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Agatha Christie, Autobiography (1977)
"One is left with the horrible feeling now, that war settles nothing; that to win a war is as disastrous as to lose one".
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Jimmy Carter "War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's children".
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Author Unknown What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. |
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PMC'S QUOTABLE QUOTES (click here) On Silence, God, Peace & Inspiration Anonymous - Benjamin Disraeli - Charles deGualle - General George Washington - Joel Barker - General Douglas MacArthur - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - John F. Kennedy - Jonathan Swith - Loretta Winchester - Mahatma Gandhi - Mother Teresa - Norman Vincent Peale - Peace Pilgrim - Thomas Carlyle - William Penn - Ralph Waldo Emerson - St. John of the Cross - William Blake
Jonathan Swift * We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another. Peace Pilgrim * We who work for peace must not falter. We must continue to pray for peace and to act for peace in whatever way we can. * We must continue to speak for peace and to live the way of peace; to inspire others, we must continue to think of peace and to know that peace is possible. Mother Teresa * "We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence." * "The fruit of silence is PRAYER, the fruit of prayer is FAITH, the fruit of faith is LOVE, the fruit of love is SERVICE, the fruit of service is PEACE”. * “Prayer is not asking. Prayer is putting oneself in the hands of God, at his disposition, and listening to his voice in the depths of our hearts.” Loretta Winchester * It is through silence that we reach our greatest source of connection with God. * The mystery and sacredness of God is found within. Anne Massie * The Heart is the Key to the Kingdom (God's) and the Kingdom is Within. * Only through opening the Heart can real healing take place in the world. William Penn * "...True silence is rest of the mind. It is to the spirit, what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment". John F. Kennedy * Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structures. * Those Who Make Peaceful Revolution Impossible, Will Make Violent Revolution Inevitable General Douglas MacArthur * ...We have had our last chance. If we do not now devise some greater and more equitable system, Armageddon will be at our door. The problem is basically theological and involves a spiritual recrudescence and improvement of human character. More on this
Ralph Waldo Emerson * Let us be silent that we may hear the whispers of god.
General George Washington * My first desire is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the face of the earth. "
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From The Divine Iliad by W. Russell from the "Secret of Light" "Love thy brother as thy self. Serve thy brother before thyself. Lift high thy brother. Lift him to high pinnacles for thy brother is thyself. "For of a varity, I say love of self, or nation of selves turneth neighbor against neighbor, and nation against nation. Self love breeds hate and soeth its seed in all winds to blow where'er it will. Wherefore, say I love of neighbor for neighbor, and nation for nation, uniteth all men as one. "Serve first thy brother. Hurt first thyself, rather than thy neighbor. Gain naught from him unbalanced by thy giving. Protect thou the weak with thy strength, for if thou use thy strength against him his weakness will prevail against thee, and thy strength will avail thee naught. "He who giveth love prosperth mightily; but he who taketh aught gaineth naught. "Why for loose all to gain the world gaining naught. "He who hath not laid a treasure in heaven to equal treasure gained of earth has sought the dark. "For him the Light is far. "These words I now say for newly comprehending man of his new cycle. "Love ye one another all men; for ye are one in me. "Whatsoe'er ye do to one in Me ye do to all; for all are one in Me.
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Dalai Lama On Religion "...I am in favor of people continuing to follow the religion of their own culture and inheritance. ...It is better to experience the value of one's own religious traditions".
"If you are Christian, it is better to develop spiritually within your religion and be a genuine, good Christian. If you are a Buddhist, be a genuine Buddhist. Not something half and half! This may cause only confusion in ones your mind. ...The last thing I wish to do is to plant seeds of doubt and skepticism in their (peoples) minds".
"Your enemies are your best spiritual teachers...[they] provide you with the opportunity to...develop tolerance, patience, and understanding". 1995
(Quote by His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, at the 1995 World Community for Christian Meditation gathering in London, England. He gave his views on the teaching of Jesus and stressed that his aim was not to convert Christians to Buddhism, but to offer a Buddhist monk's perspective on the Christian gospel messages. )
Dalai Lama on Anger * A reporter once asked the Dalai Lama of Tibet how it could be that the Chinese had taken his land and his people, had killed so many Tibetans, and yet he was not angry at them. The Dalai Lama acknowledged that the Chinese had indeed taken his country's freedom and possessions and had taken the lives of many Tibetans. But he answered the question with his own question "What would you have me do, give them my mind as well?" He knew that anger would hurt him and only him. |
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QUOTES ON MEDITATION & HEALTH "Every physician needs to have as a central part of his or her practice: self-awareness, relaxation/meditation, nutrition, and exercise... It's what I teach in my first-year class, "The Healing Partnership." James S. Gordon, M.D. From Venture Inward Magazine, (1997) A.R.E. "There is one skill above all skills, which is foundation for doing well in any area of life. This skill is focus or concentration. It calms and steadies the mind and the emotions. Meditation facilitates learning, enhances performance and creativity. Concentration turned inward is also a powerful tool, which can connect us with the sources of life, the eternal treasure of spirit within". Continuing Education, Health & Wellness Molloy Collage Camille Danzi, L.M.Th. http://www.molloy.edu/ce/health_wellness/ "Is spending time in the "present moment." This is accomplishedby consciously focusing the mind. meditation can decrease stress, blood pressure, heart rate and respiratory rate". A Division of Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling W. V. Howard Long Wellness Center http://www.wheelinghospital.com |