Wednesday, February 26, 2014

reminds me of pre-wedding madness

"all great changes are preceded by chaos" - Deepak Chopra

the essence of generosity

"taking pains to remove the pains of others is the essence of generosity" -Abu Bakr RA

reality of religion

"The reality of religion; it transcends the sensory, it transcends the intellect. everything around you is meaning. you have to put in the necessary work to understand it, to understand the language and the signs. you have to put in the time to understand a language, learn the way it is read and spoken. the more you do it, the more your power of reflection becomes. you will have insights that come to you in that regard. to experience every single moment." -Sheikh Yahya Rhodus

the definition of peace

"Peace is the result of restraining your mind to process life as it is, rather than as you think it should be." -Dr. Wayne Dyer

destined love

"believe in a love that is being stored up for you like an inheritance, and have faith that in this love there is a strength and a blessing so large that you can travel as far as you wish without having to step outside it" - Rainer Maria Rilke

opposite directions

"Out of clutter, find simplicity. From discord, find harmony In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity."

progress

"If you live through defeat, you're not defeated. If you are beaten but acquire wisdom, you have won. Lose yourself to improve yourself. Only when we shed all self-definition do we find out who we really are." "you must learn a new way to think before you can master a new way to be ." - Marianne Williamson