To have humility is to experience reality, not in relation to ourselves, but in its sacred independence. It is to see, judge, and act from the point of rest in ourselves. Then, how much disappears, and all that remains falls into place. In the point of rest at the center of our being, we encounter a world where all things are at rest in the same way. Then a tree becomes a mystery, a cloud a revelation, each man a cosmos of whose riches we can only catch glimpses. The life of simplicity is simple, but it opens to us a book in which we never get beyond the first syllable.
God does not die on the day when we cease to believe in a personal deity, but we die on the day when our lives cease to be illumined by the steady ra… - Dag Hammarskjold
God does not die on the day when we cease to believe in a personal deity, but we die on the day when our lives cease to be illumined by the steady ra…
- Dag Hammarskjold
Life only demands from you the strength that you possess. Only one feat is possible; not to run away. - Dag Hammarskjold
Life only demands from you the strength that you possess. Only one feat is possible; not to run away.
Forgiving is forgetting, in spite of remembering. - Dag Hammarskjold
Forgiving is forgetting, in spite of remembering.
Our work for peace must begin within the private world of each of us. To build for man a world without fear, we must be without fear. To build a worl… - Dag Hammarskjold
Our work for peace must begin within the private world of each of us. To build for man a world without fear, we must be without fear. To build a worl…
What you must dare: is to be yourself. - Dag Hammarskjold
What you must dare: is to be yourself.
Each morning we must hold out the chalice of our being to receive, to carry, and give back. It must be held out empty - for the past must only be ref… - Dag Hammarskjold
Each morning we must hold out the chalice of our being to receive, to carry, and give back. It must be held out empty - for the past must only be ref…
For all that has been, Thanks. To all that shall be, Yes. - Dag Hammarskjold
For all that has been, Thanks. To all that shall be, Yes.
We've got to learn hard things in our lifetime, but it's love that gives you the strength. It's being nice to people and having a lot of fun and laug… - Dag Hammarskjold
We've got to learn hard things in our lifetime, but it's love that gives you the strength. It's being nice to people and having a lot of fun and laug…
The concept of loyalty is distorted when it is understood to mean blind acceptance. It is correctly interpreted when it is assumed to cover honest cr… - Dag Hammarskjold
The concept of loyalty is distorted when it is understood to mean blind acceptance. It is correctly interpreted when it is assumed to cover honest cr…
Login to join the discussion
Login to join the discussion