"Take the armor off, so the arrow of the Truth can penetrate you."

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Adyashanti

#Arrows Quotes #Armor Quotes

“I've worked for over 11 years in the Muslim world, and the one thing that I feel like I've learned - who's to say if it's true or not true, it's just my experience - is that men don't like to see really strong, aggressive women in that area of the world.”

Source : Source: www.marieclaire.com
“You cannot know where your people are going if you don't know where your people have been.”
“If your understanding of the divine made you kinder, more empathetic, and impelled you to express sympathy in concrete acts of loving-kindness, this was good theology. But if your notion of God made you unkind, belligerent, cruel, of self-righteous, or if it led you to kill in God's name, it was bad theology.”

Source : Karen Armstrong (2007). “The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkness”, p.212, Anchor
“Over-coaching can be more harmful than under-coaching. Keep it simple!”
“We should reflect on the idea that since the beginning of time sentient beings have been mentally unstable because they have been slaves of delusion, they lack the eye of wisdom to see the path leading to nirvana and enlightenment, and they lack the necessary guidance of a spiritual teacher. Moment by moment they are indulging in negative actions, which will eventually bring about their downfall.”
“Paint what you feel. Paint what you see. Paint what is real to you.”

Source : Robert Henri (2007). “The Art Spirit”, p.285, Basic Books
“I went whenever I could, and always my eyes lifted to the hills. I was to find a spiritual and physical satisfaction in climbing mountains and a tranquil mind upon reaching their summits, as though I had escaped from the disappointments and unkindness of life and emerged above them into a new world, a better world.”
“I act because I have to, because I need to find out whether I can do it or not - that's what drives me and excites me and lights me up.”

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