Praise and blame, gain and loss, pleasure and sorrow come and go like the wind. To be happy, rest like a giant tree in the midst of them all.
Archives for July 2006
A Hasidic teaching
A rabbi asked his students, “When is it at dawn that one can tell the light from the darkness?” One student replied, “When I can tell a goat from a donkey.” “No,” answered the rabbi. Another said, “When I can tell a palm tree from a fig.” “No,” answered the rabbi again. “Well, then what…
Quotes by Margaret Thatcher
Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren’t. I do not know anyone who has got to the top without hard work. That is the recipe. It will not always get you to the top, but should get you pretty near. Yes, there are platitudes. Platitudes…
Prayer for protection
Prayer for Protection The light of God surrounds you. The love of God enfolds you. The power of God protects you. And the presence of God watches over you. Wherever you are, God is.
A Cure for fault-finding
Just stand aside, and watch yourself go by; Think of yourself, as ‘he’ instead of ‘I.’ Pick flaws, find fault, forget the man is you, And strive to make your estimate ring true. The faults of others then will dwarf and shrink. Love’s chin grows stronger by one mighty link, When you with ‘he’ as…
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