The Serenity Prayer
by Reinhold Niebuhr

God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.[More]

Bodhi: The Heart of Love
by Br. Michael Day

Like the wheel has balance and purpose in actions from the unmoving centre, in the same way when our Heart is centred in stillness, in Bodhi, all our actions are life giving and a blessing. [More]

The Cause of Causes
by Hazrat Inayat Khan

What honor, what a spirit it brings when a man fixes his trust on Him who is almighty. Rumi says, 'Though fire, air, earth, and water all seem dead things and only elements, yet they are God's servants; they work for Him and they always obey Him!' [More]

"The Purpose Driven Life"
by Wayne Ferguson

Those of us who are involved in interfaith and metafaith initiatives strive to approach all people of faith with respect and understanding. Where we fall short, at times, is with regard to fundamentalists in the Abrahamic faiths who seem— at least according to their creeds —to regard us as infidels or heretics. [More]

Meditation in Affliction
by Gyalwa Longchenpa

Assailed by afflictions, we discover Dharma
And find the way to liberation. Thank you, evil forces!

When sorrows invade the mind, we discover Dharma
And find lasting happiness. Thank you, sorrows! [More]

One Everlasting-Intelligent-Bliss
by Sri Ramakrishna

God has made different religions to suit different aspirants, times, and countries. All doctrines are only so many paths; but a path is by no means God Himself. Indeed, one can reach God if one follows any of the paths with whole hearted devotion. One may eat a cake with icing either straight or sidewise. It will taste sweet either way. [More]