It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare – Mark Twain Read More
The sign of intelligent people is their ability to control emotions by the application of reason – Marya Mannes Read More
“Do not concern yourself with whether or not you will become enlightened. Do not concern yourself with existence and non-existence, with inside and outside and in-between. Do not concern yourself with stopping” and “observing”. Do not concern yourself with whether this method of reciting the [mantra] is the same or not the same as other Buddhist methods. If the feeling of doubt does not arise, do not concern yourself with who it is or who it is not. Simply go on reciting the [mantra] with unified mind and unified intent without a break, pure and unmixed.” – Master Chu-hung Read More
It has been said that to remember oneself one must have a sense of something superior to oneself. Self-Remembering is a lifting up of oneself to another set of influences. – Maurice Nicholl Read More
The great man is he who does not lose his child-heart. He does not think beforehand that his words shall be sincere, nor that his acts shall be resolute; he simply abides in the right. – Mencius Read More
The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as long as we live. – Mortimer Adler Read More
Every woman gives her life for what she believes. Sometimes people believe in little or nothing yet they give their lives to that little or nothing. One life is all we have and we live it as we believe in living it. And then it is gone. But to sacrifice what you are and live without belief, that’s more terrible than dying – Joan of Arc Read More
…I have made the way seem thorny, and have wandered in too many byways, imagining myself into moods which held Thee not. I should have parted the true from the false, but I have not yet passed away from myself… – A.E. Read More
The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness. – Abraham H. Maslow Read More
