THE MYSTIC HOURS, A DAYBOOK OF INTERSPIRITUAL WISDOM & DEVOTION
Wayne Teasdale
In this book, Teasdale provides a powerful look at spiritual wisdom, filled with quotations from all the great mystics and spiritual traditions.
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"The inner reality, core focus, commitment, and intention of God is love itself."
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"This much is certain, that once we make up our minds to seek God, he is already seeking us much more eagerly, and he is not going to let anything happen to prevent his purpose." Thomas Keating
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"There is a bridge between time and Eternity; and this bridge is Atman, the Spirit in us….To one who goes over that bridge, the night becomes like day, because in the worlds of the Spirit there is a Light which is everlasting." Chandogya Upanishad
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"Do you discern the Divine Order in life's chaos? What does it mean to you?"
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"No matter where you are, remember that forgiveness offers you peace of mind and everything else you could possibly ever want or hope for. It is an elixir, giving you your wholeness and leading you into the heart of God." Gerald Jampolsky, psychiatrist, founder of the Center for Attitudinal Healing
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"Are you open to this power of grace and love that extends to all sentient beings?"
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"There is a moral causality at work in the universe….We all know this truth to some extent."
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"Learn to open your being to the greater love witnessed in the example of the saints and watch your capacity expand, your compassion grow, and your generosity deepen."
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"The destiny of humanity…is a process of going back to the source and origin. And that source and origin is a supreme state of independence, a supreme state of consciousness, transcending all vexing limitations, infinite, boundless, eternal, beyond time and space." Swami Chidananda
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"In being one with the Divine, or what the Native Americans of the plains might call the Great Spirit, we are also at the center of the cosmos. In relationship with the Great Spirit, we share this same center. Let us find peace in this unity."
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"The apprehension of the intrinsic interconnectedness of all leads organically to a compassion for all, especially in the concrete existential situations of life as we meet others each day. Simply put, when we realize we are all in this together, our kindness and understanding grows. We are all related; we are all responsible for one another."
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"Whatever our mission in life, this is our real task: to spread truth, love, and peace. Our world is in desperate need of peace in this age of division and violence. Each one of us has the capacity to live truth, love, and peace heroically, spreading their influence around the world."
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"Fear is the easiest thing in the world: it's cheap and widespread. Tyrants and oppressors count on fear's contagion to dominate others. But if one person steps forward and summons courage, his or her courage becomes equally contagious, spreading to others and becoming a movement."
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"God is love itself. Therefore, it is only fitting that our lives here and afterward are also about love – that we are here to perfect this Divine Love in everything we do, say, think, and feel."
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"We are all connected to one another in an essential, intrinsic interdependence. What happens to any one of us has a direct effect on the totality of relationships in the body of humanity."
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"What we find here is evidence of a cosmic plan, which leads to union with the Divine. We are destined for this high estate of eternal happiness."
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"Gaze into the heart of each creature and kin and behold the Beloved who gazes upon you with love." Sister Georgene Wilson
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"If we can become inwardly attuned to the Divine Presence within, we will understand our nature and our ultimate belonging to God."
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"Let us each examine our faith. If it is rooted in love, mercy, kindness, and compassion, we are on the right track."
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"Now we are moving back toward community – because we need it to happen." Gay Luce
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"This Divine Love that exists between God and the soul is eternal and cannot be destroyed."
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"The will of God is manifest in each moment, an immense ocean which the heart only fathoms in so far as it overflows with faith, trust and love." Jean Pierre deCaussade
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"In truth, our inner sensitivity is grounded in a caring heart, or the good heart, as the Tibetans say. All of us share this deeper nature….This inner essence is our gift to one another. It is part of the Divine's presence in us."
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"The Divine flows through all of us."
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"Attaining harmony with the Source happens naturally when we are in relationship with it, a relationship characterized by the deepest sense of oneness."
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We are gathering together the primary insights of spirituality and bringing them together into one place.
This archive contains 11,754 quotes, taken from 635 references,
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We include
- All major spiritual and religious traditions, from all cultures, and all historical epochs
- Major psychologists, philosophers, writers, scholars and leading religious personalities
- Sources in classical religion as well as voices from new consciousness, esotericism and mysticism
- Choices are guided by the spirit of oneness, love, kindness, inclusion and community
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