frases & reflexões

Busy, still

Even when he is still, The selfish man is busy. Even when he is busy, The selfless man is still. ~ Ashtavakra Gita 18:29

Total understanding

“When you separate yourself by belief, by nationality, by tradition, it breeds violence. So a man who is trying to understand violence does not…

O Mal contra o Mal

Época – Os atentados de 11 de setembro mudaram mesmo o mundo? Paulo Coelho – Mudaram. A gente assiste a um profundo avanço das…

Cognitus sum

“Videmus nunc per speculum in aegnigmate: tunc autem facie ad faciem. Nunc cognosco ex parte: tunc autem cognoscam sicut et cognitus sum”. (tradução: Hoje…

Wholly dependent

How strange is the lot of us mortals! Each of us is here for a brief sojourn; for what purpose he knows not, though…

Obsessed with the self

First people are obsessed with their parents. Then they are obsessed with their partner. Then they are obsessed with their children. But who is…

Truth is truth.

“Truth does not become more true by virtue of the fact that the entire world agrees with it, nor less so even if the…

what actually happens

What people expect to happen is always different from what actually happens. From this comes great disappointment; this is the way the world works….

transcendental clarity

There is no other task but to know your own original face. This is called independence; the spirit is clear and free. If you…