Freedom

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As I walked out the door toward the gate

that would lead to my freedom,

I knew if I didn't leave my

bitterness and hatred behind,

I'd still be in prison.

 Nelson Mandela

The Universe

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"A human being is a part of a 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

 

Albert Einstein (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a physicist who is widely regarded as one of the most influential scientists of all time. He is best-known for his Special and General Theories of Relativity, but contributed in other areas of physics. He won the Nobel Prize in physics for his explanation of the photoelectric effect.  http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein

Freedom

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As I walked out the door towards my freedom
I knew that if I did not leave all the
anger, hatred and bitterness behind
That I would still be in PRISON.

Nelson Mandella

Spirit & Opposition

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Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices, but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence and fulfills the duty to express the results of his thought in clear form. 

Albert Einstein, quoted in New York Times, March 19, 1940
US (German-born) physicist (1879 - 1955)  

Stumble into Treasure

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Where you stumble, there your treasure lies.

Joseph Campbell

Thank God for what you have

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Before you ask God for what you want,
first thank God for what you have.

Talmud, B'rachot 30b

Pain, Joy & Sorrow

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"The bringers of joy
are the children of sorrow."

The heart sleeps until it is awakened to life by a blow;

it is as a rock, and the hidden fire flashes out when struck by another rock.

Bowl of Saki, June 27, by Hazrat Inayat Khan

Commentary by Pir-o-Murshid Inayat Khan:
The sorrow of the lover is continual, in the presence and in the absence of the beloved: in the presence for fear of the absence, and in absence in longing for the presence. According to the mystical view the pain of love is the dynamite that breaks up the heart, even if it be as hard as a rock. When this hardness that covers the light within is broken through, the streams of all bliss come forth as springs from the mountains.

   from  http://wahiduddin.net/mv2/V/V_22.htm


It is the thoughts that spring from the depths of the heart which become inspirations and revelations, and these come from the hearts of awakened souls, called by the Sufis, Sahib-i Dil. The bringers of joy are the children of sorrow. Every blow we get in life pierces the heart and awakens our feelings to sympathize with others, and every swing of comfort lulls us to sleep, and we become unaware of all. This proves the truth of these words, 'Blessed are they that mourn.'

   from  http://wahiduddin.net/mv2/V/V_28.htm

Journeys & Secret Destinations

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All journeys have secret destinations

of which the traveler is unaware.

Martin Buber

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Our Real Journey

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It may be that when we no longer know which way to go

we have come to our real journey. 

The mind that is not baffled is not employed.

The impeded stream is the one that sings.

Wendell Berry
Collected Poems

thank you Robin!

Waking From A Dream

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A lifetime may not be long enough to attune ourselves
fully to the harmony of the universe.
But just to become aware that we can resonate with it --
that alone can be like waking up from a dream.

David Steindl-Rast

Choose Your Own Path

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Camino de Santiago & the Franciscan Brothers

You will recognize your own path when you come upon it,

because you will suddenly have

all the energy and imagination

you will ever need.

Jerry Gillies ♥

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Pay no mind to the fools comments

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Pay no mind to the fools' comments. Donkeys can't help braying. 

From Byron, on Amazon's comment board.

Ecstasy & Despair

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The coin that pays for ecstasy is always stamped despair.
One cannot love empathically until one wanders there.

Jane Krainin
Dictated right before she died of ALS

What you Really Love

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Let yourself be silently drawn 

by the strange pull of what you really love. 

It will not lead you astray.

Rumi

Jelaluddin Rumi  lived during the 13th century. He was a theologian with his own divinity school. At age 37, through a relationship with a dervish monk, Shams, Rumi began to transform his being, and in the process, to write some of the most beautiful mystical poetry ever written.  

http://www.phoenixcentre.com/articles/archive/20000703.htm

Equality and The Vision of God

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Nobody appears inferior to us

when our heart is kindled with kindness

and our eyes are open to the

Vision of God.

Bowl of Saki, June 7, by Hazrat Inayat Khan

people will never forget how you made them feel.

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I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

Maya Angelou

Success

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Success is not final, Failure is not fatal:

it is the Courage to Continue that Counts.

Winston Churchill

Music

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"There's no such thing as a wrong note," said jazz pianist Art Tatum. "It all depends on how you resolve it." Jazz trumpeter Miles Davis had a similar philosophy. "It's not the note you play that's the wrong note," he said. "It's the note you play afterwards that makes it right or wrong."

Pisces week of May 15, 2012: I think that's an excellent understanding for you to keep in mind during the coming weeks, Pisces. Be wary of coming to premature conclusions about alleged mistakes. Wait to hear the entire song and see the bigger picture.
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    Catherine Todd Well, I'll be! Turns out I'm in excellent company... had no idea. 
    
    I've always said "there's no wrong notes in music" and it's impossible to make a mistake when you play music, it's just how you incorporate the note in what follows. When my finger slips, it ends up taking me in a different direction. It's often quite a good thing.
    
    All music makes a melody. Every single note fits with the others.  That's what I believe and my experience, running in that Silver Stream.
    
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secret destinations

All journeys have secret destinations

of which the traveler is unaware.

Martin Buber

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Prayer

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Prayer does not change God,
but changes those who pray.
 

Søren Kierkegaard