And Quotes
Endeavor to create heaven on earth and turn your heart into the new Jerusalem
Happiness is a simple game of lost and found: Lose the things you take for granted, and you will feel great happiness once they are found.
For this taboo, retribution would soon knock my doorBut, I still wouldn't let that hold my feet to move on anymore.
Simply put, That Which Is - what most of us call God - is not a physical person nor a this or that spirit etc. Is the Quintessence of All That Is.
In utter humility, bow to What Is. And in time, crying one's guts out, howling, bowing to IT, "knowing" comes. As a gift of the Divine.
The Only God left standing 'There' is Oneness and Unity of Everything. And not a fancied man-like god - yours or mine. Get 'IT'?
The ideas of the moral order and of God belong to the ineradicable substrate of the human soul.
Life is not so bad after all when you can breathe.
Night helps us appreciate daylight, while lengthy days make us yearn for a good stretch of night.
People are complaining of having rags and not riches, but I find it a blessing just to have rags, to wipe away the dirt and dust that may come in the course of life.
Find things to be grateful for. It is easy. You're alive
Rain's pouring and it's too cold. All people bored and I even accord What to do but spell a tale told: So once upon a time a land in the shore...
Once you tell somebody a story, you are all in the same world and you can all speak to each other about the same things and understand the same things.
A story that has nothing but action and plot is a pretty poor affair
Stories don't end, " he says. "They just turn into new beginnings." (pg. 123)
I could feel the beginning of the story gathering in her throat. Stories are that way, like storms. If you pay attention, you can sense them in the air.
Readers can surprise you. Many times, they notice layers in your stories, that even you were not aware of while writing.
Write and your experiences with others. Never underestimate your writings. It can bring hope and inspiration to many people.
The best endings resonate because they echo a word, phrase, or image from earlier in the story, and the reader is prompted to think back to that reference and speculate on a deeper meaning.
Even if you aren't independent or career wise, at least show that you have a passion for life and an optimistic outlook.
To some extent the romantic condemnation of rationality stems from the very effectiveness of rationality in uplifting men from primitive conditions.
As a writer, my job is to change your perspective, and make you think outside the box.
Truth is universal. Perception of truth varies.
We put up a kind of spiritual firewall and make a conscious effort to shut out the headlines, because our (Bible) discussions are meant to be timeless.
Perspective is an incredibly powerful tool. It tempers how we receive information, and guides what we choose do with it.
The successful person and the unsuccessful person are looking at the same world
Everything is transient. You must transcend and transform for higher self realization.
You don’t have to compete with any one. Seek to outdo your own performance. You will always be happy.
You must nurture the force within you. You are the only person that can behold the divine force for your divine purpose.
I want to feel like I'm making a difference in this world. And I want some time for living rather than just working. Life is for living, isn't it? It can't be all just for working
Every man must have a philosophy of life, for everyone must have a standard by which to measure his conduct. And philosophy is nothing but a standard by which to measure.
An effort disbursed to become like a god takes us closer towards finding him.
There is always a choice. Always. So do not say, you had no choice. Good or bad, doing it or not, is about you, not choices. Always.
If not his life, Rustom Iraqiwalla wanted his death to be worth something.
You don't have to be a billionaire to believe you can make a difference. Give your resources to a charity and volunteer in your community.
Things just are the way they are... However, NOWHERE in ANY law, dogma, or rules is it mandated -be it sanctioned, decreed, or wrought by divine imposition- that ANY OF IT HAS TO BE THIS WAY!
Aha! #20 It's not what happens to you in life, it's what you do with what happens that counts.
