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Chapter 26  On Religion  AND an old priest said, “Speak to us of Religion.” And he said: Have I spoken this day of aught else? Is not religion all deeds and all reflection, And that which is neither deed nor reflection, but a wonder and a surprise ever springing in the soul, even while the hands hew the stone or tend the loom? Who can separate his faith from his actions, or his belief from his occupations? Who can spread his hours before him, saying, “This for God and this for myself; “This for my soul and this other for my body”? All your hours are wings that beat through space from self to self. He who wears his morality but as his best garment were better naked. The wind and the sun will tear no holes in his skin. And he who defines his conduct by ethics imprisons his songbird in a cage. The freest song comes not through bars and wires. And he to whom worshipping is a window, to open but also to shut, has not yet visited the house of his soul whose windows are from dawn to ...

Chapter 11  On Buying & Selling  AND a merchant said, Speak to us of Buying and Selling. And he answered and said: To you the earth yields her fruit, and you shall not want if you but know how to fill your hands. It is in exchanging the gifts of the earth that you shall find abundance and be satisfied. Yet unless the exchange be in love and kindly justice it will but lead some to greed and others to hunger. When in the market-place you toilers of the sea and fields and vineyards meet the weavers and the potters and the gatherers of spices, – Invoke then the master spirit of the earth, to come into your midst and sanctify the scales and the reckoning that weighs value against value. And suffer not the barren-handed to take part in your transactions, who would sell their words for your labour. To such men you should say: “Come with us to the field, or go with our brothers to the sea and cast your net; For the land and the sea shall be bountiful to you even as to us.” And if ...

  Chapter 2 On Love  THEN said Almitra , Speak to us of Love . And he raised his head and looked upon the people, and there fell a stillness upon them. And with a great voice he said: When love beckons to you, follow him, Though his ways are hard and steep. And When his wings enfold you yield to him, Though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you. And When he speaks to you believe in him, Though his voice may shatter your dreams as the north wind lays waste the garden. For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you. Even as he is for your growth so is he for your pruning. Even as he ascends to your height and caresses your tenderest branches that quiver in the sun, So shall he descend to your roots and shake them in their clinging to the earth. Like sheaves of corn he gathers you unto himself. He threshes you to make you naked. He sifts you to free you from your husks. He grinds you to whiteness. He kneads you until you are pliant; And then he assigns you to hi...

KAHLIL GIBRAN  artist, poet, writer, philosopher and theologian The Prophet Gibran, Kahlil Published: 1923 Categorie(s): Fiction, Poetry Source: http://gutenberg.net.au 1 About Gibran: from Wikipedia: Kahlil Gibran (full name Gibran Kahlil Gibran bin Mikhael bin Saâd, (born January 6, 1883 in Bsharri, Lebanon; died April 10, 1931 in New York City, United States) was a Lebanese artist, poet, writer, philosopher and theologian. He was born in Lebanon (at the time part of Syria) and spent most of his life in the United States. He is the third bestselling poet in history after William Shakespeare and Lao Tse. Copyright: This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. Note: This book is brought to you by Feedbooks http://www.feedbooks.com Strictly for personal use, do not use this file for commercial purposes. Chapter 1 The Coming of the Ship  ALMUSTAFA, the chosen and the beloved, who was a dawn unto his own day, had waited twelve years in the city ...

You can always meditate your way to success   Meditation can be a powerful tool for achieving success in both personal and professional settings. Here are some potential benefits of incorporating meditation into your routine: Improved focus and concentration : By regularly practicing meditation, you can learn to quiet the mind and increase your ability to focus and concentrate on a single task. This can be especially beneficial in a busy, fast-paced world where distractions are everywhere. Increased creativity and problem-solving abilities : Meditation can help to clear the mind and allow for more creative thinking and problem-solving. It can also help to reduce stress and anxiety , which can sometimes inhibit creative thinking. Better decision-making skills : Regular meditation can help to improve your ability to make decisions by increasing your clarity of thought and reducing emotional reactivity . This can be especially helpful in high-pressure situations where quick, deci...

