Soul Café
Integrating Spirituality into Our Lives
"Beware lest ye harm any soul, or make any
heart to sorrow; lest ye wound any man with your words…be he friend or
foe."
–
Abdu’l-Baha
"If you truly loved yourself, you could never
hurt another."
–
Buddha
Therefore strive that your
actions day by day may be beautiful prayers. Turn towards God, and seek always
to do that which is right and noble. Enrich the poor, raise the fallen, comfort
the sorrowful, bring healing to the sick, reassure the fearful, rescue the
oppressed, bring hope to the hopeless, shelter the destitute!
-Abdu'l-Baha
You pray in your distress and in your need; would
that you might pray also in the fullness of your joy and in your days of
abundance.”
― Kahlil Gibran
"Be fair in thy judgment, and guarded in thy
speech. Be unjust to no man, and show all meekness to all men. Be as a lamp
unto them that walk in darkness, a joy to the sorrowful, a sea for the thirsty,
a haven for the distressed, an upholder and defender of the victim of
oppression. Let integrity and uprightness distinguish all thine acts."
-Baha’u’llah
Anytime you try to be a loving person, you’re doing
your part to save the world.
-Marianne Williamson
"Be not content in showing friendship in words
alone. Let your heart burn with loving-kindness for all who cross your
path."
Abdu’l-Baha
“The
smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention.”
― Kahlil Gibran
Come out of the circle of time
And into the
circle of love.
-Rumi
[Whilst]
everything around me is ever changing, ever dying, there is underlying all that
change a living power that is changeless, that holds all together, that
creates, dissolves and recreates. That informing power or spirit is
God....And is this power benevolent or malevolent? I see it as purely
benevolent. For I can see that in the midst of death life persists, in
the midst of untruth truth persists, in the midst of darkness light persists.
Hence I gather that God is Life, Truth, Light. He is Love. He is
the supreme Good.
-Mahatma Gandi
To belittle, you have to be little.”
― Kahlil Gibran
“Many a day hath passed over thee whilst thou hast
busied thyself with thy fancies and idle imaginings. How long art thou to
slumber on thy bed? Lift up thy head from slumber, for the Sun hath risen to
the zenith, haply it may shine upon thee with the light of beauty.”
-Baha’u’llah
Those who are awake live in a state of constant
amazement.
--Buddha
"Hear no evil, and see no evil, abase not
thyself, neither sigh and weep. Speak no evil, that thou mayest not hear it
spoken unto thee, and magnify not the faults of others that thine own faults
may not appear great; and wish not the abasement of anyone, that thine own
abasement be not exposed. Live then the days of thy life, that are less than a
fleeting moment, with thy mind stainless, thy heart unsullied, thy thoughts
pure, and thy nature sanctified, so that, free and content, thou mayest put
away this mortal frame, and repair unto the mystic paradise and abide in the
eternal kingdom for evermore."
-Baha’u’llah
Just as a candle cannot burn without
fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.
-Buddha
“Your
living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude
you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind
looks at what happens.”
― Kahlil Gibran
"It is not preaching any rules the world
wants, but love and action."
-Baha’i
Writings
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not
envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not
self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always
hopes, always perseveres.
The
Bible
"The betterment of the world, can be
accomplished through pure & goodly deeds."
-Baha’u’llah
Strive constantly to
serve the welfare of the world; by devotion to selfless work one attains the supreme
goal of life. Do your work with the welfare of others always in mind.
Bhagavad
Gita
Stay away from malicious gossip and fake words.”
The
Quran
"When the heart is filled with love everything
seems beautiful & delightful to us."
–
Abdu’l-Baha
The heart is like a garden. It can grow
compassion or fear, resentment or love. What seeds will you plant
there?
-the
Buddha
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I
do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and
do not be afraid.
–
Bible
"Prejudices of any kind are the destroyers of
human happiness & welfare."
Abdu’l-Baha
and may the Lord cause you to increase and abound
in love for one another, and for all people, just as we also do for you
-Bible
"Prayer need not be in words, but rather in
thought and attitude… words without love mean nothing."
Abdu’l-Baha
Those who have conquered
themselves...live in peace, alike in cold and heat, pleasure and pain, praise
and blame...To such people a clod of dirt, a stone, and gold are the
same...Because they are impartial, they rise to great heights.
-Bhagavad
Gita
“Kind words and forgiveness are better than charity
followed by injury.”
The
Quran
Until we have seen
someone’s darkness, we don’t really know who they are. Until we have forgiven
someone’s darkness, we don’t really know what love is.
-Marianne Williamson
Personal transformation can and does have global
effects. As we go, so goes the world, for the world is us. The revolution that
will save the world is ultimately a personal one.
-Marianne Williamson
Become more accepting. With every interaction,
surrender any tendency to judge another person. Pray for a more accepting
heart.
-Marianne Williamson
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