You have mourned over others; now sit down for a while and weep over your own self.

My heart is so small it's almost invisible. How can You place such big sorrows in it? "Look," He answered, "your eyes are even smaller, yet they behold the world.

I learned that every mortal will taste death. But only some will taste life.

Purify yourself from the attributes of self, so that you may see your own pure, untarnished essence.

I am smiling at myself today There's no wish left in this heart Or perhaps there is no heart left Free from all desire I sit quietly like Earth My silent cry echoes like thunder Throughout the universe I am not worried about it I know it will be heard by no one Except me.

The same wind that uproots trees makes the grass shine. The lordly wind loves the weakness and the lowness of grasses. Never brag of being strong. The axe doesn't worry how thick the branches are. It cuts them to pieces. But not the leaves. It leaves the leaves alone.

Our purpose here on earth: to manifest the very nature of our spirit, which is touched by the spirit of God.