TOPIC: The Imperishable Gem

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The Imperishable Gem 25 Jun 2012 16:35 #65019

"There are no choices that are really a detour that will take you far from where you’re wanting to be — because your Inner Being is always guiding you to the next, and the next, and the next. So don’t be concerned that you may make a fatal choice, because there aren’t any of those. You are always finding your balance. It’s a never-ending process."

- Abraham-Hicks

Re: The Imperishable Gem 26 Jun 2012 07:20 #65065

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"Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back and beginning all over again." - Andre Gide

Re: The Imperishable Gem 27 Jun 2012 07:46 #65244

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"Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass unter the trees on a spring day, listening to the murmur of water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time." - John Lubbock

Re: The Imperishable Gem 27 Jun 2012 22:43 #65307

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"Some believers accuse skeptics of having nothing left but a dull, cold, scientific world. I am left with only art, music, literature, theater, the magnificence of nature, mathematics, the human spirit, sex, the cosmos, friendship, history, science, imagination, dreams, oceans, mountains, love and the wonder of birth. That’ll do me.” - Lynne Kelly

Re: The Imperishable Gem 29 Jun 2012 07:03 #65397

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"So then, the relationship of self to other is the complete realization that loving yourself is impossible without loving everything defined as other than yourself." - Alan Watts

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"Our life's a stage, a comedy: either learn to play and take it lightly, or bear its troubles patiently." - Palladas

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"Always be mindful of the kindness and not the faults of others" - Buddha
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Re: The Imperishable Gem 02 Jul 2012 07:17 #65673

I can't believe how fast things move on the outside.
I saw an automobile once, when i was a kid, but now...they're everywhere.
The world went and got itself in a big, damn hurry...

- Brooks, Shawshank Redemption

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"Life is too important to be taken seriously." - Oscar Wilde
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Re: The Imperishable Gem 04 Jul 2012 07:00 #65911

"Act now, and lo! all things are done; live now, and behold! thou art in the midst of Plenty; be now, and know that thou art perfect."

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