Love Always

You have heard it said*,  "Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever."

But I say unto you, "Live as if you were to die tomorrow; learn as if you were to live forever; and love always."




*Mohandas Gandhi

I Dream Of A Divine World

You have heard it said*: "Some men see things as they are and say why - I dream things that never were and say why not."

But I say unto you: "Some people see the world as it is and say why - I dream of a divine world that never was and say why not."




*George Bernard Shaw (and often quoted by Robert F. Kennedy)

Our True Home

You have heard it said*:

Our true home is in the present moment.

To live in the present moment is a miracle.

The miracle is not to walk on water.

The miracle is to walk on the green Earth in the present moment.,

to appreciate the peace and beauty that are available now.

Peace is all around us --

in the world and in nature  --

and within us --

in our bodies and our spirits.

Once we learn to touch this peace,

we will be healed and transformed.

It is not a matter of faith, 

it is a matter of practice.

I say unto you, these words are eternally divine.

                                          

*Thich Nhat Hanh

The Way Is Near

You have heard it said,* "The way is near at hand, but people always go far away looking for it."

But I say unto you, "The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand, but people always look for it to come."



*Zen saying

Positive Thoughts

You have heard it said*:

"Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habit. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny."

But I say unto you:

"Keep your thoughts positive because positive thoughts lead to positive words.  Positive words lead to positive actions.  Positive actions lead to positive habits.  Positive habits lead to a positive character.  And a positive character leads to a positive destiny."




*Lao Tzu

I Am Only One

You have heard it said*:

I am only one,
But still I am one.
I cannot do everything,
But still I can do something;
And because I cannot do everything,
I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.


But I say unto you:

I am only one
But I am one
I cannot do everything
But I can do something
What I can do
I ought to do
And by the Grace of God
I shall do



*Edward Everett Hale

To Attain To God

You have heard it said*, "To turn one's back on delusion is to attain to the ultimate; to attain to the ultimate is to attain to the origin."

I say unto you, "To turn one's back on delusion is to attain to the truth.  To attain to the truth is to attain to God."




*Tao-ch'ien