 If you're to look at all the successful attempts ever taken to achieve the ultimate goal in any endeavor, you can rest assure you'll be surprised to find out their common denominator non the less than the power of staying. Once and awhile we reach the limit of our capacity and start wondering about the causes that led to the effects and the circumstances that creates its environment for it to exist, that is to say, what happened before for that to happen. This is a common effect among wide range of individuals who ever find themselves contemplating the crossroad of their journey . Because of the uncertainty , you can imagine the power of staying coming to play in different formed and disguises. Staying power is to be considered a state of mind that can be very helpful in developing a insight towards patience. It's an acquired attitude that is driven by a powerful desire to achieve certain level of self-confidence. Regardless of the fine line that exist between...

Energy fine tuning frequency   Sometimes we all need that little push in the right direction, or some unexpected out of the blue encounter to give us a hint about something that we needed help with. Well maybe these inspiring hand picked picturesque quotes  may just be the ones that will give you that extra needed push.                                                                             1.    Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. 2. Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves. 3. It does not matter how slow you go as long you do not stop. 4. Our greatest    glory is not in never falling, but in rising   every  time we fall. 5. Eve...

Wisdom through the ages as seen through the eyes of the most powerful and insightful minds, yet still truer than ever nowadays.

Wisdom through the ages as seen through the eyes of the most powerful minds throughout history, yet still truer than ever nowadays

Reading to understand the meaning can be mind twisting and literally, requires some out of mind flexibility to get into the author's state of mind at the time and place of the thinking process. The sporadic quotes above will give anybody the sense of confusion if they're  not familiar with the author train of thought and the time and place for his insights. Without being well aware of this kind of knowledge it will seem impossible to comprehend the meaning behind the writing. The beauty of this kind of expressions; that it is possible,  by getting into the same mindset as the author's and that by familiarize oneself with their habits. That doesn't mean that understanding is an exact science, but it's kind of art by itself, you understand it the way you read it. One can only be responsible for  his own saying, not how it might be understood.

Ever wonder; for a moment; how every-thing is relative to everything else ,  meaning, everything, without exception.              To put it in perspective , every quote in the above collage is somehow indirectly completing the next one in a meaningful way, without being from the same thought process, it gives it the illusion of one. Keeping this idea in mind, one can imagine a variety of scenarios where the relativity factor always plays the main character in the scheme of things. Furthermore, the idea of “everything is related to everything else” can seem a bit confusing for the untrained eyes, because of the its novelty, but with switching between focus and unfocus states it will begin to reveal its powerful significance. There is no limit of one’s understanding, because the idea itself is limitless. Simply said, that what you see it’s not what it is, it is just an illusion of the imagination ...

Wisdom through the ages as seen by the power of insight with a mind detached from any disappointing expectation. 

  If silence could talk, words won't have  a meaning.  Silence can only be heard through one's senses and understood through vision .

Picture worth thousand words

Blast from the past 

Wisdom through the ages; seen through insightful eyes; of powerful minds throughout history, yet forever truer nowadays.

COLLAGE OF BLAST FROM THE PAST

Thinking in terms of time; only one thing comes to mind, time is just an illusion. Media credit of their owners Being unaware of the time illusion fact; it seems only natural to admit that there is an element of truth hidden beneath the surface. One can only look to see clearly beyond the obvious, and to understand that only true vision with a powerful mind can reach the level of realization. The measure of understanding required for achieving the goal is almost the same as reaching it; without being aware of the time needed to accomplish it (the goal) It is safe to conclude the kind of comprehension that goes beyond one's ability, and capacity to reach a definitive mindset. All that aside; there is always and will be a minute spark of doubt illuminating the way to reason for self-reasoning.    

Wisdom through the ages; seen through powerfully insightful eyes, being said yet truer moreover nowadays  

Thinking in terms of time; only one thing comes to mind, time is just an illusion. Being unaware of the time illusion fact; it seems only natural to admit that there is an element of truth hidden beneath the surface. One can only look to see clearly beyond the obvious, and to understand that only true vision with a powerful mind can reach the level of realization. The measure of understanding required for achieving the goal is almost the same as reaching it; without being aware of the time needed to accomplish it (the goal) It is safe to conclude the kind of comprehension that goes beyond one's ability, and capacity to reach a definitive mindset. All that aside; there is always and will be a minute spark of doubt illuminating the way to reason for self-reasoning.