"The Ba'al Shem Tov spoke to his disciples about such persistence this way: 'A man of piety complained to the besht,* saying,  ...

"A hurtful act is the transference to others of the degradation that we bear in ourselves." Simone Weil well now, there's so...

Remember when you were a kid and your mom would say, "Don't play with your food?" Do you think this is what she had in mind?

"A self-absorbed soul eclipses itself." Rabbi Dennis S. Ross

"There were rules in the monastery, but the Master always warned against the tyranny of the law. "Obedience keeps the rules,"...

“One very important way to befriend our sorrow is to take it out of its isolation, and share it with someone who can receive it.” Henri Nouw...

"Atlas wasn't forced to hold up the world. He was convinced that if he didn't, the world would fall." Mark Nepo There is ...