The Wisdom Library
Short passages for the threshold
Read one. Sit with it. The rest will wait.
Presence
“Breathing in, I know I am breathing in. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment, I know this is a wonderful moment.”
“The only way out is through. The only way through is together.”
Fear
“We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.”
“Despite everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.”
Forgiveness
“Late have I loved you, Beauty so old and so new: late have I loved you.”
“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.”
Legacy
“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms — to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances.”
“I love being alive. I have a body that is at times tired and weary, but my soul is full of joy.”
Letting Go
“Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it.”
“We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.”