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“The three most difficult things for a human being are not physical feats or intellectual achievements. They are, first, returning love for hate; second, including the excluded; third, admitting that you are wrong.”

Book:Awareness: Conversations with the Masters

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Awareness: Conversations with the Masters

This book presents a compilation of conversations with various spiritual leaders and philosophical thinkers, exploring profound insights into the nature of consciousness and self-awareness. The discussions delve into the complexities of human perception, the nature of reality, and the pursuit of spiritual enlightenment. more

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Anthony de Mello

Anthony de Mello was an Indian writer, psychologist, and spiritual guide. His works, which blend Eastern philosophy with Western psychology, have been highly appreciated by readers. Born on September 4, 1931, he passed away on June 2, 1987. more

“Scripture starts with the particular and then universalizes it. You are called to love your concrete individual neighbor and then to realize that every individual is your neighbor. The point is not to destroy concrete neighborhood in a fit of universalism but to expand the local neighborhood and embrace the universal neighborhood.”

Love Individual Realizing Love You Particular Fit Universal Embrace Neighbor Scripture Locals Neighborhood Concrete Universalism

Book:The God Who Loves You: Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

Source: The God Who Loves You: Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

“True love, unlike popular sentimental substitutes, is willing to suffer. Love is not "luv." Love is the cross. Our problem at first, the sheer problem of suffering, was a cross without Christ. We must never fall into the opposite and equal trap of a Christ without a cross.”

Love Firsts Problem Suffering Fall Christ Love Is Willing Equal Crosses Opposites Substitutes Sheer Traps Sentimental

Author:Peter Kreeft

“We who run in the way of Love must never torment ourselves about anything. If I did not suffer minute by minute, it would be impossible for me to be patient; but I see only the present moment, I forget the past, and take good care not to anticipate the future. If we grow disheartened, if sometimes we despair, it is because we have been dwelling on the past or the future.”