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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.
Thich Nhat Hanh
The only way out is through. The only way through is together.
Attributed, end-of-life nurses

Fear

We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.
The 14th Dalai Lama tradition
Despite everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.
Anne Frank

Forgiveness

Late have I loved you, Beauty so old and so new: late have I loved you.
Saint Augustine
The wound is the place where the Light enters you.
Rumi

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.
Viktor Frankl
I love being alive. I have a body that is at times tired and weary, but my soul is full of joy.
Etty Hillesum

Letting Go

Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it.
Haruki Murakami tradition
We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.
Attributed, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin