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It is not the man in Rome that is the source of my problems; it is the Pope in myself that needs to be excommunicated!
— Martin Luther quoted in Shadow Dance by David Richo
To Practice This Thought: Identify the single worst trait of your enemy and acknowledge it as one of your most grievous flaws.
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Spiritual Practices
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Martin Luther in Shadow DanceIt is not the man in Rome that is the source...
Robert Fulghum in Maybe, Maybe NotNever, ever regret . . .
Marcus Borg in The God We Never KnewWhat matters is . . .
Abba Nilus in Desert Wisdom translated by Yushi NomuraAn apple a day . . .
Hugh Prather in The Little Book of Letting GoIf we consistently felt our oneness with our partner...
Henri J. M. Nouwen in Bread for the JourneyAll the great spiritual leaders in history...
Joyce Rupp in Dear Heart, Come HomeI like food that is flavorful...
Robert Svoboda in Spiritual DivorceEvery human being is a mirror...
Joan Borysenko in A Woman's Journey to GodGod is never closer...
Brenda Peterson in Singing to the SoundIt is never too late to...
His Holiness Dalai Lama in The Path to TranquilityIf you find yourself slandering anybody...
Thomas Keating in The Human ConditionEvery human pleasure . . .
Cheri Huber in The Fear BookEvery time we choose safety . . .
Andrew Harvey in Dialogues with a Modern MysticSo many people don't know...
Harold Kushner in How Good Do We Have to Be?God does not stop loving us ...
Ayya Khema in Visible Here and NowDo not blame the trigger. . . .
David S. Ariel in Spiritual JudaismThe highest form of worship...
Hui Neng quoted in A Zen Book of Hours by Frederick FranckThe meaning of life . . .
David Ariel in What Do Jews Believe?As spiritual agents of God...
Shantideva quoted in Inner Revolution by Robert ThurmanWhatever joy here is in the world . . .
Thomas Keating in Active Meditations for Contemplative PrayerPeople who injure us are doing us...
John Chrysostom in The Doubleday Christian Quotation CollectionGod waits for the chances...
Herman HesseWithin you there is a stillness...
Jelaluddin Rumi in Unseen Rain, Quatrains of RumiKeep walking, though there's no place...
Anthony de Mello in AwakeningThe Master overheard an actress...
Mary Rose O'Reilley in The Barn at the End of the WorldZen teachers often use the image of "taking tea..."
Mother Teresa in No Greater LoveMother Teresa
Rachel Naomi Remen in Kitchen Table WisdomIn some fairy tales there is...
Rufus M. Jones quoted in Plain Living by Catherine WhitmireWhatever your mind comes at . . .
Brenda Peterson in American Nature Writing 1994The Hopi Indians of Arizona believe...
Stephen L. Carter in CivilityTo enter into the presence of another...
Anthony de Mello in The Heart of EnlightenmentTo know exactly where you're headed . . .
Thomas Keating in Active Meditations for Contemplative PrayerGod will bring people and events...
Bawa Muhaiyaddeen in The Illuminated PrayerFor those who have come to know God...
Christopher Titmuss in Light on EnlightenmentIt is only natural to appreciate the recognition...
Shunryu Suzuki in Branching Streams Flow in the DarknessListen to the tongueless teaching...
Kae Woong Kim in Polishing the Diamond, Enlightening the MindEven on hot summer days...
Rabbi Dov Ber of Mezritch in Hasidic WisdomSometimes you have to rake through many ashes...
Richard Rohr in Hope Against DarknessIt it not over there . . .
Walt Whitman inThe Nature of GenerosityThis is what you shall do...
Robert Thurman in Inner RevolutionImagine yourself to be someone you know...
Ryokan, Zen monkOh, that my monk's robes . . .
David Spangler in Blessing: The Art and the PracticeA blessing is . . .
Dean Sluyter in Why the Chicken Crossed the Road and Other Hidden Enlightenment Teachings from the Buddha to Bebop to Mother GooseThe eighth-century Chinese Zen master...
Rabbi Laibl Wolf in Practical KabbalahIn Hassidic teachings we learn that the purpose...
Philip Toshio Sudo in Zen 24/7The stop sign reminds us . . .
M. Basil Pennington in Living in the QuestionWe have too little respect . . .
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin in Lyrics for Re-CreationThe future belongs to those...
Joan Chittister in Wisdom Distilled from the DailyHospitality means we take people...
Annie Lamott quoted in The Impossible Will Take a Little WhileWhen hope is not pinned . . .
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