Category Archives: Love

What is the meaning of walking upon the water?

  September 26, 2012 - 10:27 pm | , ,
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  “To become cold from the coldness of the world is weakness, to become broken by the hardness of the world is feebleness, but to live in the world and yet to keep above it is like walking on the water. There are two essential duties for the man of wisdom and love; that is to keep the love in our nature ever increasing and expanding, and to strengthen the will so that the heart may not be easily broken. Balance is ideal in life; one must be fine and yet strong, one must be loving and yet powerful.”   … Continue reading →

True Spirituality Rises Above

  September 17, 2012 - 11:22 am | , ,
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This is exactly the line for me, not just for today, but for the past several years (and perhaps the coming several years) — spirituality is not having everything perfect around you; it is rising above worldly struggles and difficulties and living a life of love and compassion in the midst of them all: “To become cold from the coldness of the world is weakness, to become broken by the hardness of the world is feebleness, but to live in the world and yet to keep above it is like walking on the water.” ~ Hazrat Inayat Khan

How Do People Learn Best?

  September 13, 2012 - 10:01 am | , ,
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  This seems like one of the most important questions we can ask. We need to learn for everything in life — it greatly affects our life from beginning to end. We also need to learn in order to transcend life. This learning is perhaps of a different nature a bit,… but maybe not. And this learning is certainly the most important thing in our life. So the question is, how do people learn best? How do we learn best? Quite simply, we learn best when we have love for something. When our learning is driven by love, we will … Continue reading →