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“Different from this, which consists of breath, is the other, the inner Self, which consists of mind. The former is filled by this. It also has the shape of man. Like the human shape of the former is the human shape of the latter.” – The Upanishads
“A man born in the world, by proper thought comes to delight in goodness, he recognises the impermanence of wealth and beauty, and looks upon religion as his best ornament.” – The Fo-Sho-Hing-Tsan-King
“The misery which a man imagines by the ideas “This is mine,” “I am connected with this,” is to be recognised as “gravitation,”–by this a man is borne downwards into new births.” –– The Buddha
“The bright, green grain
Is growing on the sides of the mound.
While living, he gave nothing away;
Why, when dead, should he hold a pearl in his mouth?” – Texts of Taoism
“The reed either dies after it has borne fruit, or is cut down for the sake of its fruit.” – Dhammapada (Chapter XII)
“The woods and flowers and fruits so verdant, the peaceful cattle wandering together, the calm retreats free from vulgar noise, such was the place where the old Rishis dwelt.” – VARGA
“Jesus said to him, “Truly I say to you that this very night, before a rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” – Matthew 26:34
“And what He has produced for you in the earth varying in hue, verily, in that is a sign for a people who are mindful.” – The Qur’an
“The disciple will find out the plainly shown path of virtue, as a clever man finds out the (right) flower.” –– The Dhammapada (Chapter IV)
“From that same germ of plants the tree of all germs was given forth, and grew up in the wide-formed ocean, from which the germs of all species of plants ever increased. And near to that tree of all germs the Gôkard tree was produced, for keeping away deformed decrepitude; and the full perfection of the world arose therefrom.” PALAVHI TEXTS (from Chapter IX)
Paul Maher Jr. 