“He who has let go of hatredwho treats all beings with kindnessand compassion, who is always serene,unmoved by pain or pleasure,free of the "I" and "mine,"self-controlled, firm and patient,his whole mind focused on me ---that is the man I love best.”
―
anonymous,
The Bhagavad Gita
“The man who sees me in everythingand everything within mewill not be lost to me, norwill I ever be lost to him.He who is rooted in onenessrealizes that I amin every being; whereverhe goes, he remains in me.When he sees all being as equalin suffering or in joybecause they are like himself,that man has grown perfect in yoga.” ― Anonymous, The Bhagavad Gita
“There are two kinds of women: those who marry princes and those who marry frogs. The frogs never become princes, but it is an acknowledged fact that a prince may very well, in the course of an ordinary marrige, gradually, at first almost imperceptibly, turn into a frog. Happy the woman who after twenty-five years still wakes up beside the prince she fell in love with.” ― Stephen Mitchell, The Frog Prince: A Fairy Tale for Consenting Adults
“If good happens, good; if bad happens, good. ” ― Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching: A New English Version
“What we are tempted to call a disaster is sometimes the first, painful stage of a blessing.” ― Stephen Mitchell, The Frog Prince: A Fairy Tale for Consenting Adults
“The hand that rested on my shoulder rubbed it a bit, comfortingly. Then it gave my shoulder a little squeeze. I leaned into him.Maybe it was that I was broken. Maybe it was just that I was out of my mind. But it occurred to me that I was going to kiss him. The thought just arrived, certain knowledge, delivered from some greater, more knowledgeable place. I was going to kiss him. Stephen would not want to kiss me. He would back up in horror. And yet, I was still going to do it. I reached over, and put my hand against his chest, then I moved closer. I could feel just the very tips of the gentle stubble on his cheek brushing against my skin."Rory," he said. But it was a quiet protest, and it went nowhere.For the first few seconds, he didn't move-he accepted the kiss like you might accept a spoonful of medicine. Then I heard it, a sigh, like he had finally set down a heavy weight.I was pretty sure we were both kind of terrified, but I was completely sure that we were both doing this. We kissed slowly, very deliberately, coming together and then pulling apart and looking at each other. Then each kiss got longer, and then it didn't stop. Stephen put his hand just under the edge of my shirt, holding it on the spot where the scar was. Sometimes the skin around the scar got cold-now it was warm. Now it was alive."So Thorpe says that-Seriously?"Callum was in the doorway.Stephen mumbled what I think was a very obscene word right against my mouth."You realize I now owe Boo five pounds?" Callum said. "Boo! I owe you five pounds!” ― Maureen Johnson, The Madness Underneath
“all streams flow to the sea because it is lower than they are. humility gives it its power. if you want to govern the people, you must place yourself below them. if you want to lead the people, you must learn how to follow them.” ― Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching: A New English Version
“Children understand that 'once upon a time' refers not only--not even primarily--to the past, but to the impalpable regions of the present, the deeper places inside us where princes and dragons, wizards and talking birds, impassable roads, impossible tasks, and happy endings have always existed, alive and bursting with psychic power.” ― Stephen Mitchell
“But self-abasement is just inverted egoism. Anyone who acts with genuine humility will be as far from humiliation as from arrogance.” ― Stephen Mitchell, The Book of Job
“What may appear to be proud ungrateful and headstrong fron the outside may from the inside express an unshakable integrity of character. Pride, if it doesn't step over the line into arrogance, is simply an unprejudiced self-esteem. Ingratitude is the appropriate response to a kindness that has hooks on it. Headstrong is another word for trusting your own heart.” ― Stephen Mitchell
“The river rises, flows over its banksand carries us all away, like mayfliesfloating downstream: they stare at the sun,then all at once there is nothing.” ― Stephen Mitchell, The Epic of Gilgamesh
“Happily ever after doesn't begin with Once upon a time: it begins with Now.” ― Stephen Mitchell, The Frog Prince: A Fairy Tale for Consenting Adults
“Tonight feels like a board game co-designed by M. C. Escher on a bender and Stephen King in a fever.” ― David Mitchell, Slade House
“Love softens everything except our sense of integrity.” ― Stephen Mitchell, The Frog Prince: A Fairy Tale for Consenting Adults
“Gilgamesh, where are you roaming? You will never find the eternal life that you seek. When the gods created mankind, they also created death, and they held back eternal life for themselves alone. Humans are born, they live, then they die, this is the order that the gods have decreed. But until the end comes, enjoy your life, spend it in happiness, not despair. Savour your food, make each of your days a delight, bathe and anoint yourself, wear bright clothes that are sparkling clean, let music and dancing fill your house, love the child who holds you by the hand, and give your wife pleasure in your embrace. That is the best way for a man to live.” ― Stephen Mitchell, The Epic of Gilgamesh
“. . . wishes are like magnifying glasses they enlarge and focus an intention that is already inside us.” ― Stephen Mitchell, The Frog Prince: A Fairy Tale for Consenting Adults
“He doesn't hear but sees the Voice.” ― Stephen Mitchell, The Book of Job
“Whatever thought grips the mind at the time of death is the one which will propel it and decide for it the nature of its future birth. Thus if one wants to attain god after death, one has to think of him steadfastly... This is not as simple as it sounds, for at the time of death the mind automatically flies to the thought of an object (i.e. money, love) which has possessed it during its sojourn in the world. Thus one must think of god constantly.” ― Stephen Mitchell
