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Spiritual and inspirational quotes. The Insight of the Week was established in late June, 2004 by Hamid Shibata Bennett, LMT, licensed massage therapist in Gresham & Portland, Oregon. The quotations come from Hamid's library of readings and meanderings through the spiritual world. May you find a glimmer of truth in these words, leading you ever closer to the beauty of your self-realization. Namasté.

December 2nd, 2007
Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher. -Buddha

November 19th, 2007
I know God won't give me anything I can't handle, I just wish He didn't trust me so much. -Mother Teresa

September 19th, 2007
Go about life condemning none, but looking kindly and with love upon all. -White Eagle

July 10th, 2007
Imagination is more important than knowledge. -Albert Einstein

May 29th, 2007
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy. -Thich Nhat Hanh

April 24th, 2007
We did not change as we grew older; we just became more clearly ourselves. -Lynn Hall

April 10th, 2007
One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar. -Helen Keller

April 2nd, 2007
The sun never says to the earth, "You owe me." Look what happens with a love like that. It lights up the whole sky. -Hafiz

March 20th, 2007
Mitakuye Oyasin. [We are all related.] -Lakota Belief

March 13th, 2007
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle. -Plato

March 8th, 2007
Would you become a pilgrim on the road of love? The first condition is that you make yourself humble as dust and ashes. -Ansari of Heart

February 26th, 2007
Lucidity doesn’t come with words all the time. -Henri Cartier-Bresson

January 14th, 2007
In the end, nothing that ever caused one pain will exist. -St. Catherine of Siena

January 1st, 2007
Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn't anyone who doesn't appreciate kindness and compassion. -Dalai Lama