Seeking the Wisdom of the Heart
“Knowing
yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”
“Dost
thou reckon thyself only a puny form when within thee the universe is folded?”
“Knowledge is flour, but wisdom is bread. “
-
AUSTIN O'MALLEY,
'O
Son of Spirit!…Turn they sight unto thyself, that thou mayest find Me
standing within thee mighty, powerful and self-subsisting'
-Baha'u'llah
“To
know what you know and to know what you don’t know, that is real wisdom”
–
Confucius
“Everything
in the universe is within you. Ask all from yourself.”
“O
SON OF SPIRIT! I created thee rich, why dost thou bring thyself down to
poverty? Noble I made thee, wherewith 7 dost thou abase thyself? Out of the
essence of knowledge I gave thee being, why seekest thou enlightenment from
anyone beside Me? Out of the clay of love I molded thee, how dost thou busy
thyself with another? Turn thy sight unto thyself, that thou mayest find Me
standing within thee, mighty, powerful and self-subsisting.”
“The
only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.”
“Know
well what leads you forward and what holds you back, and choose the path that
leads to wisdom.”
–
Buddha
“And
the splendor of the light is in the hearts, yet it is hidden under the veilings
of sense and the conditions of this earth, even as a candle within a lantern of
iron, and only when the lantern is removed doth the light of the candle shine
out. In like manner, when thou strippest
the wrappings of illusion from off thine heart, the lights of oneness will be
made manifest.”
-Baha’u’llah
“Water
is fluid, soft, and yielding. But water will wear away rock, which is rigid and
cannot yield. As a rule, whatever is fluid, soft, and yielding will overcome
whatever is rigid and hard. This is another paradox: what is soft is strong.”
Lao-Tzu
(600 B.C.)
“Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening
when you'd have preferred to talk.”
-
DOUG LARSON
“Like water in the desert is wisdom to the soul.”
-
EDWARD COUNSEL
“Say:
Human utterance is an essence which aspireth to exert its influence and needeth
moderation. . . . As to its moderation, this has to be combined with tact and
wisdom as prescribed in the Holy Scriptures and Tablets.”
-Baha’u’llah
“In the quiet
of the night Wisdom came and stood beside my bed, gazing at me like a doting
mother. She wiped away my tears and said, “I heard the cry of your soul and
came to solace you. Open your heart to me, that I might fill it with light. Ask
me, and I shall show you the path of truth.”
–
Gibran
“Stop
acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion.”
“O
SON OF DUST! The wise are they that speak not unless they obtain a hearing,
even as the cup-bearer, who proffereth not his cup till he findeth a seeker,
and the lover who crieth not from the depths of his heart until he gazeth upon
the beauty of his beloved. Wherefore sow the seeds of wisdom and knowledge in
the pure soil of the heart, and keep them hidden, till the hyacinths of divine
wisdom spring from the heart and not from mire and clay.”
-Baha’u’llah
“Yesterday
I was clever, so I wanted to change the world.
Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”
–
Rumi
“Silence
is the language of god, all else is poor translation.”
“In the ocean he findeth a drop, in a drop he beholdeth the
secrets of the sea.”
-Baha’u’llah
“Split
the atom’s heart, and lo!
Within it thou wilt find a sun…”
-Baha’u’llah
“A spoon cannot taste of the food it carries.
Likewise, a foolish man cannot understand the wise man´s wisdom even if he
associates with a sage.”
– D. Lama
“On life's journey
Faith is
nourishment,
Virtuous deeds are a shelter,
Wisdom is the light by day and
Right mindfulness is the protection by night.
If a man lives a pure life
nothing can destroy him;
If he has conquered greed nothing can limit his
freedom.”
-Buddha
‘Not
everything that a man knoweth can be disclosed, nor can everything that he can
disclose be regarded as timely, nor can every timely utterance be considered as
suited to the capacity of those who hear it.’ Such is the consummate wisdom to
be observed in thy pursuits. Be not oblivious thereof, if thou wishest to be a
man of action under all conditions. First diagnose the disease and identify the
malady, then prescribe the remedy, for such is the perfect method of the
skilful physician.”
–
Abdu’l-Baha
“The
mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom and his tongue speaks what is just.”
–Psalms
37:30
“There is no fire like greed,
No crime like
hatred,
No sorrow like separation,
No sickness like hunger of heart,
And no
joy like the joy of freedom.
Health, contentment and trust
Are your greatest
possessions,
And freedom your greatest joy.
Look within. Be still.
Free
from fear and attachment,
Know the sweet joy of living in the way”
- Buddha
“Be
generous in prosperity, and thankful in adversity. Be worthy of the trust of
thy neighbor, and look upon him with a bright and friendly face. Be a treasure
to the poor, an admonisher to the rich, an answerer of the cry of the needy, a
preserver of the sanctity of thy pledge. 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.
“Be
a home for the stranger, a balm to the suffering, a tower of strength for the
fugitive. Be eyes to the blind, and a guiding light unto the feet of the
erring. Be an ornament to the countenance of truth, a crown to the brow of
fidelity, a pillar of the temple of righteousness, a breath of life to the body
of mankind, an ensign of the hosts of justice, a luminary above the horizon of
virtue, a dew to the soil of the human heart, an ark on the ocean of knowledge,
a sun in the heaven of bounty, a gem on the diadem of wisdom, a shining light
in the firmament of thy generation, a fruit upon the tree of humility.”
“When the wisdom of the heart replaces the chatter
of the mind, the power of love flows forth.”
~Marianne Williamson
“…To you, O God of my fathers, I give thanks and
praise, for you have given me wisdom and might, and have now made
known to me what we asked of you, for you have made known to us the king’s
matter.”
-Daniel 2:23
“A
kindly tongue is the lodestone of the hearts of men. It is the bread of the
spirit, it clotheth the words with meaning, it is the fountain of the light of
wisdom and understanding.”
“O
friend, the heart is the dwelling of eternal mysteries, make it not the home of
fleeting fancies; waste not the treasure of thy precious life in employment
with this swiftly passing world. Thou comest from the world of holiness—bind
not thine heart to the earth; thou art a dweller in the court of
nearness—choose not the homeland of the dust.”
-Baha’u’llah
“Our deepest fear is not that we are
inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our
light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to
be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is
nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure
around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make
manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's
in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other
people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our
presence automatically liberates others.”
