A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.
~Albert Einstein

Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.
~Rumi

Love is the essential reality and our purpose on earth. To be consciously aware of it, to experience love in ourselves and others, is the meaning of life. Meaning does not lie in things. Meaning lies in us.
~Marianne Williamson

Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it.
~Buddha

When you do things from your soul you feel a river moving in you, a joy. When action comes from another section, the feeling disappears.
~Rumi

Love is My Religion
~Bob Marley

Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.
~ Dalai Lama

The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.
~Chinese Proverb

Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.
~Andre Gide

Peace
A ”Para-Gram” by Parama hansa Yogananla

Change yourself and you have done your part in changing the world. Every individual must change his own life if he wants to live in a peaceful world. The world cannot become peaceful unless and until you yourself begin to work toward peace. It is only by removing hate from our hearts that we can live a Christlike life.

SERVICE

A "Para-Gram" by Paramahansa Yogananla
Life should be chiefly service. Without that ideal, the intelligence that God has given you is not reaching out toward its goal. When in service you forget the little self, you will feel the big Self of Spirit. As the vital rays of the sun nurture all, so should you spread rays of hope in the hearts of the despondent, and light a new strength in the hearts of those who think that they are failures. When you realize that life is a joyous battle of duty and at the same time a passing dream, and when you become filled with the joy of making others happy by giving them kindness and peace, in god's eyes your life is a success.
 
In the final analysis, the hope of every person is simply peace of mind.
~ Dalai Lama
 
Do not regret growing older. It is a privilege denied to many.
~ Unknown
 
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.
~Albert Einstein


  
Our Wisdom is Always There

The Budda said that we are never separated from enlightenment. Even at the times we feel most stuck, we are never alienated from the awakened state this is a revolutionary assertion. Even ordinary people like us with hang-ups and confusion have this mind of enlightenment called bodhichitta. The openness and warmth of bodhichitta is in fact our true nature and condition. Even when our neurosis feels basic than our wisdom, even when we're feeling most confused and hopeless, bodhichitta- like the open sky- is always here, undiminished by the clouds that temporarily cover it.
~Buddist Nun Pema Chodoron