "Compassion" by Christina Feldman

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"To be grateful for the good things that happen in our lives is easy, but to be grateful for all our lives—the good as well as the bad, the moments of joy as well as the moments of sorrow, the successes as well as the failures, the rewards as well as the rejections—that requires hard spiritual work. Still, we are only truly grateful people when we can say thank you to all that has brought us to the present moment."

~ Henri Nouwen

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[Geoff-Allen]

“If your understanding of the divine made you kinder, more empathetic, and impelled you to express sympathy in concrete acts of loving-kindness, this was good theology. But if your notion of God made you unkind, belligerent, cruel, of self-righteous, or if it led you to kill in God's name, it was bad theology. ”

Karen Armstrong, The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkness

 

[Geoff-Allen]

“Religion is not about accepting twenty impossible propositions before breakfast, but about doing things that change you. It is a moral aesthetic, an ethical alchemy. If you behave in a certain way, you will be transformed. The myths and laws of religion are not true because they they conform to some metaphysical, scientific or historical reality but because they are life enhancing. They tell you how human nature functions, but you will not discover their truth unless you apply these myths and doctrines to your own life and put them into practice.”

~ Karen Armstrong

 

[Geoff-Allen]

"We are all neck-deep in grace. Whoever we are, we are held by the warmth of the sun and the shining embrace of the snow, nourished by the sweet waters of the rain, alive in the great mystery."

~ from "After the ecstasy, the laundry" by Jack Kornfield

 

[Geoff-Allen]

“Life will give you whatever experience is most helpful for the evolution of your consciousness. How do you know this is the experience you need? Because this is the experience you are having at the moment.”

Eckhart Tolle

 

[Geoff-Allen]

"To stay with that shakiness — to stay with a broken heart, with a rumbling stomach, with the feeling of hopelessness and wanting to get revenge — that is the path of true awakening. Sticking with that uncertainty, getting the knack of relaxing in the midst of chaos, learning not to panic — this is the spiritual path."

~ Pema Chodron - love her books!

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If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years there'd be a shortage of sand.
Milton Friedman

 

[Geoff-Allen]

“Breath by breath, let go of fear, expectation, anger, regret, cravings, frustration, fatigue. Let go of the need for approval. Let go of old judgments and opinions. Die to all that, and fly free. Soar in the freedom of desirelessness. Let go. Let Be. See through everything and be free, complete, luminous, at home -- at ease.”

Lama Surya Das

 

[Geoff-Allen]

"Learning how to love is the goal and the purpose of spiritual life — not learning how to develop psychic powers, not learning how to bow, chant, do yoga, or even meditate, but learning to love. Love is the truth. Love is the light."

~ Lama Surya Das in Awakening to the Sacred

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"Let us make a pledge that, if not all day or all night long, at least for a few moments every day, we will make an effort to experience love, love that is free from selfishness, free from desire, free from expectation, love that is complete freedom."

~ Swami Chidvilasananda in Kindle My Heart

 

[Geoff-Allen]

"Make it a habit to tell people thank you. To express your appreciation, sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return. Truly appreciate those around you, and you’ll soon find many others around you. Truly appreciate life, and you’ll find that you have more of it."

~ Ralph Marston

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“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existence. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery each day."

~ Albert Einstein

 

[Geoff-Allen]

"Having children makes you no more a parent than having a piano makes you a pianist."

~ Michael Levine

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"There's nothing that can help you understand your beliefs more than trying to explain them to an inquisitive child."

~ Frank A. Clark