“When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure.”-- Peter Marshall
What the world needs to learn from Yogis of India of the past is the true meaning of Tyaga or renunciation. It is not about giving up this or that, it is that deep sense of the purpose of life of not indulgence and selfishness but simple living and high thinking. To strive moment to moment to be aware of the infinite gifts of God and to be filled with boundless gratitude and love. To realise happiness is a state of being and not state of impure mind. Only Tyaga can bring peace to this bleeding Mother Earth.~~Bodhi
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“The most pervasive error one encounters in contemporary arguments about belief in God-especially, but not exclusively, on the atheist side-is the habit of conceiving of God simply as some very large object or agency within the universe, or perhaps alongside the universe, a being among other beings, who differs from all other beings in magnitude, power, and duration, but not ontologically, and who is related to the world more or less as a craftsman is related to an artifact.” -David Bentley Hart-
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“When your mother asks, ‘Do you want a piece of advice?’ it is a mere formality. It doesn’t matter if you answer yes or no. You’re going to get it anyway.”-- Erma Bombeck
Imagine children around the world rich and poor alike could be trained to sit quietly for 5 mins in the morning and 5 mins in the evening to practice art of meditation, what the world could be like! - Bodhi
“Taking care of yourself is an essential part of taking care of others. The healthier the tree, the better the fruit it can offer.”-- Author Unknown
“I have never been hurt by what I have not said.”-- Calvin Coolidge
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“This much is certain, that we have no theological right to set any sort of limits to the loving-kindness of God which has appeared in Jesus Christ. Our theological duty is to see and understand it as being still greater than we had seen before.” - Karl Barth-
“Someone ought to do it, but why should I? Someone ought to do it, so why not I? Between these two sentences lie whole centuries of moral evolution.”—Annie Besant
"The secret of the mystery is: God is always greater.
No matter how great we think Him to be, His love is always greater." -Brennan Manning-
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Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art."-- Stanislaw Jerzy Lec
The enlightened sages tell us that the short time that we are here is only to wake up to realize “Who am l?”. Any other priority would distract us and lead us to misery and suffering at an individual and collective level. ~~Bodhi
“Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go. They merely determine where you start.”-- Nido Qubein
"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”- Winston Churchill
“I could more easily contain Niagara Falls in a teacup than I can comprehend the wild, uncontainable love of God.” -Brennan Manning-
“We must go out into a desert of some kind (your backyard will do) and come into a personal experience of the awesome love of God.” -Brennan Manning-
"Before you marry a person, you should first make them use a computer with slow Internet to see who they really are-- Will Ferrell
From all copies of Jonathan Edwards‘ portrait of God, however faded by time, however softened by the use of less glaring pigments, I turn with loathing.
George MacDonald (1824-1905 ) Unspoken Sermons III, “Justice” final paragraph
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It wasn’t my intention to direct this quote to FineLinen. But I don’t know how to remove FineLinen’s name.
I get request for prayers to stop this corona, from all over the world. But I keep asking if Corona goes away are we safe? When will man stop? When will we stop worshipping our false vanity and ego and ruin our family and the family of God? What is the use of praying to God to stop Corona? Corona is God sent to awaken humanity to “stop” before total extinction.
Arise, Awake, every Moment is precious.
~~Bodhi
“Knowledge is like underwear. It is useful to have it, but not necessary to show it off.”-- Bill Murray
“When we sin and mess up our lives, we find that God doesn’t go off and leave us- he enters into our trouble and saves us.” -Eugene H. Peterson-
“The life of faith isn’t meant for tourists. It’s meant for pilgrims.” -Eugene H. Peterson-
The Life of “the faith” is one in the progressive present of those called to be saints. In this environment of His faith, not ours, we are brought into alignment with “I die daily.” This is NOT the man power of this worlds Churchianity but the God Power of His Church of the Firstborn.
Welcome to the cross!
"The purpose of the cross is to do away with you, blessed riddance!" A.W. Tozer-
My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. So far I’ve finished two bags of M&Ms and a chocolate cake. I feel better already."-- Dave Barry
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“How glorious the splendor of a human heart that trusts that it is loved!” - Brennan Manning-
“The gospel is absurd and the life of Jesus is meaningless unless we believe that He lived, died, and rose again with but one purpose in mind: to make brand-new creation. Not to make people with better morals but to create a community of prophets and professional lovers, men and women who would surrender to the mystery of the fire of the Spirit that burns within, who would live in ever greater fidelity to the omnipresent Word of God, who would enter into the center of it all, the very heart and mystery of Christ, into the center of the flame that consumes, purifies, and sets everything aglow with peace, joy, boldness, and extravagant, furious love. This, my friend, is what it really means to be a Christian.” -Brennan Manning-
“One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was from a horse master. He told me to go slow to go fast. I think that applies to everything in life. We live as though there aren’t enough hours in the day but if we do each thing calmly and carefully we will get it done quicker and with much less stress.”-- Viggo Mortensen
