Saint Teresa of Avila: Learn Self Conquest
Learn self-conquest, persevere thus for a time, and you will perceive very clearly the advantage which you gain from it. As soon as you apply yourself to contemplation, you will at once feel your...
Category: Mystic Trail
Rumi: Do not mourn the worldly loss
Do not mourn the worldly loss; ask for your soul to be saved. Many delighted in what you hold dear. In the end it left them and became mere wind. Escape from its love...
Daoism–The Way of Paradox and Ease / Raj Ayyar
Daoism is an ancient Chinese nature spirituality–a non-religion, till its decay in later generations. A non-religion of ease, paradox, and energy flow. You cannot pray to the Dao for favors–it is a subtle force...
Katho Upanishad: We see not the Self
The self-existent Lord pierced the senses to turn outward. Thus we look to the world outside and see not the Self within us. Katho Upanishad
In Cairo, Dreaming of Baghdad: Meditations on Rumi / Raj Ayyar
Well worth a repost: a wisdom nugget from that maestro of Sufi Islam, Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi: ‘In Baghdad, dreaming of Cairo’: a Rumi parable. A man who had no money, who had inherited everything...
Ashtavakra: He is Serene
It is all the same to him. Man or woman, Good fortune or bad, Happiness or sorrow. It makes no difference. He is serene. – Ashtavakra Gita 17:15
Yogananda: Body is frozen thought…
Thought is the brain of the cells and units of Life Force present in every particle of bodily tissue. Hence, a disease thought upsets the entire government of the Life Force in the cells,...
Quran: A Wise Man…
A wise man works modestly toward the hereafter while a foolish man follows his low desires yet expects blessings from Allah. – Hadith The Prophet Muhammad
Irving: Got no cheque books
Got no checkbooks, got no banks, Still I’d like to express my thanks; I’ve got the sun in the morning and the moon at night. Irving Berlin
Ramakrishna: Householders calling on God
A devotee who can call on God while living a householder’s life is a hero indeed. God thinks: “They are blessed indeed who pray to Me in the midst of their worldly duties. They...