Posted in Quotes - 2012, Stillness on Mar 13th, 2012
The best way to prepare for death is to spend every day of life as though it were the last. Think of the end of worldly honor, wealth and pleasure and ask yourself: And then? And then? - St. Philip Romolo Neri
what would happen?
If we truly lived each day as though it might be our [...]
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Posted in Quotes - 2012, Stillness on Mar 12th, 2012
This world is only a bridge; you may pass over it, but you should not think to build a dwelling place upon it. - The Urantia Papers
attachment
It’s natural to be attached to all that’s good in our lives. But excessive attachment is also the cause of endless suffering. How can we maintain a balance so [...]
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Posted in Stillness on Mar 8th, 2012
At what point are we good enough? When are we self-improved enough to accept ourselves? - Question
when?
In some ways we’re never good enough, because we aren’t perfect yet! But there are two perspectives, one of an eternal future and another of the eternal now. At any given moment we can only experience the ‘Now’ moment. [...]
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Posted in Kabir, Quotes - 2012 on Mar 7th, 2012
Says Kabir Don’t be so proud and vain Looking at your high mansion Death makes one lie on bare land [...]
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Posted in Quotes - 2012, Stillness on Mar 6th, 2012
Challenging the meaning of life is the truest expression of the state of being human. - Viktor Frankl
life
What does it mean to be alive? What’s our responsibility? Response-ability? How should we respond to Life and its challenges? What should we make of the good times and the not so ‘good’ times?
reasons
There are many spiritual reasons [...]
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