Divine Words Shall Remain Unchanged. {227.}

Divine Words Shall Remain Unchanged. {227.}
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“The heaven and the earth will pass away,
but my words will positively not pass away.”

---- The Bible; Matthew 24:35.
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Sage Lives Benignly among Others. {226.}

Sage Lives Benignly among Others. {226.}
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“As the bee collects nectar
and departs without injuring the flower,
or its color or fragrance,
so let the sage dwell on earth.”

---- Gautama Buddha.
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Three Qualities of God’s Friend. {210.}

Three Qualities of God’s Friend. {210.}
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“The sign of a friend of God
is that one has these three qualities:
a generosity like that of the ocean,
a compassion like that of the sun,
and a humility like that of the earth.”

---- Bayazid in ‘Attar, Tadhkirat.
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Flow and Overflow with Love. {142.}

Flow and Overflow with Love. {142.}
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“Let your love flow outward through the universe,
To its height, its depth, its broad extent,
A limitless love, without hatred or enmity.
Then as you stand or walk,
Sit or lie down,
As long as you are awake,
Strive for this with a one-pointed mind;
Your life will bring heaven to earth.”

---- Gautama Buddha; The Sutta Nipata.
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The Creator and His Creation. {123.}

The Creator and His Creation. {123.}
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“He it is Who created for you all that is on earth.
Then He Istawa {rose over} towards the heaven
and made them seven heavens
and He is the All-Knower of everything.”

---- The Quran; Surah Al-Baqara, Verse 29.
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