I have 365 spiritual wisdom quotes or phrases to share with you. When I post the last one, I will tell you from whom this information comes from.

Even if you get it right on knowing who this person is, I will not say who it is until I posted the last quote.

Have fun interpreting the wisdom in the fashion the works best for you

Feel free to comment in any of them if it pertains to your experience or belief system.


1: Common sense shows that human life is short lived and that it is best to make of our brief sojourn on this Earth something that is useful to oneself and others.

2: As humans, we all have the same potential, unless there is some sort of retarded brain function. The wonderful human brain is the source of our strength and the source of our future, provided we utilize it in the right direction. If we use the brilliant human mind in the wrong way, it really is a disaster.

3: I think human beings are the superior sentient beings on this planet. Humans have the potential not only to create happy lives for themselves, but also to help other beings. We have a natural creative ability and it is very important to realize this.

4: We cannot be useful to ourselves unless we are also useful to others. Whether we like it or not, we are all connected, and it is unthinkable to be happy all by oneself. Anyone who is only concerned by his own well being will suffer eventually. Anyone who is only concerned with the well being of others takes care of himself without even thinking about it. Even if we decide to remain selfish, let us be intelligently selfish - let us help others!

Balance, balance, balance.

5: We do not usually know how to distinguish between what is essential and what is secondary. We spend our lives running about here and there after pleasures that are forever eluding us and leaving us unsatisfied. We try to be happy come what may, without wondering whether we are causing anyone else to suffer in the process. We are prepared to do anything to amass and defend our possessions, which are neither lasting nor true sources of happiness.

6: Our mind is full of anger, jealousy, and other negative feelings, and we do not realize that such feelings are incompatible with inner peace and joy. Our intelligence, which is the glory of human beings, is used only to decieve others and to gain more for ourselves as others' expense. At the end of the day we find only suffering and, as the ultimate absurdity, we lay the blame for this on other people.

7: Let's use our human intelligence wisely. Otherwise, how are we superior to animals?

8: If we really want to make our lives meaningful and happy, we should begin by thinking sanely. We should cultivate the human qualities we all possess but which we bury under a heap of confused thinking and conflicting emotions.

9: Let us cultivate love and compassion, both of which give true meaning to life. This is what I teach, more than other religions itself. It is simple. Its temple is the heart. Its teaching is love and compassion. Its moral values are loving and respecting others, whoever they may be.

10: To be kind, honest and have positive thoughts; to forgive those who harm us and treat everyone as a friend; to help those who are suffering and never to consider ourselves superior to anyone else: even if this advice seems rather simplistic, make the effort of seeing whether by following it you can find greater happiness.

Dalai Lama?

maybe

11: We do not need to reflect too long before we realize that all beings spontaneously look for happiness and try to avoid suffering. You will not find even a single insect that will not do everything in its power to escape suffering and to feel good. Human beings have the additioal capacity to think. So we should make good use of our intelligence.

12: Pleasure and suffering are based on sensory perceptions and inner satisfaction. For us, inner satisfaction is the more important of these. It is special to human beings. With a few exceptions, animals are not able to experience this.

13: Satisfaction is characterized by inner peace. It arises from generosity, honesty and what I call ethical conduct, that is, a way of behaving that respects the right of others to happiness.

I stopped today on quote 13 today to see how you feel about that number

14: A great deal of our suffering comes from having too many thoughts. And, at the same time, the way we think is not sane. We are only concerned by our immediate satisfaction and forget to measure its long term advantages and disadvantages, either for ourselves or for others. But such an attitude always goes against us in the end. There is no doubt that by changing our way of seeing things we could reduce our current difficulties and avoid creating new ones.

If you want more quotes then email me for them and I will send you a new one each day to your email if you like.

With every move you make to be love when fear wants to own you, you reclaim -- and remember -- your original nature. Every single thing you do to present your biggest self to the world has the corresponding effect of helping you take back more of the authentic power that you were born with.


...from that same human being ...