By reading the scriptures I am so renewed that all nature seems renewed around me and with me. The sky seems to be a pure, a cooler blue, the trees a deeper green. The whole world is charged with the…

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We have to have a deep, patient compassion for the fears of men and irrational...

We have to have a deep, patient compassion for the fears of men and irrational...

Wheels of fire, cosmic, rich, full-bodied honest victories over desperation.

Wheels of fire, cosmic, rich, full-bodied honest victories over desperation.

Every moment and every event of every man's life on earth plants something in his...

Every moment and every event of every man's life on earth plants something in his...

Yet it is in this loneliness that the deepest activities begin. It is here that...

Yet it is in this loneliness that the deepest activities begin. It is here that...

The first step toward finding God, Who is Truth, is to discover the truth about...

The first step toward finding God, Who is Truth, is to discover the truth about...

When ambition ends, happiness begins.

When ambition ends, happiness begins.

I cannot make the universe obey me. I cannot make other people conform to my...

I cannot make the universe obey me. I cannot make other people conform to my...

Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves...

Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves...

A daydream is an evasion.

A daydream is an evasion.

Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony

Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony

The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the interdependence of...

The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the interdependence of...

The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the interdependence of...

The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the interdependence of...

Solitude is not something you must hope for in the future. Rather, it is a...

Solitude is not something you must hope for in the future. Rather, it is a...

The very contradictions in my life are in some ways signs of God's mercy to...

The very contradictions in my life are in some ways signs of God's mercy to...

To consider persons and events and situations only in the light of their effect upon...

To consider persons and events and situations only in the light of their effect upon...

Love seeks one thing only: the good of the one loved. It leaves all the...

Love seeks one thing only: the good of the one loved. It leaves all the...

Be good, keep your feet dry, your eyes open, your heart at peace and your...

Be good, keep your feet dry, your eyes open, your heart at peace and your...

Death is someone you see very clearly with eyes in the center of your heart:...

Death is someone you see very clearly with eyes in the center of your heart:...

We do not exist for ourselves.

We do not exist for ourselves.

In the last analysis, the individual person is responsible for living his own life and...

In the last analysis, the individual person is responsible for living his own life and...