Inspiration - Timeless Wisdom for the Journey

“Forever Oneness,
Who sings to us in silence,
Who teaches us through each other,
Guide my steps with Strength and Wisdom.
May I see the lessons as I walk -
Honor the purpose of all things.
Help me touch with Respect,
Always speak from behind my eyes.
Let me observe, not judge.
May I cause no harm, and leave
Music and Beauty after my visit.
When I return to Forever,
May the Circle be closed and
The Spiral be broader.”
-Aboriginal ritual chant

“On life's journey - Faith is nourishment, Virtuous deeds are a shelter, Wisdom is the light by day and Right mindfulness is the protection by night. If a man lives a pure life nothing can destroy him; If he has conquered greed nothing can limit his Freedom.” ~Buddha

“The whole purpose of religion is to facilitate love and compassion, patience,
tolerance, humility, forgiveness.” ~ Dalai Lama

“In the stillness of your presence, you can feel your own formless and timeless reality as the un-manifested Life that animates your physical form. You can then feel the same life deep within every other human and every other creature. You look beyond the veil of form and separation. This is the realization of Oneness. This is Love.”-Eckhart Tolle

“The old Lakota was wise. He knew that man's heart away from Nature becomes hard; he knew that lack of respect for growing, living things soon led to lack of respect for humans too.” ~Chief Luther Standing Bear

“A man is truly ethical only when he obeys the compulsion to help all life which he is able to assist, and shrinks from injuring anything that lives….Life is sacred to him.” ~Albert Einstein

"A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform." ~ Diane Mariechild

“The first peace, which is the most important, is that which comes within the Souls of people when they realize their relationship, their Oneness with the Universe and all its powers, and when they realize that at the center of the universe dwells the Great Spirit, and that this center is really everywhere, it is within each of Us.” ~ Black Elk

"The shortest and surest way to live with honor in the world, is to be in reality what we would appear to be; and if we observe, we shall find, that all human virtues increase and strengthen themselves by the practice of them." – Socrates

“People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a Light from Within.” ~ Elizabeth Kübler-Ross

“The ordinary man is living a very abnormal life, because his values are upside down. Money is more important than meditation; logic is more important than love; mind is more important than heart; power over others is more important than power over one's own being. Mundane things are more important than finding some treasures which death cannot destroy.” -Osho

"The truth is incontrovertible, malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end; there it is." ~ Winston Churchill

“A warrior is always joyful because his/her love is unalterable and his Beloved, the Earth, embraces him/her and bestows upon him/her inconceivable gifts.” ~ don Juan de Matus

"I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. That is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant." ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

“The real does not die, the unreal never lived. Set your mind right and all will be right. When you know that the world is One, that humanity is One, you will act accordingly. But first of all you must attend to the way you feel, think and live. Unless there is order in yourself, there can be no order in the world.” -Nisargadatta Maharaj

“As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world... as in being able to remake ourselves.” - M. Gandhi

“Can you marry your spirit and body to the Oneness and never depart from it? Can you ride your breath until your entire being is as supple as the body of an infant? Can you cleanse your inner vision until you see Heaven in every direction? Can you give the Wisdom of your Heart precedence over the learning of your head?” -Lao Tzu

“When you know that you are eternal you can play your true role in time. When you know you are divine you can become completely human. When you know you are one with God you are free to become absolutely yourself ...” -Mother Meera

“The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary, so that the necessary may speak.” -Hans Hofmann

“Absorbed in this world, you've made it your burden. Rise above this world. There is another vision. All your life you've paid attention to your experiences, but never to your Self. Are you searching for your Soul? Then come out of your prison. Leave the stream and join the river that flows into the Ocean. It will not lead you astray. Let the beauty you seek be what you Do.” -Rumi

“Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, And the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free.” -Jim Morrison

“How do the geese know when to fly to the sun? Who tells them the seasons? How do we, humans, know when it is time to move on? As with the migrant birds, so surely with us, there is a voice Within, if only we would listen to it, that tells us so certainly when to go forth into the Unknown.” -Elizabeth Kubler Ross

“Everyone is overridden by thoughts; that's why they have so much heartache and sorrow. At times I give myself up to thought purposefully; but when I choose, I spring up from those under its sway. I am like a high-flying bird, and thought is a gnat: how should a gnat overpower me?” ~Rumi

“Like the elephant, we are unconscious of our own strength. When it comes to understanding the power we have to make a difference in our own lives, we might as well be asleep. If you want to make your dreams come true, wake up. Wake up to your own strength. Wake up to the role you play in your own destiny.” ~Keith Ellis

“View a negative experience in your life like you’d look at a photo negative. A single negative can create an unlimited number of positive prints.” ~Gerhard Gschwandtner

“No matter what we feel or know, no matter what our potential gifts or talents, only action brings them to life. Many of us understand concepts such as commitment, courage, and love, but we truly know only when we can do. Doing leads to understanding, and action turns knowledge to Wisdom. -Dan Millman

“Love is light, an understanding, a deep respect for yourself. Fear is darkness, an ungrateful response to existence. Ego is a thief that lives in fear --always running away, always hiding. Awareness is when you realize you do not need crutches to walk. Throw away the crutches-- you will fall, but I guarantee you will rise and walk on your own feet.” ~UG Krishnamurti

“The personal life deeply lived always expands into Truths beyond itself.” ~Anais Nin

“It is only through letting our heart break that we discover something unexpected: The heart cannot actually break - it can only break open ... To live with an open heart is to experience Life full-strength.” ~John Welwood

"Cut not the wings of your dreams,for they are the heartbeat and the freedom of your Soul." ~ Flavia

“Create loving energy around yourself. Love your body and love your mind. Love your whole mechanism, your whole organism. By love is meant: accept it as it is, don’t try to repress. We repress only when we hate something, we repress only when we are against something. Don’t repress, because if you repress how are you going to watch? We cannot look the enemy eye to eye; we can look only in the eyes of our beloved. If you are not a lover of yourself you will not be able to look into your own eyes, into your own face, into your own reality.” ~Osho

"Sound when stretched is Music.
Movement when stretched is Dance.
Mind when stretched is Meditation.
Life when stretched is Celebration."~ Ravi Shankar