Spiritual

February 18, 2007

Francis of Assisi

He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist. :: (1182 - 1226)...

Posted by Toni at 12:09 PM

August 15, 2006

George Santayana

"Each religion, by the help of more or less myth which it takes more or less seriously, proposes some method of fortifying the human soul and enabling it to make its peace with its destiny." :: (1863 - 1921) Philosopher,...

Posted by Toni at 9:37 PM

August 12, 2006

Marion Woodman

"Without an understanding of myth or religion, without an understanding of the relationship between destruction and creation, death and rebirth, the individual suffers the mysteries of life as meaningless mayhem alone." :: Writer, international teacher and workshop leader...

Posted by Toni at 9:33 PM

August 8, 2006

Michelangelo Buonarroti

"What spirit is so empty and blind, that it cannot recognize the fact that the foot is more noble than the shoe, and skin more beautiful that the garment with which it is clothed?" :: (1475-1564) Sculptor, painter and architect...

Posted by Toni at 11:44 PM

May 21, 2006

Ralph Waldo Emerson

"The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he discovers that someone else believes in him and is willing to...

Posted by Toni at 11:52 PM

November 24, 2005

Albert Einstein

"Strange is our situation here upon the earth. Each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to divine a purpose." :: (1879-1955) German-born American Physicist...

Posted by Toni at 4:06 PM

August 26, 2005

Lao-Tzu

"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage." :: (604-531BC) Chinese Philosopher, Co-founder of Taoism...

Posted by Toni at 6:53 PM

June 8, 2005

Sundar Singh

Devotion "Once, as I traveled through the Himalayas, there was a great forest fire. Everyone was frantically trying to fight the fire, but I noticed a group of men standing and looking up into a tree that was about to...

Posted by Toni at 7:51 PM

May 19, 2005

Bhagavad Gita

"As a person abandons worn-out clothes and acquires new ones, so when the body is worn out a new one is acquired by the Self, who lives within." :: (400BC) Sanskrit Poem incorporated into the Mahabharata...

Posted by Toni at 10:05 PM

May 13, 2005

Eberhard Arnold

"The first believers experienced the kingdom of God, the revolution of all things and the re-evaluation of all values. They experienced the complete transformation of all conditions and all possibilities, the re-ordering of all relationships in business, state, society, and...

Posted by Toni at 4:41 PM

May 12, 2005

Eberhard Arnold

"The natural world around us shows the way to relief. All of life is maintained by the sun, by the air, by water, by the earth and its resources. And to whom was the sun given? To everyone. If there...

Posted by Toni at 9:58 PM

Giovanni Papini

"Forgiveness creates an obligation for which there are no exceptions allowed. Love is a fire which goes out if it does not kindle others. Thou hast burned with joy; kindle those who comes near you with the same, lest thou...

Posted by Toni at 12:22 AM

May 4, 2005

Fyodor Dostoevsky

"Christ said, Go and give all you have to the poor and become the servant of all men, for if you do that, you'll become a thousand times richer because your happiness won't be made just of good food, rich...

Posted by Toni at 7:52 PM

April 7, 2005

Eleazar - The Soul

"Ever since primitive man began to think, the words of our ancestors and of the gods, supported by the actions and spirits of our fore-fathers, have constantly impressed on us that life is the calamity for man, not death. Death...

Posted by Toni at 7:27 PM

January 5, 2005

The Gospel of Thomas

Jesus said, “Recognize what is in your sight, and what is hidden will become clear to you.” :: Thomas :: 5...

Posted by Toni at 5:50 PM