“Because she competes with no one, no one can compete with her.” ― Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching
“The man who sees me in everythingand everything within mewill not be lost to me, norwill I ever be lost to him.He who is rooted in onenessrealizes that I amin every being; whereverhe goes, he remains in me.When he sees all being as equalin suffering or in joybecause they are like himself,that man has grown perfect in yoga.” ― Anonymous, The Bhagavad Gita
“There are two kinds of women: those who marry princes and those who marry frogs. The frogs never become princes, but it is an acknowledged fact that a prince may very well, in the course of an ordinary marrige, gradually, at first almost imperceptibly, turn into a frog. Happy the woman who after twenty-five years still wakes up beside the prince she fell in love with.” ― Stephen Mitchell, The Frog Prince: A Fairy Tale for Consenting Adults
“If good happens, good; if bad happens, good. ” ― Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching: A New English Version
“What we are tempted to call a disaster is sometimes the first, painful stage of a blessing.” ― Stephen Mitchell, The Frog Prince: A Fairy Tale for Consenting Adults
“The hand that rested on my shoulder rubbed it a bit, comfortingly. Then it gave my shoulder a little squeeze. I leaned into him.Maybe it was that I was broken. Maybe it was just that I was out of my mind. But it occurred to me that I was going to kiss him. The thought just arrived, certain knowledge, delivered from some greater, more knowledgeable place. I was going to kiss him. Stephen would not want to kiss me. He would back up in horror. And yet, I was still going to do it. I reached over, and put my hand against his chest, then I moved closer. I could feel just the very tips of the gentle stubble on his cheek brushing against my skin."Rory," he said. But it was a quiet protest, and it went nowhere.For the first few seconds, he didn't move-he accepted the kiss like you might accept a spoonful of medicine. Then I heard it, a sigh, like he had finally set down a heavy weight.I was pretty sure we were both kind of terrified, but I was completely sure that we were both doing this. We kissed slowly, very deliberately, coming together and then pulling apart and looking at each other. Then each kiss got longer, and then it didn't stop. Stephen put his hand just under the edge of my shirt, holding it on the spot where the scar was. Sometimes the skin around the scar got cold-now it was warm. Now it was alive."So Thorpe says that-Seriously?"Callum was in the doorway.Stephen mumbled what I think was a very obscene word right against my mouth."You realize I now owe Boo five pounds?" Callum said. "Boo! I owe you five pounds!” ― Maureen Johnson, The Madness Underneath
“all streams flow to the sea because it is lower than they are. humility gives it its power. if you want to govern the people, you must place yourself below them. if you want to lead the people, you must learn how to follow them.” ― Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching: A New English Version
“Children understand that 'once upon a time' refers not only--not even primarily--to the past, but to the impalpable regions of the present, the deeper places inside us where princes and dragons, wizards and talking birds, impassable roads, impossible tasks, and happy endings have always existed, alive and bursting with psychic power.” ― Stephen Mitchell
“But self-abasement is just inverted egoism. Anyone who acts with genuine humility will be as far from humiliation as from arrogance.” ― Stephen Mitchell, The Book of Job
“What may appear to be proud ungrateful and headstrong fron the outside may from the inside express an unshakable integrity of character. Pride, if it doesn't step over the line into arrogance, is simply an unprejudiced self-esteem. Ingratitude is the appropriate response to a kindness that has hooks on it. Headstrong is another word for trusting your own heart.” ― Stephen Mitchell
“The river rises, flows over its banksand carries us all away, like mayfliesfloating downstream: they stare at the sun,then all at once there is nothing.” ― Stephen Mitchell, The Epic of Gilgamesh
“Happily ever after doesn't begin with Once upon a time: it begins with Now.” ― Stephen Mitchell, The Frog Prince: A Fairy Tale for Consenting Adults
“Tonight feels like a board game co-designed by M. C. Escher on a bender and Stephen King in a fever.” ― David Mitchell, Slade House
“Love softens everything except our sense of integrity.” ― Stephen Mitchell, The Frog Prince: A Fairy Tale for Consenting Adults
“Gilgamesh, where are you roaming? You will never find the eternal life that you seek. When the gods created mankind, they also created death, and they held back eternal life for themselves alone. Humans are born, they live, then they die, this is the order that the gods have decreed. But until the end comes, enjoy your life, spend it in happiness, not despair. Savour your food, make each of your days a delight, bathe and anoint yourself, wear bright clothes that are sparkling clean, let music and dancing fill your house, love the child who holds you by the hand, and give your wife pleasure in your embrace. That is the best way for a man to live.” ― Stephen Mitchell, The Epic of Gilgamesh
“. . . wishes are like magnifying glasses they enlarge and focus an intention that is already inside us.” ― Stephen Mitchell, The Frog Prince: A Fairy Tale for Consenting Adults
“He doesn't hear but sees the Voice.” ― Stephen Mitchell, The Book of Job
“Whatever thought grips the mind at the time of death is the one which will propel it and decide for it the nature of its future birth. Thus if one wants to attain god after death, one has to think of him steadfastly... This is not as simple as it sounds, for at the time of death the mind automatically flies to the thought of an object (i.e. money, love) which has possessed it during its sojourn in the world. Thus one must think of god constantly.” ― Stephen Mitchell
“Because she competes with no one, no one can compete with her.” ― Stephen Mitchell, Tao Te Ching
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