The Eternal Mirror
by Farid al-Din Attar

All you have been, and seen, and done, and thought Not You but I, have seen and been and wrought. . . . Who in your Fraction of Myself behold Myself within the Mirror Myself hold To see Myself in, and each part of Me That sees himself, though drown'd, shall ever see. [More]

First Steps on the Path
by Adi Shankara

To him, making this appeal and seeking help, scorched by the flame of the world's fire, the Great Soul beholding him with eyes most pitiful brings speedy comfort. The Wise One instills the truth in him who has approached him longing for Freedom, who is following the true path . . . [More]

Friendship
by Hazrat Inayat Khan

Friendship as the average person understands it is perhaps little more than acquaintance; but in reality it is more sacred than any other connection in the world. To a sincere person, entering into friendship is like entering . . . [More]

Our Representation of Space
by Immanuel Kant

By means of the external sense (a property of the mind), we represent to ourselves objects as without us, and these all in space. Herein alone are their shape, dimensions, and relations to each other determined or determinable. [More]

The Prayer of the Optina Elders
by Unknown Author

Grant unto me, O Lord, that with peace of mind I may face all that this new day is to bring. Grant unto me to . . . [More]

Embrace Your Destiny
by Thomas Merton

Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone - we find it in another. [More]