Teachings of Value

   

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devoted to the clarification of practical wisdom

a comprehensive and holistic approach to living fully

Change Begins in You

We believe that real change in the world originates by way of individuals making real changes in themselves. Conscious and intentional conduct of one’s life forms the foundation   [More …]

Inner and Outer

We focus on both our inner and outer lives and the relationship between the two. It is the outer life—how we conduct and develop ourselves—that creates an environment in which a   [More …]

Wisdom You Can Use

Our focus on experiential learning allows those who work with us to infuse and retain what they study, and transfer it over to benefit their lives. We provide practical, hands-on   [More …]

Quotables

Inward Stillness

Let us then labor for an inward stillness—
An inward stillness and an inward healing;
That perfect silence where the lips and heart
Are still, and we no longer entertain
Our own imperfect thoughts and vain opinions,
But God alone speaks in us, and we wait
In singleness of heart, that we may know
God’s will, and in the silence of our spirit,
That we may do God’s will and do that only.
—Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Quiet Wordless Self-Contained Joy

A quiet, wordless, self-contained joy,
desiring nothing from without and resting content with everything,
remains free of all egoistic likes and dislikes.
In this freedom lies good fortune,
because it harbors the quiet security
of a heart fortified within itself.
— I-Ching, The Joyous, Lake

Drops of Water

Drops of water wear away a stone.
A cloudburst leaves it unchanged.
—J.G. Bennett

Little Gems and Tidbits

Too Little Silence

There is too little silence in the world and too little silence in people to connect with the Reality of things. Words and language are necessary but keep us external to deeper realities and very seldom are capable of expressing those deeper realities. People are fearful of that silence but to really know who you are you should be enriched by that silence and rooted in it even when you are speaking. All the talk, all the chatter obscures being part of the vastness of the universe and the purity of God, which is the birthright in common origin of us and of everything.

Fully In Yourself

You cannot fully take in the world if you are not fully in yourself.

Surrender

Surrender is the most difficult thing in the world while you are doing it
And the easiest thing in the world when it is done

 

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