Edward Weiss Quotes

“Prayer is the water that chisels away the rock of self importance.”
― Edward Weiss, The Golden Prayer: A Path to Salvation

“Those who depend on G-d take the burden off of themselves and are liberated. Those who rely only on themselves make themselves G-d and carry the weight of the world; they are lost to sharing in the whole, lost to being a part of it all because they take unto themselves what is not theirs.”
― Edward Weiss, The Golden Prayer: A Path to Salvation

“We have been striving for the things of the world and in this striving, have thrown ourselves into exile. When enough pain is experienced over a lifetime, people ask the perennial question; 'What must I do to be saved?' They must accomplish the reversal and turn towards G-d. There is no where else to go. No other path to take.”
― Edward Weiss, The Golden Prayer: A Path to Salvation

“Where is freedom? asks the student. 'In God' replies the teacher. For it is only here we can taste the eternal and the eternal is the only thing that is free.”
― Edward Weiss

“Here is the situation of Man: the more power he claims for himself, the less power he has.”
― Edward Weiss

“Here is the wisdom of the free! They no longer waste time pursuing the world. Instead, they find their joy in God, always turning to Him for comfort. They know where there sustenance lies, and are no longer deceived.”
― Edward Weiss

“If God isn't enough for you, you will strive for the things of the world, and suffer. You will search for but never find the satisfaction that can only be found in God. Here is the lesson of lessons... to always put God first.”
― Edward Weiss

“Here is the pinnacle of happiness! Blessedness. A state of being where God is living 'His' life through you. Those who have risen to this level of virtue desire nothing from the world because they already have everything in God.”
― Edward Weiss

“Have you forgotten God? Here is the advice Moses gave to those seeking his counsel. He knew, that for most problems, the solution lay in surrendering to God. To this day, it's still the sanest strategy.”
― Edward Weiss

“If you want peace and not sorrow... if you want joy and not pain, say yes to God first. Then the problems of the world will fade away. You won't care about them. You won't worry about them. Because you'll have something far greater to take their place”
― Edward Weiss

“A worried mind has forgotten God”
― Edward Weiss, The Golden Prayer Devotional: Everything Belongs to God

“Exchange the burden of the world, for the peace of God.”
― Edward Weiss, The Golden Prayer Devotional: Everything Belongs to God

“Dare to love God more than the world”
― Edward Weiss, The Golden Prayer Devotional: Everything Belongs to God

“Those who choose God 'have' God”
― Edward Weiss, The Silver Meditation: Connect With God In a Simple Way That Works

“In eternity, there is no time for anything to happen, yet everything that has a beginning, has an end in time.”
― Edward Weiss, The Golden Prayer Devotional: Everything Belongs to God