Religious Thought 109



O Master, Tell me how to find Detachment, wisdom, and freedom! Child, If you wish to be free, Shun the poison of the senses. Seek the nectar of truth, Of love and forgiveness, Simplicity and happiness.
- Ashtavakra Gita 1:1-2
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When you see others errors and you want to guide them because you think they are wrong and you feel compassion for them, you should employ tact to avoid angering them, and contrive to appear as if you were talking about something else.
- Tact, Dogen
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If you persevere in adversity and depend on God, then know that He will remove your afflictions and bestow vast blessings upon you. For in His Book God promises, "Those who depend upon Allah, Allah bestows His bounty upon them and provides for them from means unknown." Therefore follow the road of patience and rejoice in His infinite bounty.
- Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jillani
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Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.
- Norman Vincent Peale
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Scholars passed by a dead dog. The disciples said: "How awful its smell!" Their master said, "How white its teeth!"
- Bahya, "Hovot HaLevavot"
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