Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

O! A God is man when he dreams; a beggar when he thinks.

Face to face with fanaticism itself, a freedom that no longer believes in itself out of sheer goodness and humane skepticism is lost. Freedom exists, and also the will exists; but the freedom of the will does not exist, for a will that aims at its own freedom aims at the unknown. Happiness comes to… Lees verder Thomas Mann

Pam Leo: American independent researcher in human development, parenting expert, certified childbirth educator, doula, mother and grandmother. She is considered a leading voice in the conscious parenting movement. Let’s raise children who won’t have to recover from their childhoods.

Being a mother is: being able to guess answers to many questions and dreams.

Siddhartha Gautama Buddha: (Sanskrit, Pali: Gotama Buddha) was a spiritual leader on whose teachings Buddhism is based. According to Buddhist tradition, he lived from around 450 BC to around 370 BC in Nepal and India. Modern historians suggest ca. 480-400 B.C.[1] According to religious lore, Gautama Buddha attained complete and full enlightenment, Buddhahood. How can… Lees verder Siddhartha Gautama Buddha

Sometimes your freedom is not taken away at gunpoint but instead it is done one piece of paper at a time, one seemingly meaningless rule at a time. one small silencing at a time.

When things change inside you, things change around you. Family is not about blood. It’s about who’s willing to hold your hand when you need it the most. He who studies the doctrine but never applies it is like the shepherd who counts his neighbor’s sheep. Fear does not prevent death. It prevents life. Touch… Lees verder Buddhist wisdom

Aldous Leonard Huxley: (Godalming, 26 July 1894 – Los Angeles, 22 November 1963). British-American writer, essayist and poet who became widely known for the many novels and short stories he wrote. One of his best-known works is Brave New World, a science fiction novel. The perfect dictatorship would have the appearance of democracy, but would… Lees verder Aldous Huxley

Pema Chödrön: (born Deirdre Blomfield-Brown, New York, 1936). Buddhist nun and teacher in the Tibetan Vajrayana tradition of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche and author. She tries to make Eastern knowledge appealing to the Western world. Pema Chödrön has given many lectures and meditation courses. She teaches at Gampo Abbey in Nova Scotia. You are the sky.… Lees verder Pema Chödrön

Martin Luther: (Germany 10 November 1483– 18 February 1546) German priest, theologian, author, hymnwriter, professor, and Augustinian friar. Luther was the seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation, and his theological beliefs form the basis of Lutheranism. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in Western and Christian history.   Even if… Lees verder Martin Luher