Category: Spirituality

Wisdom and Patience

Patience is the companion of wisdom. – Saint Augustine  

For Whose Future Are We Responsible?

We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future. – George Bernard Shaw

The House of Wisdom

The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind. – Khalil Gibran

Where Does Wisdom Lead?

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Happiness and Wisdom

Be happy. It’s one way of being wise. – Sidonie Gabrielle Colette    

Knowing Nothing

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. – Socrates  

Wisdom

This month the subject is Wisdom.  And today we begin with a quote that set the tone for all of our congregation’s Chapter (our meeting at which the sisters gather to discern our direction): Wisdom stands at the door and waits.

Stay Ready

God always provides what we need, but we must be ready to open our eyes and see it. – The Midrash

Fragility of Beauty

Come quickly — as soon as these blossoms open, they fall. This world exists as a sheen of dew on flowers. – Izumi Shikibu, mid-Heian period Japanese poet  

How to Open Doors

If you dedicate yourself to service, the doors will open. – Pir Vilayat Inayat Khan, Alchemical Wisdom