“Prayer by its nature is communion and union of man with God; by its action it is the reconciliation of man with God, the mother and daughter of tears, a bridge for crossing temptations, a wall of protection from afflictions, a crushing of conflicts, boundless activity, the spring of virtues, the source of spiritual gifts, invisible progress, food of the soul, the enlightening of the mind, an axe for despair, a demonstration of hope, release from sorrow, the wealth of monks.” MenMindSoulActionSpiritualMotherPeaceWealthPrayerVirtueProgressTearsSourceWallSorrowActivityConflictDespairSpringDaughterUnionsProtectionInvisibleTemptationReleaseBridgesCrushCommunionAfflictionMonkReconciliationEnlighteningDemonstrationBoundlessCrossingsMother And DaughterSpiritual Gifts Author:Ignatius Bryanchaninov
“Throughout history, religious differences have divided men and women from their neighbors and have served as justification for some of humankind's bloodiest conflicts. In the modern world, it has become clear that people of all religions must bridge these differences and work together, to ensure our survival and realize the vision of peace that all faiths share.” PeopleMenWorldTogetherRealizingDifferencesReligiousVisionClearShareModernConflictSurvivalMen And WomenNeighborBridgesWorking TogetherDividedHumankindJustificationModern WorldReligious Differences Author:Prince Hassan bin Talal
“Knowledge of other people's beliefs and ways of thinking must be used to build bridges, not to create conflicts.” PeopleThinkingWayUsedBeliefConflictBridgesWay Of Thinking Author:Kjell Magne Bondevik
“No ideology can help to create a new world or a new mind or a new human being -- because ideological orientation itself is the root cause of all the conflicts and all the miseries. Thought creates boundaries, thought creates divisions and thought creates prejudices; thought itself cannot bridge them. That's why all ideologies fail. Now man must learn to live without ideologies religious, political or otherwise. When the mind is not tethered to any ideology, it is free to move to new understandings. And in that freedom flowers all that is good and all that is beautiful.” MenWorldMindHumansHelpingBeautifulMovingPoliticalCausesUnderstandingReligiousHuman BeingsFailingFlowerConflictRootsPrejudiceMiseryBoundariesIdeologyBridgesDivisionNew WorldIdeologicalOrientationRoot Cause Author:Rajneesh
“Once upon a time there were two countries, at war with each other. In order to make peace after many years of conflict, they decided to build a bridge across the ocean. But because they never learned each other’s language properly, they could never agree on the details, so the two halves of the bridge they started to build never met. To this day the bridge extends far into the ocean from both sides, and simply ends half way, miles in the wrong direction from the meeting point. And the two countries are still at war.” WayYearsStillsTwoWarEndsCountryOrderLanguageSidesHalfMetsConflictOceanDecidedAgreeMeetingsDetailsMilesBridgesThis DayBoth SidesMaking PeaceOnce Upon A TimeWrong DirectionHalf WayTwo Countries Author:Vera Nazarian
“I am very comfortable with conflict, be it of the legal or mortal kind. My father was a mediator, a bridge maker. I am a grave maker.” KindFatherConflictComfortableGravesMortalsBridgesMakersMediators Author:J.R. Ward
“Sport is a great equalizer that can build bridges, transcend borders and cultures, and render even the fiercest conflicts temporarily irrelevant.” CultureSportsConflictBridgesBordersIrrelevantInspirational SportsEqualizer Author:Richard Attias