Religious Thought

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Who lives in joy does his Creator's will.

- Baal Shem Tov

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They are completely fulfilled by spiritual wisdom and Self-realization. Having conquered their senses, they have climbed to the summit of human consciousness. To such people a clod of dirt, a stone, and gold are the same. They are equally disposed to family, enemies, and friends, to those who support them and those who are hostile, to the good and the evil alike. Because they are impartial, they rise to great heights.

- Bhagavad Gita 6:8-9

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When we demand the rights and freedoms we so cherish, we should also be aware of our responsibilities. If we accept that the others have an equal right to peace and happiness as ourselves, do we not have a responsibility to help those in need?

- His Holiness the Dalai Lama

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Since the dawn of human consciousness, religion has been the mightiest force driving humankind toward an unknown goal. It has allowed the teeming millions to experience a greater joy and a creative fervor; it has furnished them with the strength and the courage to achieve imperishable cultural feats and enabled them to reach unimaginable spiritual heights.
- Muhammad Asad Loepold Weiss, "Islamic Sufism"

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“Those who try to hang on when God is trying to move on will always be miserable. ”

- Joyce Meyer

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A man cannot say to the Angel of Death, "Wait till I make up my accounts."

- Ecclesiastes Rabbah 8

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They are forever free who renounce all selfish desires and break away from the ego-cage of "I," "me," and "mine" to be united with the Lord. This is the supreme state. Attain to this, and pass from death to immortality.

- Bhagavad Gita 2:71-72

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At the heart of Buddhist meditation are concentration and inquiry. When you cultivate these two qualities in meditation, you develop your ability to be quiet and clear, to offer understanding and love.

- Martine Bachelor, "Meditation for Life"

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Hardship may dishearten at first, but every hardship passes away. All despair is followed by hope; all darkness is followed by sunshine.

- Rumi

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“Ruthless trust ultimately comes down to this: faith in the person of Jesus and hope in his promise. ”

- Brennan Manning, Ruthless Trust

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