Missie van de Theosophical Society (Adyar)
Het dienen van de mensheid door het ontwikkelen van een zich steeds verdiepend inzicht in, en verwerkelijking van de tijdloze wijsheid, spirituele zelf-realisatie en de eenheid van alle leven.
Laat ieder eerst zorgen stevig te staan in juist gedrag, pas dan kan hij anderen adviseren. Zo'n wijze treft geen blaam.
Dhammapada, XII Het Zelf, p65, isbn 90-70328-09-7
Dogmas are the toys that amuse and can satisfy but unreasoning children. They are the offspring of human speculation and prejudiced fancy.
Collected Writings Vol I, p. 34
Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.
(American Entrepreneur Apple co-Founder, 1955-2011)
There are no failures - just experiences and your reactions to them.
(Finnish operatic bass-baritone, motivational speaker, teacher and coach, b.1934)
Doubt, indulged and cherished, is in danger of becoming denial; but if honest, and bent on thorough investigation, it may soon lead to full establishment of the truth.
(American Writer, Journalist and Editor, 1842-1914)
All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusions is called a philosopher.
(American Writer, Journalist and Editor, 1842-1914)
Hatred does not cease through hatred at any time. Hatred ceases through love. This is an unalterable law.
Hindu Prince Gautama Siddharta, the founder of Buddhism, 563-483 B.C.
Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.
Hindu Prince Gautama Siddharta, the founder of Buddhism, 563-483 B.C.
No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.
Hindu Prince Gautama Siddharta, the founder of Buddhism, 563-483 B.C.
The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.
Hindu Prince Gautama Siddharta, the founder of Buddhism, 563-483 B.C.