“If you are offering your gift at the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the alter and go; first be reconciled to your brother and then come and offer your gift.” Matthew 5:23-24

“Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom.  One can find it, live it, be fortified by it, do wonders through it, but one cannot communicate and teach it.”  Hermann Hesse (Siddhartha)

“Truth comes to an innocent mind as a blessing and a sacrament. Truth is a holy thing because it liberates thought from itself and illumines the human heart from the inside out.”  Adyashanti (My Secret is Silence)

“Wisdom is being in the void. To be thoughtless.  Only by being in the void can the light come through.  As long as I have something going on in my mind the Light can’t come through.  The Light can only come in when the mind is clear – – in a state of silence.”  Hew Len, Shamanic Wisdomkeepers.

“Just as a bright sun causes ice cubes to melt, in the moments when we feel connected and kind, we create a warm environment that encourages others around us to relax and open up.” Tara Brach (Radical Acceptance)

“The more that we can take the time to do things that bring us to center such as meditate, dance, sing, and spend time in nature, the easier it is for us to distinguish that quiet ever-present whisper in our lives.” Jana Hexter (Forget about ‘Tapping into Your Intuition’)

“By witnessing how we are, in our body, heart, and mind, we become armed with the necessary information needed to respond thoughtfully and with care.” Jill Satterfield (Meditation in Motion)

“By resting in the acceptance that every facet of experience exists as perfectly-orchestrated catalysts of divine perfection, a willingness to accept how everything is only here to be loved instinctively moves you into the reality of eternal grace.” Matt Kahn (A Deeper Surrender)

“The most direct thing that I can say to you is to not believe your mind. Shift your focus from the mind to the Heart, which means affectionate awareness and stillness. Your mind will not like you doing this at first but with some time and patience, and more than a little love, your mind’s reactions to the old beliefs crumbling will become less and less troubling.”  Adyashanti (Redemptive Love” study course)

“Suffering is primarily a call for attention, which itself is a movement of love. More than happiness, love wants growth, the widening and deepening of awareness and consciousness and being.  Whatever prevents that, becomes a cause of pain, and love does not shirk from pain.”  Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj