“When you have a choice to make and don’t make it, that in itself is a choice.” — William James Through a very poignant conversation several years ago with a good friend, the phrase conscious choice of will was an integrally interjected point. At the time, I was intrigued with the phrase and later began [...]
“You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him find it within himself.” — Galileo In thinking about the above quote, it may be taken in many ways given the experience, insight and introspection of the individual. Each of us have had at one time or another, a member of our family, perhaps [...]
“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.” — Edith Wharton All of us can attest to annoyances and frustration with those individuals who don’t know, that they don’t know. Simply put, most people operate on an automated and/or robotic course. A very select few of [...]
“Silence is a source of great strength.” — Lao Tzu Perusing our culture, society and the interaction among the people we see in all walks of life, in countless situations we are missing “The Sounds of Silence.” We have all seen through experience, the hypnotic hold electronic technology has on a great majority of people. [...]
“In the practice of tolerance, one’s enemy is the best teacher.” — Dalai Lama It has often been said that patience is a virtue, and we might add tolerance to that as well. For the most part, we don’t really think about this to deeply and if we do . . . dismiss it out [...]
“Life is like stepping into a boat that is about to sail out to sea and sink.” — Shunryu Susuki Roshi Wherever we are on this journey we call life, the above quote certainly hits the proverbial nail right smack on the head . . . for most of us if not all. We learn [...]
“I am grateful for the good in all lives everywhere, realizing how all make up the One Life in which I live, move, and celebrate my being.” — Science of Mind It is beyond difficult for many of us to even begin to understand the words, getting to the essence of who we are. How [...]
“As long as you aren’t your own master, you may think you have gained something from what you hear; but it is secondhand merchandise, and not yours.” —- Yun-Men The process of becoming your own master is for most of us a life-long journey, with many twists, turns, upheavals, forks in the road, disappointments, failures, [...]
“As long as you aren’t your own master, you may think you have gained something from what you hear; but it is secondhand merchandise, and not yours.” —- Yun-Men The process of becoming your own master is for most of us a life-long journey, with many twists, turns, upheavals, forks in the road, disappointments, failures, [...]
“There is no birth of consciousness without pain.” — Carl Young All of us at one time or another will run from the awakening of our own consciousness. This is not unusual for most of us, because over the years experience has taught us the simple truth . . . change hurts. How do we [...]