Religious Thought 094
My Child, You may read or discuss scripture As much as you like. But until you forget everything, You will never live in your heart.
- Ashtavakra Gita 16:1
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Whenever you hear that someone else has been successful, rejoice. Always practice rejoicing for others--whether your friend or your enemy. If you cannot practice rejoicing, no matter how long you live, you will not be happy.
- Lama Zopa Rinpoche, "Transforming Problems Into Happiness"
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Religious Thought 093
Once Abu Umamah asked the Prophet about the rights of parents over their children. The Prophet replied, "They are your Paradise and they are your Hell."
- Hadith The Prophet Muhammad (SAW), reported by Abu Umamah, Al-Hadis
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The life of faith does not earn eternal life: it is eternal life. And Christ is its vehicle.
- William Temple
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Include friend and foe in your petitions, for how can one ask God for blessings which he does not want others to have?
- Orhot Tzaddikim, medieval ethical text
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