Aphorisms on Aspiration
by Sri Chinmoy

Two concepts govern the length and breadth of the world: desire and aspiration. Desire binds us; aspiration liberates us. Desire makes us feel that we are of the finite and we are compelled to be for the finite. Aspiration tells us that we are of the Eternal and for the Infinite. [More]

The Witness
by Adi Shankara

BEGINNINGLESS is unwisdom, and all its works are too; but when wisdom is arisen, what belongs to unwisdom, although beginningless--

Like a dream on waking, perishes, root and all... [More]

Where Thou Livest...
by St. John of the Cross

But, how, O life, dost thou persevere, Since thou livest not
       where thou livest,
And since the arrows make thee to die which thou receivest
       From the conceptions of the Beloved which thou formest
       within thee? [More]

Raising the Consciousness
by Hazrat Inayat Khan

The whole striving of the mystic is to raise his consciousness as high as possible. What this raising of the consciousness means, and how it is raised, can be better understood by the one who has begun to practice it. The best means of raising the consciousness is by the God-ideal. [More]

The One and the Many
by William Redman

Oneness in a world so filled with variety may, at first, seem a difficult concept to comprehend. After all, we are surrounded by a myriad of plants, trees, animals, experiences, and people. Rather than attempting to make all things the same, however, oneness suggests instead that we have the opportunity to view this rich diversity as an example of the multiple ways in which the One Spirit tries to find expression in our lives. [More]

Why the Fish Never Leaves the Water
by Hermit Crab

In the Fish Out Of Water writings, we spend a good deal of time looking at symbol and substance, and what can happen when we equate them, when we assume the particular symbols that we use to understand God are synonymous with God rather than analogous. [More]