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Quote by John Ciardi

“Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves that they have a better idea.”

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John Ciardi was an American poet born on June 24, 1916, and died on March 30, 1986. Known for his clear and direct style of poetry, he had a profound impact on 20th-century American poetry. more

“If you want to shrink something, you must first allow it to expand. If you want to get rid of something, you must first allow it to flourish. If you want to take something, you must first allow it to be given. This is called the subtler perception of the way things are. The soft overcomes the hard. The slow overcomes the fast. Let your workings remain a mystery. Just show people the results.”

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“Be truly whole, and all things will return to you.”

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“There is not a moment when I do not feel the presence of a Witness whose eye misses nothing and with whom I strive to keep in tune.”

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Book:The Way to God: Selected Writings from Mahatma Gandhi

Source: The Way to God: Selected Writings from Mahatma Gandhi

“If thou art master to thyself, circumstances shall harm thee little.”

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“You are the harmony within which all things move. They are just illusion.”

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“The game is not set. There are so many layers that it is being perceived on. As your own consciousness becomes more refined, the game changes.”

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“You are the light of consciousness and also the witness of this light. You are pure awareness.”

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“Everything takes you back to yourself. When you get there, you know you never left. You only dreamt you left. You have never been other than that. You are only dreaming due to the idea of 'I am the body.'”

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“The Divine does not like to be shut up in a building. The Divine likes to be out in the open. It is right here in this very body. Each one of us is a miniature universe, a living shrine.”

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Book:The Art of Peace

Source: The Art of Peace

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