Monday, February 4, 2013

Religious Thought 138




The awakened sages call a person wise when all his undertakings are free from anxiety about results; all his selfish desires have been consumed in the fire of knowledge. The wise, ever satisfied, have abandoned external supports.
- Bhagavad Gita
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Dangerous consequences will follow when politicians and rulers forget moral principles. Whether we believe in God or karma, ethics is the foundation of every religion.
- His Holiness the Dalai Lama
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You are the sole companion of my heart, though my body is available for those who wish its company. This body is hospitable to its guests; the love of my heart is the guest of my soul.
- Rabi'a, "Rabi'a the Mystic"
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But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins. And no one after drinking old wine desires new; for he says, 'The old is good.'
- Luke 5:38-39 (Revised Standard Version)
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God does not predetermine whether a man shall be righteous or wicked; that He leaves to man himself.
- Tanhuma, Pikkude
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