".. every single corner and aspect of our lives, every single choice, will be different if we take the invitation of this [Rumi's] poetry to act from the Divine Center of Silence and allow the glory of the Presence to soak our every movement."

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Source : Andrew Harvey (2013). “The Way of Passion: A Celebration of Rumi”, p.120, North Atlantic Books

Andrew Harvey

#Choices Quotes #Silence Quotes #Different Quotes

“If you feel like you've ‘made it,’ and you're completely satisfied, you have bigger problems.”
“I never thought of serving as a conflict of interest, that would have been a luxury! I just needed something to survive. Initial needs have to be met first, and then later things like patriotism come in.”
“I have had big relationships. Three times in my life I have felt a special connection, but people talk about looking for love as if it's just like walking into a Starbucks and buying a coffee when you feel like it. It's rare, that special connection.”
“Nothing new that is really interesting comes without collaboration”
“You don't get to choose how you're going to die, or when. You can only decide how you're going to live. Now.”

Source : Joan Baez (1968). “DAYBREAK”
“I think the messiness and embodied nature of modern life just produces an enhanced signal for our attention.”
“People don't appreciate music any more. They don't adore it. They don't buy vinyl and just love it. They love their laptops like their best friend, but they don't love a record for its sound quality and its artwork.”
“Be a woman of Christ. Cherish your esteemed place in the sight of God. He needs you. This church needs you. The world needs you. A woman's abiding trust in God and unfailing devotion to things of the Spirit have always been an anchor when the wind and the waves of life were fiercest.”

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