Francis Bacon

Nothing is pleasant that is not spiced with variety.

In charity there is no excess.

Fortitude is the marshal of thought, the armor of the will, and the fort of reason.

The place of justice is a hallowed place.

Of great wealth there is no real use, except in its distribution, the rest is just conceit.

Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased with tales, so is the other.

God is a loving god.

Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future.

I adopted the theory of reincarnation when I was 26. I got the idea from a book by Orlando Smith. Until I discovered this theory I was unsettled and dissatisfied-without a compass, so to speak. When I discovered reincarnation it was as if I had found a universal plan. I realized that there was a chance to work out my ideas. Time was no longer limited. I was no longer a slave to the hands of the clock. There was time enough to plan and to create. I wouldn’t give five cents for seeing all the world, because I feel there is nothing in the five continents and on the five seas that I have not somehow seen. Somewhere is a master mind sending brain wave messages to us. There is a Great Spirit. I never did anything by my own volition. I was pushed by invisible forces within and without me. We inherit a native knowledge from a previous existence. Gospel of reincarnation is essence of all knowledge. I do not know where we come from or go to but we accumulate experience. Someday it will be possible to measure the soul. We all retain memories of past lives.

Did we believe a final Reckoning and Judgment; or did we think enough of what we do believe, we would allow more Love in Religion than we do; since Religion it self is nothing else but Love to God and Man. He that lives in Love lives in God, says the Beloved Disciple: And to be sure a Man can live no where better. It is most reasonable Men should value that Benefit, which is most durable. Now Tongues shall cease, and Prophecy fail, and Faith shall be consummated in Sight, and Hope in Enjoyment; but Love remains.

God is the same everywhere.

You’re just left with yourself all the time, whatever you do anyway. You’ve got to get down to your own God in your own temple. It’s all down to you, mate.

Zen is not some kind of excitement, but concentration on our usual everyday routine. – Shunryu Suzuki

Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.

Remembering a wrong is like carrying a burden on the mind.

The Zen expression Kill the Buddha!” means to kill any concept of the Buddha as something apart from oneself.

To give pleasure to a single heart by a single kind act is better than a thousand head-bowings in prayer.

Each step along the Buddha’s path to happiness requires practising mindfulness until it becomes part of your daily life.

I respect faith, but doubt is what gets you an education.

If God would have wanted us to live in a permissive society He would have given us Ten Suggestions and not Ten Commandments.

You can do very little with faith, but you can do nothing without it.