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Quotes About Harmony

Everything man needs is in the world.
~ Idries Shah
Todo lo que el hombre necesita está en el mundo.
~ Idries Shah
Right time, right place, right people equals success. Wrong time, wrong place, wrong people equals most of the real human history.
~ Idries Shah
The union of the mind and intuition which brings about illumination, and the development which the Sufis seek, is based upon love.
~ Idries Shah
El destino de cada individuo encaja -invariablemente- con el destino de otro, siendo cada cual héroe de su propio drama mientras figura, simultáneamente, en un drama que le es ajeno. Todo esto es algo que escapa a nuestro poder de comprensión y cuya posibilidad sólo podemos concebir en virtud de una maravillosa armonía preestablecida. - Arthur Schopenhauer
~ Unknown
Many paths lead from the foot of the mountain, but at the peak we all gaze at the single bright moon.
~ Ikkyu
Studying texts and stiff meditation can make you lose your Original Mind. A solitary tune by a fisherman, though, can be an invaluable treasure. Dusk rain on the river, the moon peeking in and out of the clouds; Elegant beyond words, he chants his songs night after night.
~ Ikkyu
pleasure pain are equal in a clear heart no mountain hides the moon
~ Ikkyu
I can see clouds a thousand miles away, hear ancient music in the pines.
~ Ikkyu
for us no difference between reading eating singing making love not one thing or the other
~ Ikkyu
Every day, priests minutely examine the Dharma And endlessly chant complicated sutras. Before doing that, though, they should learn How to read the love letters sent by The wind and rain, the snow and moon.
~ Ikkyu
The sensation of energy expands with increasing relaxation.
~ Ilchi Lee
The energy of life entering and leaving your body flows evenly throughout the universe. With that current, the mind of the cosmos communicates with all things.
~ Ilchi Lee
Our exclusive dependence on rational thought and language has obscured our natural ability to sense the flow of energy.
~ Ilchi Lee
Change,connectivity,and learning to live well with others and with Nature and her ways will be the features of the world when seen through the eye of Tao.
~ Ilchi Lee
Have you ever thought of yourself as a great being?Have you ever been deeply moved by a thought that came from inside? One day, I heard a voice inside me sincerely concerned for the future of the earth and humanity. That voice asked, Would a world where all life forms on this earth live together in peace and harmony be impossible? That voice answered, If all people really wanted that and chose that kind of world, why wouldn't it come true?
~ Ilchi Lee
By acknowledging and accepting the ultimate commonality, we can naturally and voluntarily develop the attitude of compassion and benevolence toward other people, other life-forms, and all beings. We will want to live for the good of all because we know that's the way we benefit ourselves, too.
~ Ilchi Lee
Earth as the standard by which to judge all actions transacted on our planet. From such a point of view, we all are Earth Citizens before we are a part of any group, nation, or religion. The Earth is the source of life for all forms of life. It is the common ground and primary value we pursue in our lives personally and collectively!
~ Ilchi Lee
The most earnest prayer that I know is to ask for the life energy of the universe to come down into my body and let my mind become full and overflowing with peace and gratitude.
~ Ilchi Lee
Nothing is the universe's great storehouse and power plant. Laws give the universe order and stability, while possibilities give the universe dynamic creativity and change. Through the balance of these, the universe maintains its eternal dynamic harmony that provides all beings with the environment in which they can realize their potential value.
~ Ilchi Lee
The Earth's health is the only standard that is all-encompassing enough to overcome the ethnic, cultural, religious, and national tensions that are rending the world asunder. Only the Earth can become the central axis around which which world peace can be spun, for no religion is more compelling, no single nation larger, and no peoples older than the Earth itself. For that to happen, the collective human consciousness must expand enough so that our highest identification is as Earth-Humans.
~ Ilchi Lee
When you look at it only from your own perspective, it's easy to think that only you have suffered harm. But if you change your thinking... you can approach the other person first and say, "I'm sorry. Please forgive me.
~ Ilchi Lee
Earth Citizens are people who care for the earth as they care for their own bodies.
~ Ilchi Lee
If we see our relationship to this planet in a wide perspective, one thing is clear: we belong to this planet, not the other way around.
~ Ilchi Lee