Vimala Thakar “Going beyond the brain, transcending its dimensions, is not turning your back on the content of culture. It is not running away or announcing: “All that is worthless for it is not the absolute reality.” Going beyond the brain, you enter into elegant simplicity, but the elegance of simplicity requires a very mature being. You require maturity to … Read More
False Images & Atheists * Martin Buber
Martin Buber “The atheist staring from his attic window is often nearer to God than the believer caught up in his own false image of God.” ― Martin Buber For more inspiration, meditate with the mystics
The Electricity Between * Martin Buber
Martin Buber “When two people relate to each other authentically and humanly, God is the electricity that surges between them.” ― Martin Buber For more inspiration, meditate with the mystics
In Relation * Martin Buber
Martin Buber “Whoever says You does not have something; he has nothing. But he stands in relation.” ― Martin Buber (1878 – 1965) I and Thou For more inspiration, meditate with the mystics
Be Still * Ramana Maharshi
Ramana Maharshi Your duty is to be and not to be this or that. ‘I am that I am’ sums up the whole truth. The method is summed up in the words ‘Be still’. What does stillness mean? It means destroy yourself. Because any form or shape is the cause for trouble. Give up the notion that ‘I am so … Read More
It Felt Love * Hafez
Hafez It Felt Love How Did the rose Ever open its heart And give to this world All its Beauty? It felt the encouragement of light Against its Being, Otherwise, We all remain Too Frightened. ~Hafez (1320 – 1389)
Learn To Be Alone * Thomas Merton
Thomas Merton “Physical solitude, exterior silence and real recollection are all morally necessary for anyone who wants to lead a contemplative life but like everything else in creation they are nothing more than means to an end, and if we do not understand the end we will make a wrong use of the means We do not go into the … Read More