"Whoever has done harmful actions but later covers them up with good is like the moon which, freed from clouds, lights up the world."
Whoever has done harmful Actions
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Light
To acquire an Inner Light
"Your task? To work with all the passion of your being to acquire an inner light."
In the darkness One finds the light
"Truly, it is in the darkness that one finds the light, so when we are in sorrow, then this light is nearest of all to us."
Let Your Arrogance Go
"The guest is inside you, and also inside me; you know the sprout is hidden inside the seed. We are all struggling; none of us has gone far. Let your arrogance go, and look around inside. The blue sky opens out farther and farther, the daily sense of failure goes...
In your Light I Learn How to Love
"In your light I learn how to love. In your beauty, how to make poems. You dance inside my chest where no-one sees you, but sometimes I do, and that sight becomes this art."
Time is the Greater Obstacle
"Time is what keeps the light from reaching us. There is no greater obstacle to God than time."
May I Be
"May I be an island for those who seek one And a lamp for those desiring light, May I be a bed for all who wish to rest And a slave for all who want a slave."
To Offer no Resistance to Life
"To offer no resistance to life is to be in a state of grace, ease, and lightness. This state is then no longer dependent upon things being in a certain way, good or bad. It seems almost paradoxical, yet when your inner dependency on form is gone, the general...
Just a Small Light is Enough
"Just a small light is enough, and you can go on with that small light for ten thousand miles without any difficulty. Your light may be falling only four feet ahead of you – just go on moving. As you move, the light will be moving ahead, and if you can see four feet...
I Bow Down
"I bow down to the body of him In whom the sacred precious mind is born. I seek refuge in that source of joy Who brings to happiness even those who harm him."