Quotes

We don't see things as they are -- The Talmud, or Anaïs Nin

We see them as we are.

Power corrupts? -- Aung San Suu Kyi

It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it, and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.

I am the Captain of my Soul -- William Ernest Henley (England, 1849–1903)

It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll. I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul. End of the poem called Invictus - click here for the full poem ...

From Without to Within -- Dr. David R. Hawkins

At some point, the illusion breaks down and the opening for the start of the spiritual quest commences. The quest turns from without to within and the search for answers begins.

The Doorway to Divinity -- Dr. David R. Hawkins

The doorway to Divinity is located and available as a direct experience in the exact split second of 'now' which is discernable between two thoughts.

Being Kind -- Dr. David R. Hawkins

Make a gift of your life and lift all mankind by being kind, considerate, forgiving, and compassionate at all times, in all places, and under all conditions, with everyone as well as yourself. This ...

Being in the moment... -- James van Praagh, Medium

Be in the moment you are in, rather than in the one you were in, or in the one you would rather be in.

To Be Fair to the Self -- Keith Hudson, Medium

"To be fair to the self, you need rest and sleep, not worry or fret, learn to put the problems with the spirit world, and not carry them with you."

See with the heart -- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

One sees clearly only with the heart. Anything essential is invisible to the eyes.

Mystery and Silence -- Charles de Gaulle

There can be no power without mystery. There must always be a 'something' which others cannot altogether fathom, which puzzles them, stirs them, and rivets their attention.... Nothing more ...

Courage -- Charles Swindoll

Courage is not limited to the battlefield or the Indianapolis 500 or bravely catching a thief in your house. The real tests of courage are much quieter. They are the inner tests, like remaining ...

Misfortune nobly born is good fortune -- Marcus Aurelius

What a great quote!!

Desiderata -- Max Ehrmann

Go placidly amidst the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; ...

Some Truth about You -- Deepak Chopra

When you blame and criticize others, you are avoiding some truth about yourself.

Medium exist... -- Brian Hurst

Mediums exist: 1. To COMFORT those who mourn, 2. To STRENGTHEN those who are weak, 3. To GIVE KNOWLEDGE of the life to come, 4. To HEIGHTEN AWARENESS of the bio-electrical energy body, that survives ...

The Rose (beautiful song often sung at Spiritualist Churches) -- Amanda McBroom

Some say love, it is a river that drowns the tender reed. Some say love, it is a razor that leaves your soul to bleed. Some say love, it is a hunger, an endless aching need. I say love, it is a ...

From Hamlet: To thine own self be true -- Shakespeare

This above all: to thine own self be true. It must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man. Polonius's advice to his son Laertes

When the sun rises -- Rebecca Scarf

When the sun rises and I have gone away, please forgive me, I was unable to stay. I tried to remain and love you more, but I had to go through another door. I was called away to a brand new place, ...

Pearls of Wisdom from Near-Death Experiencers, 2009 NDErs Retreat in St Louis MO -- Near-Death Experiencers, a gathering for those who have been to the “other side”

Selected quotes. Click on the "Pears of Wisdom" page of the NDErs for more. There are No Accidents in the Universe. We create our own reality. Know that whatever happens – everything will be ok. If ...

Your path... -- Leslie

May the love in your heart, be the light of your path. And peace, your eternal companion.

NO FEAR -- April Crawford

Fear is the true root of all mishap. A creator of victims, that starts as a small spark of insecurity. Igniting our frame with the doubt of ourselves and our abilities to manifest that which is ...

Heaven -- Charles de LEUSSE

"Heaven without love : what a hell." - (Charles de LEUSSE, French writer)

The Ultimate Dance -- Gabrielle Roth

It's beautiful to dance alone, beautiful to dance with your children, beautiful to dance with your friends, beautiful to dance with your lover, or even collectively. But the ultimate dance is the ...

I Sleep With The Angels -- Clare Corner

I sleep with the Angels. Above you I dwell and life holds clasped hands in search, ever more. Be though grateful for mercies big or small. Let the light shine for love liveth on.

Life's Journey -- Micheal Teal

Take a Shamanic Journey to that place of Love which lies within. To live a Happy and Passionate Life we must Inspire our Hearts by Embracing the Essence of Being Alive and Creating Profound ...

Caretakers of the Earth -- Micheal Teal

We are caretakers of the earth and as such we must use our minds in the highest way by embracing the beauty of all living things. Hear the winds whispering words of wisdom that inspire and instill ...

Moving From Limitation to Bountiful Good -- Peace Mother Geeta Sacred Song

If a job, relationship, or any type of situation has ended, command the Universe to immediately replace it for you in a multiplied way... in a better, higher form. Make this your belief now: that ...

How To BE Love - The Shaman's Way -- Peace Mother Geeta Sacred Song

The Peace Shaman comprehends it is Their duty to BE Love… Established in this state, They emanate blessings naturally and effortlessly… The Peace Shaman recognizes each sentient being's choice ...

The Voice of Spirit - Are You Listening? -- Peace Mother Geeta Sacred Song

In order to be able to act on flashes of Inspiration We must practice hearing the voice of Spirit... We must be disciplined in honoring the subtle messages, Accepting them as real and sacred. Yet ...

Inner Voice -- Janet Francois

The 'inner voice' is our truest friend...and wont ever let us down. Providing we listen to it...that is!!!

Life -- Karen Willis

Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass; it’s about learning how to dance in the rain.

What is Dying? -- Bishop Brent

From the web site of Ewan Irvine, Spiritual Medium: A ship sails and I stand watching till she fades on the horizon, and someone at my side says, "She is gone." Gone where? Gone from my sight, that ...

Change -- Stephen Wakeling, Spiritual Medium

Change can be seen through a twisted shadow of darkness, or the pure glint of bright sunlight. You may resist it, or condemn, look back in sadness, or accept in joy for it is the rhythmic pattern, ...

A Simple Word (poem) -- Stephen Wakeling, Spiritual Medium

Prior to my youngest Son's Wedding I was asked to say a few words or give a short poem about marriage. Initially, without any personal experience about poetry I checked out the web, but found ...

Education and Spiritualism -- Catherine L. Dorr

With education we can promote the religion of Spiritualism. Without education, we only defend it. This message was given by Spirit, to Catherine L. Dorr at the June 2000 I.S.A. Convention.

Journey -- Richard Newall

The greatest journey of all is the journey into oneself.

"Correspondences", a poem inspired by the mystical theory of Spiritualist Emanuel Swedenborg -- Charles Baudelaire, French poet (Paris 1821—1867)

Introduction to the poem: Dr. Hugo Heyrman - Museums of the Mind (section about Synesthesia): In Paris 1857, Baudelaire wrote "Correspondances", arguably his best-known poem. This work beautifully ...

Do not stand at my grave and weep -- Mary Elizabeth Frye (1905-2004)

Do not stand at my grave and weep, I am not there, I do not sleep. I am in a thousand winds that blow, I am the softly falling snow. I am the gentle showers of rain, I am the fields of ripening ...

Difficulties -- Dr Carl Gustav Jung

Man needs difficulties; they are necessary for health

Darkness -- Dr Carl Gustav Jung

Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people.

Error -- Dr Carl Gustav Jung

Error is just as important a condition of life as truth. Wikipedia Photo: Jung in 1910.

Health or disease -- Buddha

Every human being is the author of his own health or disease.

Health as a duty -- Buddha

To keep the body in good health is a duty... otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.

Our thoughts -- Buddha

We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.

Belief creates fact -- William James

Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.

The doors of perception -- William Blake

When the doors of perception are cleansed man will see things as they truely are, infinite.

Psychological health -- Deepak Chopra

A psychologically healthy person can, in fact, be defined as someone whose desires actually produce happiness.

Life as a miracle -- Albert Einstein

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.

The importance of thoughts -- James Van Praagh

If our thoughts dwell on poverty and illness, we will draw these conditions to us. If we elevate our thoughts to a higher frequency level, we will reap harmony and abundance. This is a fixed ...

The importance of thoughts -- Paramahanda Yogananda

Since you alone are responsible for your thoughts, only you can change them. You will want to change them when you realize that each thought creates according to its own nature. Remember that the law ...

Pain and suffering -- Unknown

Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.

Magnanimity -- Aristotle

It is the characteristic of the magnanimous man to ask no favor but to be ready to do kindness to others.

The limitation of being a human being -- Albert Einstein

A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical ...

The importance of thoughts -- James Allen

You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.

Bliss and the ego -- Deepak Shopra

If you want to reach a state of bliss, then go beyond your ego and the internal dialogue. Make a decision to relinquish the need to control, the need to be approved, and the need to judge. Those are ...

The material world as an illusion -- Deepak Chopra

For nearly a hundred years, we have known that the material world is an illusion. Everything that seems solid - a rock, a tree, your body - is actually 99.999% empty space.

Potential -- James Allen

The oak sleeps in the acorn; the bird waits in the egg; and in the highest vision of the soul a waking angel stirs.

Choice -- Wayne Dyer

Heaven on Earth is a choice you must make, not a place you must find.

Attraction -- James Allen

The soul attracts that which it secretly harbors; that which it loves, and also that which it fears.

Thoughts -- Norman Vincent Peale

Change your thoughts and you change your world.

Accidents -- Deepak Chopra

There are no accidents... there is only some purpose that we haven't yet understood.

An infinity of choices -- Deepak Chopra

You and I are essentially infinite choice-makers. In every moment of our existence, we are in that field of all possibilities where we have access to an infinity of choices.

To live -- Oscar Wilde

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.

Attraction -- James Allen

Men do not attract that which they want, buth that which they are.

Attitudes and lives -- William James

Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives.

Attitudes alter life -- William James

The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes of mind.

The greatest use of life -- William James

The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.

Karmic Law #2 -- Matthew Smith

2. The law of creation: You attract what you are, not what you want.