Religious Thought 274

Filled with wonder, we sing, "I see the Lord." So his name is Idamdra, "He who sees." The name Indra stands for Idamdra. The gods do like to sit behind a veil; Indeed they like to sit behind a veil.

- Aitareya Upanishad

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When you see with discernment, 'All fabrications are inconstant'-- you grow disenchanted with stress. This is the path to purity. When you see with discernment, 'All fabrications are stressful'-- you grow disenchanted with stress. This is the path to purity. When you see with discernment, 'All phenomena are not-self'-- you grow disenchanted with stress. This is the path to purity.

- Dhammapada, 20, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu

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“Abdullah, Muhammad's father, died while Amina was pregnant. Muhammad was born in the year of the elephant. Amina sent a message to Muhammad's paternal grandfather to inform him of the birth, inviting him to come and look at the baby. When the grandfather arrived, Amina told him of the voice she had heard while she was pregnant. The grandfather took the baby to the Kaba, the shrine in the centre of Mecca, and gave thanks to God for this gift.”

- Ibn Ishaq, "The Life of Muhammad"

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“Let us practice the fine art of making every work a priestly ministration. Let us believe that God is in all our simple deeds and learn to find him there.”

- A.W. Tozer

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“It is not a virtue to refrain from hurting others, but it is a virtue to bear a hurt patiently.”

- Solomon Ibn Gabirol, "Mibhar HaPeninim"

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