*
To
be a light to others you will need a good dose
of the spiritual life. Because as my mother
used to say, if you are in a good place, then
you can help others; but if you're not well,
then go look for somebody who is in a good place
who can help you.
-- Rigoberta Menchú
*
A
life is either all spiritual or not spiritual
at all. No man can serve two masters. Your life
is shaped by the end you live for. You are made
in the image of what you desire.
-- Thomas Merton
The
whole idea of compassion is based on a keen
awareness of the interdependence of all these
living beings, which are all part of one another,
and all involved in one another.
--
Thomas Merton
*
"For
me there is no hope without faith. Faith in
a higher good. Faith in our own divinity."
-- Alyssa Milano
*
The
Interfaith Alliance has to become an ongoing sustaining
and powerful movement whose interest is to prove
that religion has a healing side as well as a
killing side, and that democracy is the consequence
of conscience
-- Bill Moyers
*
The
world’s major religions in the end all want
the same thing, even though they were born in
different places and circumstances on this planet.
What the world needs today is a convergence
of the different religions in the search for
and definition of the cosmic or divine laws
which ought to regulate our behavior on this
planet.
--
Robert Muller
In
my mind, the purpose of education is to enable
human beings to develop to their full potential,
intellectually and spiritually. That means that
students have to be empowered to pursue self-knowledge
and the skills that will help them be of service
to their fellow human beings. Education should
encourage people to develop their curiosity
about life; above all, it should not trivialize
either the students or their lives.
-- Michael Nagler
*
"Peace
is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition
of mind brought about by a serenity of soul…
Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people."
-- Jawaharlal
Nehru
*
"As
believers we all have an opportunity and moral
obligation to recognize our spiritual common
ground; to rise above our differences; to combat
prejudice and intolerance."
-- Queen Noor of
Jordan
I
was able to see faith as more than just a comfort
to the weary or a hedge against death; rather,
it was an active, palpable agent in the world.
-- Barack Obama
*
Faith
is not just something you have, it's something
you do.
-- Barack Obama
*
"When
you find peace within yourself, you become the
kind of person who can live at peace with others."
-- Peace
Pilgrim
"Be
a sweet melody in the great orchestration, instead
of a discordant note. The medicine this sick
world needs is love. Hatred must be replaced
by love, and fear by faith that love will prevail."
-- Peace
Pilgrim
*
"When
you find peace within yourself, you become the
kind of person who can live at peace with others."
-- Peace
Pilgrim
“Religion
is for people who are scared to go to hell. Spirituality
is for people who have already been there.”
-- Bonnie Raitt
*
Science
is not only compatible with spirituality; it is
a profound source of spirituality. -- Carl Sagan
*
"So
I would hope they would develop some kind of
habit that involves understanding that their
life is so full they can afford to give in all
kinds of ways to other people. I consider that
to be baseline spirituality."
-- Susan Sarandon
What
interfaith seeks to do is to not allow religion to
fall back into confrontational modes, into contemporary
crusades and jihads, rather to move onwards to a new
level of interfaith harmony and understanding."
-- Dr. Karen Singh
Radical
transformation of society requires personal
and spiritual change first or at least simultaneously
-- Sulak Sivaraksa
*
People
seeking to live spiritually must be concerned
with their social and physical environment.
-- Sulak Sivaraksa
*
"I
would like the church to be a place where the
questions of people are honored rather than
a place where we have all the answers. The church
has to get out of propaganda. The future will
involve us in more interfaith dialogue. ...
We cannot say we have the only truth."
-- Bishop John
Shelby Spong
*
“Seek
the truly practical life, but seek it in such
a way that it does not blind you to the spirit
working in it. Seek the spirit, but seek it
not out of spiritual greed, but so that you
may apply it in the genuinely practical life.”
-- Rudolf Steiner
“Reverence
awakens in the soul a sympathetic power through
which we attract qualities in the beings around
us, which would otherwise remain concealed.”
-- Rudolf Steiner
*
The
Earth Charter is important as an expression
of the commitment of people throughout the Earth
to evoke their own deepest moral, spiritual
and ethical principles in the task of ensuring
a sustainable future for those who inhabit the
Earth now and those who will follow us on the
Earth.
-- Maurice Strong
*
“Our
personal consumer choices have ecological, social,
and spiritual consequences. It is time to re-examine
some of our deeply held notions that underlie
our lifestyles.”
-- David Suzuki
''We're
talking about calling the entire world of religion
into a global dialogue,''
-- Bishop William E. Swing
Kids
|
Youth
|Adults
| Calendar
| Quotes| Heroes| Stories
|The
EMILY Fund|
Scholarships DO
ONE THING and BetterWorld Kids Clubs are projects of The EMILY Fund
(The Emily Silverstein Fund, Inc.)
Hero portraits are included for illustration purposes
only - no celebrity endorsement implied
The
Emily Fund Education,
Mentorship, Inspiration,
Leadership, Youth
- for a Better
World
PO Box 430
Roosevelt, NJ 08555-0430 info@EmilyFund.org