This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.
Love is the foolishness of men, and the wisdom of God.
Heart | Passion | Circumstance |
The human mind has a greater need of the ideal even than of the real. It is by the real that we exist; it is by the ideal that we live.
To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.
Whenever a man's friends begin to compliment him about looking young, he may be sure that they think he is growing old.
Victor Borge, born Børge Rosenbaum
When you go home, please drive home extremely carefully...extremely carefully. Because I walk in my sleep!
Move ahead. Give proper Nourishment to the body. May your hands,legs and body not be destroyed by death.
Our Lord and Master is the source of pleasures and liberation; and yet, the fool forgets Him.
Compassion | Heart | Qualities |
If you too keep your senses and your wishes in check, you will gain by listening to these talks and by this visit; and I will be happy that you have taken to the path that will give you real strength and joy.
A story from 'Last Barrier' aptly illustrates it. The Turkish Sufi Master tells his Christians devotee that every morning he sends a message of love to no one particular; whoever is ready, listens to it, responds.
Heart |
Keep the tongue under control; do not express all you are prompted to say; cut that inclination to the minimum.
Body |
The heart that does not melt at the sight of persons caught in the coils of ignorance, disease or deprivation, has to be labeled demonic; to call it bestial is an insult to the beasts.
Contentment | Heart |
A 'brahmachari' (a celibate) acts in such a way that treading the paths of both earth and heaven becomes a pleasurable experience; that is why all the Gods always dwell with him(in his heart).
Heart |
A radiant personality invariably proves that there is an intense spiritual fire burning within.