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An earthly kingdom cannot exist without inequality of persons. Some must be free, some serfs, some rulers, some subjects.
Christianity can be summed up in the two terms faith and love...receiving from above [faith] and giving out below [love].
God works by contraries so that a man feels himself to be lost in the very moment when he is on the point of being saved.
Worries are pointless. If there's a solution, there's no need to worry. If no solution exists, there's no point to worry.
To abandon the present in order to look for things in the future is to throw away the substance and hold onto the shadow.
Should anyone knock at my heart and say, 'Who lives here?' I should reply, 'Not Martin Luther, but the Lord Jesus Christ.'
Feelings come, and feelings go, and feelings are deceiving. My warrant is the Word of God, naught else is worth believing.
If you young fellows were wise, the devil couldn't do anything to you, but since you aren't wise, you need us who are old.
[The Psalms are] a Little Bible, wherein everything contained in the entire Bible is beautifully and briefly comprehended.
Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.
By taking a look at your anger it can be transformed into the kind of energy that you need - understanding and compassion.
At first glance, that might seem a little silly: why put so much stress on a simple thing? But that's precisely the point.
An oak tree is an oak tree. That is all it has to do. If an oak tree is less than an oak tree, then we are all in trouble.
Dearest Jesus, holy child, make thee a bed, soft, undefiled, within my heart, that it may be a quiet chamber kept for thee.
What shall we do with...the Jews?...I advise that all their prayer books and Talmudic writings...are to be taken from them.
We need to be aware of the suffering, but retain our clarity, calmness and strength so we can help transform the situation.
We all need a place that is safe and wholesome enough for us to return for refuge. In Buddhism, that refuge is mindfulness.
Water flows from high in the mountains Water runs deep in the Earth Miraculously, water comes to us, And sustains all life.
Peace is more important than all justice; and peace was not made for the sake of justice, but justice for the sake of peace.
So great are the effectiveness and power of the Word of God that the more it is persecuted the more it flourishes and grows.
The forces of good and evil are working within and around me, I must choose, and in a free will universe I do have a choice.
Sin cannot tear you away from him [Christ] even though you commit adultery a hundred times a day and commit as many murders.
Meditation is not just blissing out under a mango tree. It completely changes your brain and therefore changes what you are.
Too much involvement with one's feeling [is destructive]. If they have too much self-centered feelings, they get in trouble.
People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.
In order to heal others, we first need to heal ourselves. And to heal ourselves, we need to know how to deal with ourselves.
Nonviolent action, born of the awareness of suffering and nurtured by love, is the most effective way to confront adversity.
I'll trust in God's unchanging Word, till soul and body sever. For though all things pass away, His Word shall stand forever.
Someone asked Luther, "Do you feel that you've been forgiven?" He answered, "No, but I'm as sure As there's a God in Heaven!"
Our life is a manifestation, and we can very well make that manifestation beautiful and meaningful and have a good influence.
You do not suffer because things are impermanent. You suffer because things are impermanent and you think they are permanent.
When we give ourselves the chance to let go of all our tension, the body's natural capacity to heal itself can begin to work.
The kingdom of God is available to you in the here and the now. But the question is whether you are available to the kingdom.
It is said that God has created man in his own image. But it may be that humankind has created God in the image of humankind.
Birth is okay and death is okay, if we know that they are only concepts in our mind. Reality transcends both birth and death.
As the Lord put on the body, leaving behind all principality and power, so Christians put on the Holy Spirit, and are at rest.
Lord God...use me as Your instrument -- but do not forsake me, for if ever I should be on my own, I would easily wreck it all.
Many people think excitement is happiness.... But when you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace.
Let us not be afraid of decreasing. It is like the moon, we see the moon increasing and decreasing, but it is always the moon.
If we know how to create the energy of love, understanding, compassion, and beauty, then we can contribute a lot to the world.
True love always brings joy to ourself and the one we love. If our love does not bring joy to both of us, it is not true love.
Buddhism is in your heart. Even if you don't have any temple or any monks, you can still be a Buddhist in your heart and life.
Like vanishing dew, a passing apparition or the sudden flash of lightning -- already gone -- thus should one regard one's self.
I have held many things in my hands, and I have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God's hands, that I still possess.
Father and Mother are apostles, bishops and priests to their children, for it is they who make them acquainted with the gospel.
All our experience with history should teach us, when we look back, how badly human wisdom is betrayed when it relies on itself
The Holy Ghost has called me by the gospel and illuminated me with his gifts and sanctified and preserved me in the true faith.
God doesn't slack his promises because of our sins or hasten them because of our righteousness. He pays no attention to either.
We have known about the placebo effect for many years. This is a remarkable effect - placebo can cure 30 percent in many cases.
Anger is like a storm rising up from the bottom of your consciousness. When you feel it coming, turn your focus to your breath.