"The core of our being is the act of perceiving, and the magic of our being is the act of awareness. Perception and awareness are a single, functional, inextricable unit."
- Carlos Casteneda

"Those who observe everything in relation to the Supreme Personality, who see all living entities as the Creator's parts and parcels, and sees our Redeemer in all things, never hates anything or any being,"
- Sri Isopanisad

"Never feeling anger towards those who wish us harm, how wonderful our lives become - free from enemies even in the midst of the most hateful."
Dhammapada / Joy #1, sayings of the Buddha

"Raise yourself! You have not died. Your life-force will dwell with you forever. Oh my heart that I have had on earth; don't stand up against me as witness; don't make a case against me beside The Great God. I have come forth in this day-time in my true form as a living spirit; the place of my heart's desire is among the living of this land forever."
Egyptian burial rite (National Geographic Mag.)

"Your very nature is that of an explorer! Your Bold Quest is to seek out every adventure that this fascinating world has to offer!"
'Rose is Rose' (newspaper comic strip)

"A star above the head… CHRIST speaks from the star:
'I am by you, I am in you,
I am for you, I am your "I", peace/piece of Soul.'"
Rudolph Steiner

"Is the cup half full? Or half-empty?"
"Exactly!" (it IS)
Zen

"Never was there a time when I did not exist, nor you, nor all these kinds; nor in the future shall any of us cease to be."
Bhagavad-Gita 2.12

"Those who are seers of the truth have concluded that of the non-existent there is no endurance and of the eternal there is no change. This they have concluded by studying the nature of both."
Bhagavad-Gita

"The Reverence for God is the beginning of wisdom; prudent are those who live by it. Your praise endures forever."
Psalm 111:10

"Hallelujah! Happy are those with reverence for the Lord, who greatly delight in God's commands."
Psalm 112:1

"If I have even a little sense, I will walk on the main road and my only fear will be straying from it. Keeping to the main road is easy, but people love to be sidetracked. When the courts are arrayed in splendor, the fields become full of weeds, and the graineries run bare. Some wear gorgeous clothes, and wear sharp swords, and indulge themselves in food and drink; they have more possessions than they can use. They are robber barons. This is certainly not the way of the Tao."
Tao te Ching #53

"Little by little, by stages, moment by moment the wise clear away faults as a smith removes the dross from silver."
Dhammapada

"So when they had testified and proclaimed the Word of the Lord,' they returned to Jerusalem and preached the good news to many Samaritan villages."
Acts 8:25

"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosever Believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life."
John 3:16

"Do you have the patience to wait until your mud settles? Can you remain unmoving until the right acting arises by itself? The master does not seek fulfillment. Not seeking, not expecting, she is present and can welcome all things."
Tao te Ching

When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain; and after he sat down, His disciples came to Him.
He opened his mouth and began to teach them saying:
"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
"Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
"Blessed are the meek, as they shall inherit the earth.
"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
"Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.
"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.
"Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
"Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
"Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.
Matthew 5

"Do not do anything harmful; Do only what is good; Discipline your own mind.
Bhagavad-Gita (teaching of the Buddha)

"Be steadfast in yoga, devotee, Perform your duty without attachment, remaining equal to success or failure. Such equanimity of mind is called Yoga."
Bhagavad-Gita

"I recognize that whatever God does will endure forever; there is no adding to it, or taking away from it. Thus God has done that he may be revered."
Ecclesiastes 5:14

"Always think of Me, become my devotee, worship Me and offer you homage unto Me. Thus you come to Me without fail. I promise you this because you are My very dear friend."
Bhagavad-Gita (the Supreme Personality speaks)

"… as they walked on conversing, a flaming chariot and flaming horses came between them and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind…"
2 Kings 2:11

"Even the 'gods' pray to those who are mindful of the perfect Buddhas, those who delight in actionless tranquility and are constant in their meditations."
Dhammapada

"For every way, Oh Lord, You magnify and glorify Your people: unfailingly You stand by them in every time and circumstance."
Wisdom 19:22

"What is this life coursing in my veins? Could it be other than divine?
"Come Thou, O Father, reveal the vast kingdom of Thy Presence! Teach my heart to pray; teach my soul to feel that all doors may open and They Presence be revealed!
"Bless, that I may find Thee in the temple of each thought and activity. Finding Thee within, I shall find Thee without, in all people and conditions!
"Divine Father, teach me to dive again and again into meditation, deeper and deeper until I find Thine Immortal pearls of wisdom and divine joy."
Paramahansa Yogananda (selections from Methaphysical Meditations)

"Lord, make me an instrument of Your Peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow Love;
Where there is injury, let me pardon;
Where there is doubt, let me inspire Faith;
Where there is despair, let me bring Hope;
Where there is darkness, let me shine Your Light;
Where there is sadness, bring Joy.
Oh Divine Master,
Grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console;
Grant that I may not so much seek to be understood as to understand;
Grant that I may not so much seek to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
And it is in dying (of ego) that we are born to eternal life."
Saint Frances of Assisi

"and Jabez called on the god of Israel: 'Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that You Hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!'
So the Lord granted what he requested."
1 Chronicles 4:10

"Power rests on the kind of knowledge one holds. What is the sense of knowing things that are useless? They will not prepare us for our unavoidable encounter with the unknown."
Carlos Casteneda

"Without opening your door, you can open your heart to the world. Without looking out your window you can see the essence of the Tao. The more you know, the less you understand. The master arrives without leaving, sees the light without looking, achieves without doing a thing."
Tao te Ching

"Seven Greatest Wealths:
PROPRIETY
FAITH
GIVING
HEARING THE TEACHINGS
MORAL PRACTICE
SELF-RESTRAINT
WISDOM"
Buddhist tradition

"All streams flow to the sea because it is lower than they are. Humility gives us power.
"If you want to govern the people, you must place yourself below them.
"If you want to lead the people, you must learn to follow them.
"The master is above the people, and no one feels oppressed.
"She goes ahead of the people, and no one feels oppressed.
"She goes ahead of the people, and no one feels manipulated.
The whole world is grateful to her.
Because she competes with no one, no one can compete with her."
Tao te Ching

"Whoever holds his rising anger in check, as a driver controls his chariot, this is the one I call Charioteer - the others only grasp the reins."
Dhammapada, Anger #2

"The search for the bull…
Discovering the footprints…
Perceiving the bull…
Catching the bull…
Taming the bull…
Riding the bull home…
The bull transcended…
Both bull and self transcended…
Reaching the Source…
In the world…
Zen

"Learn that I, I alone, am God, and there is no god beside me. It is I who bring death and life, I who inflict wounds and heal them, and from my hand there is no rescue."
Deuteronomy 32:39

"Not to use, Lord, not to us but to Your Name give glory, because of Your Faithfulness and Love."
Psalm 115:1

"Gods plan has no end. It is: 'Life in the House of Many Mansions.' Amen."
Keys of Enoch

"God is peace. Resign yourself to the Infinite Peace within you. God is the Ever New Joy of Meditation. Resign yourself to the Great Love within you."
Paramahansa Yogananda

"The world in unfathomable. And so are we, and so is every being that exists in this world.
"Whenever the internal dialog stops, the world collapses, and extraordinary facets of our selves surface, as though they have been kept heavily guarded by our words."
Carlos Casteneda