“When one hears the word meditation, it conjures an image of Maharishi Yoga talking about finding a mantra and striving for nirvana. The purpose of such meditation is to empty oneself. [Satan] is happy to invade the empty vacuum of your soul and possess it. That is why people serve Satan without ever knowing it or deciding to, but no one can be a child of God without making a decision to surrender to him. Beware of systems of spirituality which tell you to empty yourself. You will end up filled with something you probably do not want.” PeopleWantChildrenSoulEndsPurposeSpiritualityDecisionTalkingKnowingMeditationFindingsYogaEmptyFilledStriveOneselfSurrenderYour SoulSatanVacuumsChild Of GodMantras Author:E.W. Jackson
“When mothers talk about the depression of the empty nest, they're not mourning the passing of all those wet towels on the floor, or the music that numbs your teeth, or even the bottle of capless shampoo dribbling down the shower drain. They're upset because they've gone from supervisor of a child's life to a spectator. It's like being the vice president of the United States.” ChildrenStatesMotherPresidentUnitedUnited StatesGoneEmptyVicesPassingTeethPassingsUpsetMourningRetirementBottlesWetShowersSpectatorsNestsDrainsVice PresidentTowelsShampooSupervisorsEmpty Nest Author:Erma Bombeck
“Realism; fatalism; phlegm. To live in the Fens is to receive strong doses of reality. The great flat monotony of reality; the wide empty space of reality. Melancholia and self-murder are not unknown in the Fens. Heavy drinking, madness and sudden acts of violence are not uncommon. How do you surmount reality, children? How do you acquire, in a flat country, the tonic of elevated feelings?” ChildrenSelfCountryFeelingsRealityStrongSpaceViolenceEmptyMadnessMurderDrinkingHeavyWideAcquireFlatsRealismDoseUncommonEmpty SpaceMonotonyActs Of ViolenceFatalismHeavy DrinkingDose Of Reality Book:Waterland Source: Waterland
“I think a person has to believe in something, or search out some kind of faith; otherwise life is empty, nothing. How can you live not knowing why the cranes fly, why children are born, why there are stars in the sky... Either you know why you live, or it's all small, unnecessary bits.” ThinkingKnowsBelieveKindChildrenPersonsLife IsStarsBitsBornKnowingSkyEmptyNot KnowingUnnecessaryCranesStars In The Sky Author:Sarah Ruhl
“It is not the absence of sin but the grieving over it which distinguishes the child of God from empty professors.” ChildrenSinEmptyAbsenceGrievingOver ItProfessorsChild Of God Book:Practical Christianity Source: Practical Christianity