Let your mind be quiet, realising the beauty of the world, and the immense, the boundless treasures that it holds in store. All that you have within you, all that your heart desires, all that your Nature so specially fits… The Lake of Beauty
There are no national or man-made boundaries in religion. Religion can and should be used by anyone who finds it beneficial. One might, for example, employ some of the efficacious Buddhist meditative techniques without becoming a Buddhist. What is important… Universal Responsibility
“Sit evenly, erect, at ease, with palms folded on the lap, with eyes fixed on the nose, cleanse your lungs by taking a deep breath, holding it in and then discharging it, raise in your heart the OM sounding like… All Beings as Myself
All life is LIVED: now this comes home to me. But who, then , lives it? Things that patiently Stand there, like some unfingered melody Sleeping within a harp as day is going? Is it the winds across the water… Fragrances
Common be your prayer; Common be your goal; Common be your purpose; Common be your deliberation. Common be your wishes, Your hearts in concord, Your intentions in concord, Perfect be the union amongst you. — from Rig Veda, 10:191
Thou canst not travel on the Path before thou hast become that Path itself. Let thy soul lend its ear to every cry of pain like as the lotus bares it heart to drink the morning sun. Let not the… Let Thy Soul Lend It’s Ear
If a man feels that what, without any fault of his own, he suffers in this life can only be the result of some of his former acts, he will bear his sufferings with more resignation, like a debtor who… Nothing Can Be Lost
The Tathagata is greatly to be honoured And profound in wisdom; And long has he kept secret this message, Not endeavoring hastily to declare it, The wise, if they hear it, Are able to accept and discern; The ignorant doubt… The Cooling of the Earth
The Great and Peaceful Ones live regenerating the world like the coming of the spring;.having crossed the ocean of embodied existence themselves they freely aid all others who seek to cross it. The very essence and inherent will of Mahatmas… The Great and Peaceful Ones
Proclus says that “The first monad is the Eternal God; the second, eternity; the third, the paradigm, or pattern of the universe;” the three constituting the Intelligible Triad. Everything in this visible universe is the outflow of this Triad, and… The Invisible Presence
Let there be no negligence in your devotion. Negligence in the practice of recollection is death—this has been declared by the Seer Sanatkumara. For the spiritual seeker, there is no greater evil than negligence in recollection. From it arises delusion.… Negligence