We get swallowed up by the illusion that unless we can find a place to belong, we are going to be all alone in the world.

All motivation derives from the primary fact of mortality. Take mortality away and motivation loses its…motivation.

We co-create our reality with others in unseen ways.

Life—the way it really is—is a battle not between good and bad, but between bad and worse

Dreams are reality for the subconscious mind, but wisdom is the perception of knowledge. Wisdom is the internalization of knowledge.

In marriage you are not sacrificing yourself to the other person. You are sacrificing yourself to the relationship.

We create ourselves endlessly.

Maybe man is nothing in particular,’ Cross said gropingly. ‘Maybe that’s the terror of it. Man may be just anything at all. And maybe man deep down suspects this, really knows this, kind of dreams...

You are spiritual, blessed, and god-like when you have realized that God and all humans are alike.

Now anybody can be “kind.” And everybody’s supposed to be. Except that long ago it was something you were born into and couldn’t help. Now it’s just a faked-up attitude half the time, like teachers...

Every thought is a potential reality.

Were we incapable of empathy – of putting ourselves in the position of others and seeing that their suffering is like our own – then ethical reasoning would lead nowhere. If emotion without reason is...

Excerpt from “The Strength in Knowing”Doubt is the archenemy of the purity of thought and it inhibits theessence of all that is

The unity of scientific and spiritual knowledge is realized when each of the particular sciences is organically related to the supreme knowledge of al-tawhid.

To win the peace, fight with your love and understanding.

There is no fate which cannot be surmounted by scorn.

A philosopher is a lover of wisdom, not of knowledge, which for all its great uses ultimately suffers from the crippling effect of ephemerality. All knowledge is transient linked to the world around it and...

Cleverness is egocentric, dramatic, gives you an illusion of success. We are always running behind it and ultimately suffer. Whereas simplicity is spiritual, blissful, not dramatic, simple but joyful and gives inner peace. Which is...

What is this slow blue dream of living, and this fevered death by dreaming?

Forgiveness is created by the restitution of the abuser; of the wrongdoer. It is not something to be squeeeeeezed out of the victim in a further act of conscience-corrupting abuse.

Realizing the seriously ruthless, venomous habits and agendas of evil always instills a more fierce passion and longing for a closer God. Men, out of pride, may claim their own authorities over what constitutes good...

In the world of art, all things are possible.–George from Paradise Kiss

Pulse proximity is not intimacy.

It is the philosophers, theologians, and evangelists who are said to be filled with pride and bigotry due to the strong convictions that they represent. On the contrary, teachings can be either taken or dismissed;...

NIHILIST, n. A Russian who denies the existence of anything but Tolstoi. The leader of the school is Tolstoi.

Baseless victimhood is usually the last stage before outright aggression.

I have brought peace to this land, and security,” he began.”And what of your soul, when you use the cleverness of argument to cloak such acts? Do you think that the peace of a thousand...

The technological man is limited as his tools. The man without technologies is limitless.

All atheists must examine the Non Aggression Principle.

Inner peace begins when nothing can disturb the calmness of your mind.

The cynic sees only cynicism, the depressive can taint creation with one glance

It is indeed a curse to dream as you walk amongst the dreamless

Events are transient, feelings are momentary, perception is optional and internalization is life long.

Happiness consists in frequent repetition of pleasure

I blame God for all the good things that happened in my life to spite him I will be good to others

There is no beast or beauty.There is no task or duty.There is only you.

We are born into this world unarmed – our mind is our only weapon.

I do not turn to history to draw from it an easy lesson of hope, but to confront my experience with that of others, to acquire something I might call universal compassion, and also a...

Philosophy may serve as the bridge between theology and science. All atheism is a philosophy, but not all philosophy is atheism. Philosophy (‘love of wisdom’) is simply a tool depending on how one uses it,...

Creation and destruction are the two ends of the same moment. And everything between the creation and the next destruction is the journey of life.

Si te caes siete veces, levántate ocho.

Silence is the music of the heart.

To assess the quality of thoughts of people, don’t listen to their words, but watch their actions.

We should keep in mind that there are always more truths to know, and we will know more as we evolve. Being faithful to what we already know is the key that opens the door...

You’re born with the power of love, why you are looking for power of destruction?

If people are jealous of you, it means you are worth something.

No one should ever ask themselves that: why am I unhappy? The question carries within it the virus that will destroy everything. If we ask that question, it means we want to find out what...

When you love yourself, feel the joy of your soul and see the dance of your spirit, you are really living your life.

I work so hard for profits because my dreams are expensive.

The West is a civilization that has survived all the prophecies of its collapse with a singular stratagem. Just as the bourgeoisie had to deny itself as a class in order to permit the bourgeoisification...