The Golden Prayer Quotes

“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

“With God, anything is bearable. Without God we are cast adrift, cut off from real life. This is why those who have God need very little in the way of things. They're already content. Already far along the path to freedom.”
― Edward Weiss

“Tired of holding on yet? Stop striving and put God before the world. You'll have everything you want, minus the heartache. Don't fight the world. Don't try and overcome it. Forgive it.”
― Edward Weiss

“A feast is set before you. It offers all you could ever want. But you must want it above all else. Here is the secret that isn't so secret to the learned. They place God before everything else and are rewarded with a blessed life.”
― Edward Weiss

“It takes most a lifetime to discover this great truth... we find our greatest joy in God. After years of fighting the world, the tortured adult is ready to surrender. Ready to 'give up.' Ready to... come home.”
― Edward Weiss

“Do you know why children feel free? It's because they don't take unto themselves what is not theirs. For them, everything belongs to God. And they would have it no other way. They 'share' in this gift that is the world and are free. You too can share in this gift. All you have to do is let go.”
― Edward Weiss

“Do you know why teachers revere the wise young? Because they're so rare. There is nothing new under the Sun. To know the fear of God is the entire agenda. The gift is to be able to do this and to guide others to same. Here is the task of true religion where the world is given up in exchange for God”
― 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

“Those who know God, know eternity. Those who know eternity know salvation because they know death does not exist. Here is the ultimate freedom to be found. To find it, all you have to do is let go.”
― Edward Weiss

“What a burden it is to feel responsible for everything. The weight of the world drags you down until the pressure is so great, you no longer feel joyful. About anything.The world has become heavy. But you don't have to carry the world anymore.”
― Edward Weiss

“What would happen if you let go? You'd have everything you want. But you're afraid. You're afraid if you let go there will be nothing there to catch you and you'll lose control. Yet, you never really had control.”
― Edward Weiss

“The most important choice we have is whether to put God or the world first. If we put the world first, we fall and move into bondage. This happens over and over again until it is learned - there is only partial satisfaction here. For complete satisfaction, we must know what we are in God. The world pulls us in and we forget. We go to sleep and remain in bondage. Prayer is a potent tool. We ask for nothing but to know God's holy presence and when it happens, the Earth trembles”
― Edward Weiss

“Your life is not your own. It belongs to God. Here is the viewpoint of the free! They are able to share in God's glory because they don't take unto themselves what is not theirs. As it once was, it can be again.”
― Edward Weiss

“Life has no purpose. It just 'is.' This is the 'secret' children know and adults forget as they launch head first into a life of compulsion and bondage as they pursue the world. Children do not appropriate and are free. Adults desire the wrong things and throw themselves into exile.”
― Edward Weiss

“Giving life 'purpose' is anthropomorphism. It is our own desire for ends or completion. The door is already open. There is nothing to complete, only to know. Heaven on Earth is here.”
― Edward Weiss

“Do you know why God loves the world? Because the world is not apart from God and it would be impossible for God to not love himself.”
― Edward Weiss

“The way to freedom is not with force but with love. Do not fight the world. Do not battle it. Forgive it. Then move towards the freedom that can only be found in God”
― Edward Weiss

“Everything belongs to God. Here is the wisdom children already know and adults struggle to remember. Nothing is ours. A bitter pill for those who pursue the world, but a sweet remedy for those who desire freedom above all else.”
― Edward Weiss

“The world is the great temptation. The great test. Those who chase the world have the world, but those who desire God above all else have peace of spirit. They made the choice to be free rather than happy.”
― 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

“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