Wisdom Quote by Ralph Metzner — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“We were mothered out of the substance of this planet. Her elements, her periodicities, her gravitational embrace, her subtle vibrations still mingle in our nature, worked a billion years down into the textures of life and mind. Logically, the individual human being is a living organic system that exists as part of the larger living organic system that we call the biosphere, or Earth.”

“Wisdom comes from loving instead of fighting, from cooperating instead of competing, from partnership instead of domination, and from honoring and celebrating differences instead of fearing them. When we can dissolve the barriers of separation and conflict among nations, races, and religions, we unleash an unparalleled explosion of creativity in all areas of life.”

“The Lacandones have no way of saying 'hello' or 'good-bye'; when they meet they just start talking, and when they depart they just walk away. It's as if the bonds of family and friendship are not disconnected by distance and therefore do not need to be reestablished.”

“Spirituality is not separate or above nature—the spiritual is the natural. Spiritual practice consists in communing with the living intelligences perceived to be indwelling in nature, with conscious respect and reverence.”

“When the heart bends towards truth, distance shortens. When it hardens, even light cannot reach it.”

“The ones who move gently through the world leave deeper footprints than the ones who shout.”

“Life is like butter - when things cool down it can be reshaped”

“Civilization advances by invention, but survives by tradition.”

“The immature think that knowledge and action are different, but the wise see them as the same.”

“Speed of execution often trumps perfection of plan.”