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Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
Category: Spirituality
How Do You Know What Is Important?
A certain Bektashi dervish was respected for his piety and appearance of virtue. Whenever anyone asked him how he had become so holy, he always answered: “I know what is in the Koran.” One day he had just given this reply to an enquirer… Continue Reading “How Do You Know What Is Important?”
If You Truly Desire Peace . . .
Love it the way it is. -Thaddeus Golas, The Lazy Man’s Guide to Enlightenment
Beauty in the Unseen – Mystery
Some of the greater things in life are unseen; that’s why you close your eyes when you kiss, cry, or dream. ~ Unknown
Keep Laughing!
You don’t stop laughing because you grow old. You grow old because you stop laughing. – Michael Pritchard
Wisdom from Benjamin Franklin
Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight. ~ Benjamin Franklin
Liberation from Fear
And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. – Nelson Mandela
Would You Like to See a Miracle?
If we could see the miracle of a single flower, our whole life would change. – The Buddha
I’d Like to Pay Better Attention
If I had my life to live over again, I would ask that not a thing be changed, but that my eyes be opened wider. – Jules Renard
Reality is Flooded with the Divine
Reality is permeated, indeed flooded, with divine creativity, nourishment, and care. – Marcus J. Borg, Conflict, Holiness, and Politics
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