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Be Still and Know that I am God

Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. — Psalms 46:10

Do Not Falter

Do not falter on the horse of the body; go more lightly on foot. God gives wings to those who are not content to ride an ass. — Rumi

All this Talk and Turmoil

All this talk and turmoil and noise and movement is outside the veil; inside the veil is silence and calm and peace. — Bayezid Bistami

Search Constantly

Search, no matter what situation you are in. O thirsty one, search for water constantly. Finally, the time will come when you will reach the spring. — Rumi

We can concentrate and build up such a strong image of our own separate reality that it occupies our centre. Egoism is the usurper of the place of our true Master. Where there is egoism, the Master withdraws into the purely spiritual world and we have no contact with him. — JG Bennett

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Eating as an Ablution

When a student observed that there was a purity to the teacher’s approach to food – how it is served, how it is eaten – the teacher responded:

It’s like doing an ablution. Ablution reminds you of the specialness and sacredness of life – what you do before you go into a special space to receive. Meals should be approached that way. Approach eating as a cleansing process in terms of set-up for it so that you can receive the bounty of the universe and the sacredness of life, of creation, of the gift of it. And in real spiritual development, purity is a bodily experience.

Be Still and Know that I am God

Do Not Falter

All this Talk and Turmoil

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