O ser angélico
“O ser angélico não surge angélico, ele se torna angélico pela evolução”. ~ Dr. José Ruguê, da Fundação Sri Vájera
frases & reflexões
Amor de Mãe e Amor de Buda
“(…) Tinha já 34 ou 35 anos quando compreendi que o amor de minha mãe era como o amor de Buda. Nessa época, trabalhava…
Ah, the stepping-stones!
“One of the secrets of life is to make stepping-stones out of stumbling blocks.” ~ Jack Penn
“I want to love first”
“I don’t want to live – I want to love first, and live incidentally.” ~ Zelda Fitzgerald
What great thing?
What great thing would you attempt if you knew you could not fail? ~ Robert Schuller
Play The Melody Philosophy
I have a ‘Play The Melody’ philosophy. It means don’t over-arrange, don’t make life difficult. Just play the melody—and do it the simplest way…
The smiling heart of friendship
“A smiling face is no sure sign of friendship. Friendship is found deep within a smiling heart.” ~ Tirukural Installment 786, Chapter 79 –…
Man is a transitional being
“Man is a transitional being; he is not final. For in man and high beyond him ascend the radiant degrees that climb to a…
WotL: Procurando discórdia
Procurando a discórdia O demônio caminhava por uma trilha no meio de dois campos, onde lavradores colhiam uvas. “Vou semear um pouco daquilo que…
Que não quer ver o elevado num homem
“Quem não quer ver o que há de elevado num homem, olha tanto mais agudamente para o que nele é baixo e superficial –…
He who control his anger
“He who can control his rising anger as a coachman controls his carriage at full speed, this man I call a good driver; others…
It is compassion
“It is compassion that sustains the world’s existence. The existence of those bereft of it is a burden to the Earth.” ~ Tirukural 572,…
Krishnamurti sobre a guerra dos ideais e do “passado”
“Q“, para Question, “K” para Jiddy Krishnamurti, uma conversa transcrita pela Krishnamurti Foundation of America e publicada na Web (em pdf) sob o título…
How good peace feels.
The Looming Doom of War. Um brilhante artigo escrito por Marelin the Magician, do site Merlin’s Wonderland. Parte do princípio que “declaring war on…
An artist cannot speak
“An artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture.” ~ Jean Cocteau
Kural: the Duty to Give
“He who understands the duty of giving truly lives. All others shall be counted among the dead.” ~ Tirukural 214, Chapter 22, Understanding One’s…
Take a broom.
There should be less talk; a preaching point is not a meeting point. What do you do then? Take a broom and clean someone’s…
If you think you’re too small
“If you think you’re too small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito in the room.” ~ Anita Koddick
Tell a person they are BRAVE
“Tell a person they are brave and you help them become so.” ~ Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881, Scottish Philosopher, Author)
A liberdade samsárica do Ocidente: perseguir os desejos, ao invés de transcendê-los. Por David Frawley
“O moderno Ocidente enfatiza a liberdade material do indivíduo para perseguir o desejo, não a liberdade espiritual do indivíduo para transcender o desejo”. ~…