Thought for Today

“Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength.” — Tenzin Gyatso,” 14th Dalai Lama, as quoted in Words Of Wisdom: Selected Quotes by His Holiness the Dalai Lama (2001) edited by Margaret Gee, p. 71

Thought for Today

“If we wish to know how we stand with God, let us examine ourselves and how we feel toward our neighbor. This companionship that we are seeking with God is found in the friendliness we show our brother.” — A Search for God Book 1[Compiled by the study groups of the Association for Research andContinue reading “Thought for Today”

Thought for Today

“Civility is not about dousing strongly held views. It’s about making sure that people are willing to respect other perspectives.” — Jim Leach

Thought for Today

I think it is important that we rebuild an atmosphere of forgiveness and civility in every aspect of our lives. — T.D. Jakes

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“The one thing you can’t take away from me is the way I choose to respond to what you do to me. The last of one’s freedoms is to choose one’s attitude in any given circumstance.” ― Viktor E. Frankl

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Better than a thousand hollow words Is one word that brings peace. Better than a thousand hollow verses Is one verse that brings peace. Better than a hundred hollow lines Is one line of the law, bringing peace. Gautama Buddha in “The Thousands” from the Dhammapada as translated by Thomas Byrom http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Peace

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“The moment I have realized God sitting in the temple of every human body, the moment I stand in reverence before every human being and see God in him – that moment I am free from bondage, everything that binds vanishes, and I am free.” — Swami Vivekananda