Wisdom . . .
By John on Jan 10, 2010 in Ponder This
Timeless wisdom – it’s still a beautiful thing!
We can reflect on wisdom’s truth and grace while welcoming the New Year.
To understand everything is to forgive everything.
Gautama Buddha
There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth: not going all the way, and not starting.
Gautama Buddha
Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of that single candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.
Gautama Buddha
An eye for an eye only makes the whole world blind.
Mohandas Gandhi
Each person must find peace from within. And peace, to be real, must be unaffected by outside circumstances.
Mohandas Gandhi
We must be the change we want to see in the world.
Mohandas Gandhi
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a persistent one.
Albert Einstein
I want to know God’s thoughts; all others are just details.
Albert Einstein
This is my simple religion: There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.
Dalai Lama
In this life, we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with great love.
Mother Teresa
We are not earthly beings living a spiritual experience; we are spiritual beings living an earthly experience.
Native American Wisdom
A mystic trusts God completely. There is confidence in divine order and an underlying sense that all is well.
Jon Mundy
Ultimately, nothing happens that is not meant to happen. Nothing happens that is not part of the greater whole and its purpose.
Eckhart Tolle
Guilt enters a void that should already be filled with forgiveness.
John A. Love
There is grace behind suffering. At the moment suffering is accepted, there is an opening for divinity to emerge.
Joseph Cardinal Bernardin
Holy are you – eternal, free, and whole.
At peace forever in the heart of God, where is this world and where is sorrow now?
A Course in Miracles
May your New Year be blessed with peace and abundance!
John
1 Comment(s)
By Jess on Jan 12, 2010 | Reply
But if we forgive ourselves too quickly, how do we learn from our mistakes? Psychological research suggests that guilt can be quite useful: it makes us aware of how our actions affect other people. This can actually promote closeness and peace. Is there an allowance for a certain amount of “healthy guilt”? Where does our moral compass end and the “void” begin? (Just being the devil’s advocate for a certain John A. Love’s contribution to the reflections!)