Religious Thought 131



Humility and pleasant words are the jewels That adorn a man; there are none other. If a man seeks good works while speaking sweet words, His virtues will wax and his vices wane.
- Tirukkural 10:95-96
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You have always been one with the Buddha, so do not pretend you can ATTAIN to this oneness by various practices.
- Huang Po, Zen Teaching of Huang Po
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Melancholy may enter your soul, and ambush your happiness; but it will prepare you for true joy. Melancholy drives out all other emotions and feelings, so the source of all goodness may occupy the whole house. It shakes the yellow leaves from the tree, allowing fresh leaves to grow. It pulls up old bodily pleasures by the roots, allowing divine spiritual pleasures to be planted. Melancholy takes many things from the soul, in order to bring better things in return.
- Rumi


Life is a lighthouse guiding those who are lost, true hope shines on, and even in blackest darkness cannot overcome the power of its light.
- Kim Miller
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Man never acts in a manner more resembling God than when he bestows benefits.
- Philo, Special Laws
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