“For those who have an intense urge for Spirit and wisdom, it sits
near them, waiting.”
― The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
near them, waiting.”
― The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
“Trust, like Christ-like love, is to be extended not because others deserve it but because they need it, because they can become trustworthy (or loving) by being nurtured in a community of trust and love. We need to extend trust, even if doing so makes us vulnerable to pain and great cost, in order to save our own souls.”
― Making Peace: Personal Essays
― Making Peace: Personal Essays
“No matter where we begin, if we pursue knowledge diligently and honestly, our quest will inevitably lead us from the things of the earth to the things of heaven.”
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“The purpose of life, therefore, is the realizing of that prophecy; the unveiling of the immortal man; the birth of the spiritual from the psychical, whereby we enter our divine inheritance and come to inhabit Eternity. This is, indeed, salvation, the purpose of all true religion, in all times. Patanjali”
― The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
― The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
“Indolent and unworthy the beggar may be—but that is not your concern: It is better, said Joseph Smith, to feed ten impostors than to run the risk of turning away one honest petition.”
― Approaching Zion
― Approaching Zion
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