frases & reflexões

The body: for the Spirit

“The body will be turned by the power of the spiritual consciousness into a true and fit and perfectly responsive instrument of the Spirit.”…

Truth, peace and freedom

“But what makes these ‘experts’ preach their own opinion and call it truth?” asked the inquirer. “Is it an inheritance of humankind to do…

À Santa Madre Teresa

“Spread love everywhere you go: first of all in your own house. Give love to your children, to your wife or husband, to a…

Everywhere is the treasure

“Everywhere is the treasury of endless capacities of followers of the way. Everywhere is not everywhere; it is called everywhere.” ~ Hui-k’ung

All truly wise thoughts

“All truly wise thoughts have been thought already thousands of times; but to make them truly ours, we must think them over again honestly,…

A árvore de vida, Goethe

“Cinzenta, caro amigo, é toda teoria, Verdejante e dourada é a árvore da vida” ~ Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (tradução de Alberto Maximiliano) (via…

Não precisa correr tanto!

“Não precisa correr tanto, acredite! As melhores coisas da vida pedem calma, e um pouco de tempo, um pouco de silêncio, e reflexão. Pense…

Thich Nhat Hanh & Marilyn Manson

Compare Marilyn Manson e Thich Nhat Hanh nos seguintes textos. O primeiro é cantor, compositor e performer de dark-rock, participante de “Bowling for Columbine”….

O homem pensa, Deus Ri

“Existe um provérbio judaico admirável: O homem pensa, Deus ri. (…) Mas por que Deus ri ao olhar o homem que pensa? Porque o…