Love goes very far beyond the physical person of the beloved. It finds its deepest meaning in his spiritual being, his inner self.
Our generation is realistic, for we have come to know man as he really is. After all, man is that being who invented the gas chambers of Auschwitz; however, he is also that being who entered those gas chambers upright, with the Lord's Prayer or the Shema Yisrael on his lips.
You do not have to struggle to reach God, but you do have to struggle to tear away the self-created veil that hides Him from you.
Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.
Those who follow the Dao turn away from self-interest and look to the source of all things.
The wind cannot be seen, yet it reveals its soul by swaying the cedar branches.
Those who seek only gold along the mountain stream walk right past the sacred water.
Listen to the night wind across the dunes; it carries the secrets of those who crossed before you.
Listen to the wind; it talks. Listen to the silence; it speaks. Listen to your heart; it knows.
Silence is the absolute balance of body, mind, and spirit.
There is no death, only a change of sacred worlds.
All creatures, two-legged, four-legged, winged, and rooted, are sacred relatives in the great circle of life.
The temple of God is inside you. Do not wander in stone temples.
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