Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.
Interpretation
Silence allows us to connect with deeper insights and divine inspiration.
This quote emphasizes the importance of silence and introspection in our lives. It suggests that in the quiet moments, away from the noise of everyday life, we can access profound truths and guidance that may otherwise go unheard, highlighting the value of contemplation and awareness in our spiritual journeys.
In practice
During a meditation session, you might share this quote to emphasize the need for silence.
It is plain that there is no separate essence called courage, no cup or cell in the brain, no vessel in the heart containing drops or atoms that make or give this virtue; but it is the right or healthy state of every man, when he is free to do that which is constitutional to him to do.
Few people have any next, they live from hand to mouth without a plan, and are always at the end of their line.
Men cease to interest us when we find their limitations
Tis the good reader that makes the good book; a good head cannot read amiss: in every book he finds passages which seem confidences or asides hidden from all else and unmistakeably meant for his ear.
The world belongs to the energetic.
Hast thou named all the birds without a gun?
Nothing more or less than the deepest, most desperate desire of our hearts.
How often it is that a small action becomes great by its intention. And how often it is that a great action becomes small by its intention.
No person, no place, and no thing has any power over us, for 'we' are the only thinkers in our mind. When we create peace and harmony and balance in our minds, we will find it in our lives.
In the craziness of our world, it takes tremendous effort to find a quiet place. It takes time to quiet your mind and your heart before the Lord.
The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.
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