Leonore Olnes

“The wise know that living by scriptural injunctions (good deeds, sacrifice, and so forth) will help you reach heaven. But the true yogi knows that even heaven is part of nature (prakriti) and thus is eventually perishable. This yogi therefore transcends all of nature to reach Me, Brahman, the Imperishable Godhead, the Divine Love who lives in your heart.”

But know, Arjuna, that I quickly come to those who offer Me all their actions, set their minds on Me with unswerving devotion, worship Me as their dearest delight, and takeMe as their one and only goal in life. Because they so dearly love Me, I save them from the sorrow of death and endless waves of rebirth.
“It is true that one is where one’s mind is. So fix your mind on Me. Be absorbed in Me alone. Focus your devotion on Me. Still yourself in Me. Without a doubt you will then come and live within Me.”
― The Bhagavad Gita

“Where was the line between compassion and foolishness, kindness and weakness?”
― Rohinton Mistry, A Fine Balance

“Every true heart needed a pragmatic counterweight, and every cynic an idealist to lift his spirits.”
― Neal Stephenson, The Mongoliad: Book One

“We have you in common, so I guess misery loves company.”
― Chad Boudreaux, Mob Justice: A Scavenger Hunt Thriller