“When great loss happens - deaths close to you or your own approaching death - this is an opportunity for stepping completely out of identification with form and realizing the essence of who you are, or that the essence of anyone who is suffering or dying is beyond death.” HappensFormSufferingOpportunityRealizingLossDyingEssenceWho You AreIdentificationGreat LossApproaching Death Author:Eckhart Tolle
“We underestimate the value of patience. It is possible that people might sometimes interrupt our meditation sessions or Dharma study, but they can never take away our opportunity to train in inner virtues such as patience. It is this mental training, rather than outer virtuous activities, that is the essence of Dharma practice.” PeopleSometimesMightValuesOpportunityPracticeVirtueStudyMeditationActivityTrainingEssenceTrainVirtuousUnderestimateSessionDharma Author:Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
“Difficulties with material things often come to remind us that our concentration should be on spiritual things instead of material things. Sometimes difficulties of the body come to show that the body is just a transient garment, and that the reality is the indestructible essence which activates the body. But when we can say, 'Thank God for problems which are sent for our spiritual growth.' They are no longer problems. They then become opportunities.” ShouldSometimesShowsProblemBodyRealitySpiritualOpportunityGrowthMaterialsEssenceDifficultyConcentrationSpiritual GrowthThank GodGarmentsTransientMaterial ThingsIndestructibleActivate Book:Peace Pilgrim: Her Life and Work in Her Own Words Source: Peace Pilgrim: Her Life and Work in Her Own Words
“The essence of democracy is its assurance that every human being should so respect himself and should be so respected in his own personality that he should have opportunity equal to that of every other human being to show what he was meant to become.” ShouldHumansShowsOpportunityHuman BeingsDemocracyPersonalityEqualShould HaveEssenceMeant To BeAssurance Author:Anna Garlin Spencer
“What the Supreme Court did in Citizens United is to say to these same billionaires and the corporations they control: 'You own and control the economy, you own Wall Street, you own the coal companies, you own the oil companies. Now, for a very small percentage of your wealth, we're going to give you the opportunity to own the United States Government.' This is the essence of what Citizens United is all about - and that's why it must be overturned.” GivingStatesGovernmentOpportunityWealthUnitedCompanyUnited StatesEconomyStreetsWallCitizensEssenceCourtOilSupremeCorporationsSupreme CourtCoalPercentagesBillionaireState GovernmentUnited States GovernmentOil CompaniesCitizens United Author:Bernie Sanders
“The adventure of life is to learn. The purpose of life is to grow. The nature of life is to change. The challenge of life is to overcome. The essence of life is to care. The opportunity of like is to serve. The secret of life is to dare. The spice of life is to befriend. The beauty of life is to give.” LifeGivingCareLife IsPurposeOpportunityGrowsChallengesLeadershipSecretAdventureEssenceOvercomingDarePurpose Of LifeSpicesBeauty Of LifeSecret LifeEssence Of LifeSpice Of Life Author:William Arthur Ward
“Equality is the heart and essence of democracy, freedom, and justice, equality of opportunity in industry, in labor unions, schools and colleges, government, politics, and before the law. There must be no dual standards of justice, no dual rights, privileges, duties, or responsibilities of citizenship. No dual forms of freedom.” HeartGovernmentSchoolFormLawOpportunityJusticeResponsibilityDemocracyRightsCollegeDutyIndustryDiversityStandardsLaborEssenceSocial JusticeUnionsPrivilegeCitizenshipLabor UnionDemocracy FreedomEquality Of OpportunityGovernment PoliticsJustice Equality Author:A. Philip Randolph
“Equality of opportunity is the essence of social justice.” OpportunitySocialJusticeEssenceSocial JusticeEquality Of Opportunity Author:Tony Honore
“In the military, you learn the essence of people. You see so many examples of self-sacrifice and moral courage. In the rest of life you don't get that many opportunities to be sure of your friends.” PeopleSelfOpportunityMoralSacrificeMilitaryExampleEssenceSelf SacrificeMoral CourageRest Of Life Author:Adam Driver
“The essence of wisdom, from a practical standpoint, is pausing long enough to look at our lives-invitations, opportunities, relationships-from God's perspective. And then acting on it” LooksLongEnoughChristianOpportunityActingOur LivesPerspectiveEssenceChristian InspirationalPracticalsInvitationsStandpointPausing Author:Charles Stanley
“Congregational life wherein each member has his opportunity to contribute to the life of the whole body, those gifts with which the Spirit endows him, is as much of the essence of the Church as are ministry and sacraments.” WholeBodyChristianSpiritOpportunityChurchMembersEssenceMinistrySacraments Author:Lesslie Newbigin
“Don't fear the unknown. Embrace the opportunity. Failure is not permanent it is the essence of learning.” OpportunityEssenceEmbracePermanent Author:W. Brett Wilson