#eastern

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A man who knows how little he knows is well, a man who knows how much he knows is sick. If, when you see the symptoms, you can tell, Your cure is quick. A sound man knows that sickness makes him sick and before he catches it his cure is quick.


Lao Tzu


#inspirational #macrobiotics #poetry #taoism #inspirational

Our life depends on the kind of thoughts we nurture. If our thoughts are peaceful, calm, meek, and kind, then that is what our life is like. If our attention is turned to the circumstances in which we live, we are drawn into a whirlpool of thoughts and can have neither peace nor tranquility.


Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica


#eastern-orthodoxy #life #peace #thinking #thoughts

Humility is a Divine property and the perfection of the Christian life. It is attained through obedience. He who is not obedient cannot gain humility. There are very few in the world today who have obedience. Our humility is in proportion to our obedience.


Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica


#eastern-orthodoxy #humility #obedience #life

Compassion is not complete if it does not include oneself.


Allan Lokos


#compassion #eastern-philosophy #mindfulness #art

(When asked what he thought of Western civilization): 'I think it would be a good idea.


Mahatma Gandhi


#eastern-civilization #eastern-philosophy #society #western-civilization #western-philosophy

As soon as you have made a thought, laugh at it.


Lao Tzu


#eastern-philosophy #philosophy #comedy

Orthodoxy is marked by sobriety, not by emotional enthusiasm. It is also marked by a quite “ordinary” persistence in living the humble, consistent life of Christ, not by seeking out extraordinary experiences, especially supernatural ones.


Andrew Stephen Damick


#christianity #eastern-orthodox-church #orthodox-christianity #orthodoxy #experience

It is of great significance if there is a person who truly prays in a family. Prayer attracts God's Grace and all the members of the family feel it, even those whose hearts have grown cold. Pray always.


Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica


#eastern-orthodoxy #family #god #god-s-grace #prayer

We are the country that has attracted the biggest volume of foreign investment in southeastern Europe in the past few years. Romania doesn't need to beat itself, believing that it is a second-class citizen.


Traian Basescu


#beat #believing #biggest #citizen #country

When I'm not at the keyboard, I'm generally reading, practicing tai chi or middle eastern dance, or cooking.


Sarah Zettel


#cooking #dance #eastern #generally #i