Quotes of the day

Maybe we all can use this thread to exchange with our favourite quotes. I really like this one, it comes from the American First Nations, I think.

"Certain things catch your eye, But pursue only those that capture your heart."

I find this quote tricky, because if the person does not know his own heart well enough and do not know how to see what is capturing it and coming out of it, then the pursuit of certain things will bring harm.

The quotes are in a queue of things waiting to be done or put back; they will be up eventually.

What about this one (my version of Arnie's famous saying):

"I will not be back!" (to this physical plane)

And more seriously:

“When man dies, the body is dissolved into its elements; but the spirit is not entombed! It leads a higher mode of life in which all the relative terms like 'father', 'son', 'wife', 'mother' are at an end... just as a guest who leaves his lodging has done with it, as though it were a thing of the past. So, the world is afflicted with death and decay; therefore the wise do not grieve… knowing the terms of the world."

BUDDHA

That's a good quote Swavy! Thanks :)

I don't have any quote to post now but I thought I can share one poem I read in my e-mail.Here it is:

Rhythm Divine ~ New Poem By Nachi

When beingness is unfolding
in a heart expanding to its full glory,

A heart embracing the light within;

Ceasing to limit itself

to the boundaries set by the mind
it does something... ..

it does something to the many hearts
that witness this glory,

Igniting the fire of spirit
and the rhythm of love,

the wild, intoxicating fragrance of freedom
is passed on from one heart to another
that dance in unison.

Thus; this dance from within a single heart
is spread across the entire universe.
inspiring every fiber of every being
an awakened state of living,

It all stars with one heart...
Its Your Heart's call. 

The Most Beautiful Heart

by Author Unknown
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One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town
proclaiming that he had the most beautiful heart in the whole valley.
A large crowd gathered and they all admired his heart for it was
perfect. There was not a mark or a flaw in it. Yes, they all agreed
it truly was the most beautiful heart they had ever seen. The young
man was very proud and boasted more loudly about his beautiful heart.

Suddenly, an old man appeared at the front of the crowd and
said, "Why your heart is not nearly as beautiful as mine".

The crowd and the young man looked at the old man's heart. It was
beating strongly, but full of scars, it had places where pieces had
been removed and other pieces put in, but they didn't fit quite right
and there were several jagged edges. In fact, in some places there
were deep gouges where whole pieces were missing. The people stared --
how can he say his heart is more beautiful, they thought?

The young man looked at the old man's heart and saw its state and
laughed. "You must be joking" , he said. "Compare your heart with
mine, mine is perfect and yours is a mess of scars and tears.

"Yes", said the old man, "Yours is perfect looking but I would never
trade with you. You see, every scar represents a person to whom I
have given my love - I tear out a piece of my heart and give it to
them, and often they give me a piece of their heart which fits into
the empty place in my heart, but because the pieces aren't exact, I
have some rough edges, which I cherish, because they remind me of the
love we shared.

Sometimes I have given pieces of my heart away, and the other person
hasn't returned a piece of his heart to me. These are the empty
gouges -- giving love is taking a chance. Although these gouges are
painful, they stay open, reminding me of the love I have for these
people too, and I hope someday they may return and fill the space I
have waiting. So now do you see what true beauty is?

The young man stood silently with tears running down his cheeks. He
walked up to the old man, reached into his perfect young and
beautiful heart, and ripped a piece out. He offered it to the old man
with trembling hands.The old man took his offering, placed it in his
heart and then took a piece from his old scarred heart and placed it
in the wound in the young man's heart. It fit, but not perfectly, as
there were some jagged edges.

The young man looked at his heart, not perfect anymore but more
beautiful than ever, since love from the old man's heart flowed into
his. They embraced and walked away side by side.

Wonderful. Thank you for sharing it Nadya.

I read a quote Albert Einstein said but of course the exact words escapes me at the moment, but it was something like

"We can't solve the world's problems by applying the same thinking that caused them."

How true does this ring still!

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This is no quote by someone great - but it has some understanding in it. I wrote it to keep better remindance.

Time is money - Psychic energy is money. Thoughts have a power, words have a power. Put these resources to careful use. In emotions, feelings - terrible investment of the resources. In consciouness - best investment.

P.S: I have terrible english - so have to edit my posts usually, sorry about that.