Sunday

I beheld the fullness of God in which I beheld and comprehended the whole of creation, that is, what is on this side and what is beyond the sea, the abyss, the sea itself, and everything else.  And in everything that I saw, I could perceive nothing except the presence of the power of God, and in a manner totally indescribable.  And my soul in an excess of wonder cried out: “This world is pregnant with God!”  Wherefore I understood how small is the whole of creation – that is, what is on this side and what is beyond the sea, the abyss, the sea itself, and everything else – but the power of God fills it all to overflowing.

-St. Angela of Foligno (1248-1309) 

Do not worry about tricks and cheat. If some people are trying to trap and hurt you, God is also trapping them. Hole diggers fell in their holes. No bad remains non punished, no good remains non awarded. Have faith in justice and let the rest be.

~ Shams Tabrizi 

 You are not separate from the whole. You are one with the sun, the earth, the air. You don’t have a life. You are life. 

~Eckhart Tolle

Don't be sad! Because God sends hope in the most desperate moments.

Rumi

Goodbyes are only for those who Love with their Eyes. Because for those who Love with Heart and Soul there is No such thing as separation.

Rumi

The chemistry of mind is different from the chemistry of love. The mind is careful, suspicious, he advances little by little. He advices “Be careful, protect yourself” Whereas love says “Let yourself, go!” The mind is strong, never fells down, while love hurts itself, fells into ruins. But isn’t it in ruins that we mostly find the treasures? A broken heart hides so many treasures.

~ Shams Tabrizi Art: Irina Vitalievna Karkabi

In order to understand the way our brains behave, we can observe our emotions and their effects. In the past, it seemed as though science and spirituality were opposed to each other. However, it’s not a useful division to maintain, because the one tradition deals with knowledge of the material world and the other with the inner world of the mind; we need to know about both.

Dalai Lama

“I cannot believe that the purpose of life is to be happy. I think 

the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be 

compassionate. It is, above all to matter, to count, to stand for 

something, to have made some difference that you lived at all..”

― Leo Rosten