“People of our time are losing the power of celebration. Instead of celebrating we seek to be amused or entertained. Celebration is an active state, an act of expressing reverence or appreciation. To be entertained is a passive state–it is to receive pleasure afforded by an amusing act or a spectacle… Celebration is aContinue reading “The power of celebration”
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Be the light
“Travel light, live light, spread light, be the light.” –Yogi Bhajan
In Celebration of the first night of Hanukkah
“Just as Hanukkah candles are lighted one by one from a single flame, so the tale of the miracle is passed from one man to another, from one house to another, and to the whole House of Israel throughout the generations.” – Judah Leon Magnes
Light Persists
“In the midst of darkness, light persists.” – Mahatma Gandhi
Listen to the inner light
“Listen to the inner light; it will guide you. Listen to the inner peace; it will feed you. Listen to the inner love; it will transform you.” –Sri Chinmoy
Bring the light
“Don’t fight darkness—bring the light, and darkness will disappear.” – Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
It is possible to create light and encourage compassion
“I speak from experience that even in darkness, it is possible to create light and encourage compassion. There it is: I still believe in man in spite of man.” ― Elie Wiesel
The trick is to enjoy life
“The trick is to enjoy life. Don’t wish away your days, waiting for better ones ahead.” —Marjorie Pay Hinckley
A thought for the first Sunday of Advent
“Advent is a season of wise women and men following the example of Jesus and thereby constructing a spiritual life on solid principles.” –– Robert F. Morneau, Fathoming Bethlehem
Turning on the light
“We awaken. . . by asking the right questions. We awaken. . . when we see knowledge being spread that goes against our own personal experiences. We awaken. . . when we see popular opinion being wrong but accepted as being right, and what is right being pushed as being wrong. We awaken. .Continue reading “Turning on the light”
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