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

universal

"Whether one believes in a religion or not and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn't anyone who doesn't appreciate kindness and compassion." - 14th Dalai Lama

the mirror of hatred

"if you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself. What isn't part of ourselves doesnt disturb us" - Herman Hesse "People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Monday, January 20, 2014

full of faults

"We find fault with the world, while the faults lie in our own selves. The world is not full of fault, except that we are full of flaws. A wolf does not eat the flesh of another of its kind but we eat the flesh of each other knowingly We have worn the sheep's clothing to deceive the people but woe unto the wild animal if it strays by us! We have reduced religion to mere show and formalities and thus, we deceive those who look at us." -Imam Shafi (RA)

baggage

"The love that you withhold is the pain that you carry." -Ralph Waldo Emerson

free love

"Never struggle to chase love, affection or attention. If it isn't given freely by another person, it isn't worth having" -unknown

conquer

"when we are foolish we want to conquer the world. when we are wise, we want to conquer ourselves." - John Foster

Thursday, January 16, 2014

irony

"we find things we don't search for and we search for things we can't find.."

purpose

"if something burns your soul with purpose and desire, it is your duty to be reduced to ashes by it. Any other form of existence will be yet another dull book in the library of life." - Charles Bukowski

the daily

"you'll never change your life until you change something you do daily. the secret of your success is found in your daily routine." - John C. Maxwell.

ahead of time

"Congratulations to those who leave the world before it deserts them; to those who build their graves before they enter them; and to those who please their Lord before they meet him." -Yahya ibn Mu'adh

those who love you

"those who love you are not fooled by mistakes you have made or dark images you hold about yourself. They remember your beauty when you feel ugly; your wholeness when you are broken; your innocence when you feel guilty; and your purpose when you are confused." - Alan Cohen