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Quotes by Swedish Authors

"I'm stingy and I'm proud of the reputation."

"Life is like playing "hide the key with God. God has hidden the key and now it is up to us to find the key again. It also takes us a while to realize that the key is hidden in our own heart. Our heart is the door to allow life to guide us. Our heart is the door to say "yes to life. Our heart is the door to surrender to life."

"Bergman has a very special eye for people. His background taught him to listen and to feel."

"During the summer I meditated outside in nature. Listening to the wind with the ears are like listening to mere noise, but listening to the wind blowing through the trees from the inner silence and being one with the wind is like listening to the celestial music."

"Intuition means to follow the silent whispers of the inner in a basic "yes to life."

"Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was."

"The late 20th century sea level rise rate lacks any sign of acceleration. Satellite altimetry indicates virtually no changes in the last decade."

"It is when life pushes you down that you learn to get up and go higher."

"Globalisation makes it clear that social responsibility is required not only of governments, but of companies and individuals. All sources must interact in order to reach the MDGs."

"RELATIONSHIPS & THE INNER BEING The other is a mirror of our own face; the other is a mirror of our inner being. The entire universe is a manifestation of our own inner being. Man is the microcosm and the universe is the macrocosm. In our inner being, we are one with all.True relationships is to see ourselves in all beings and to see all beings in ourselves. The inner being is not only present in human beings, but it is also present in flowers, trees, animals, stones and the stars. The divine exists everywhere in nature. Once we realize this we will never feel alone. We find the communion of the heart everywhere."

"We're so concerned with the idea of what we ought to be that we fail to take into account the things that make us who we really are."

"Through becoming aware of how the inner man and woman relates and communicates inside ourselves, it creates a joy and satisfaction in the three life areas that they influence: our meditation and inner growth, our relationships and our work and creativity."

"Remember, the burden of sorrow is doubled when it is borne alone."

"The inner emptiness is the door to God."

"Human rights are praised more than ever - and violated as much as ever."

"The struggle hurts now but will be sweet in times of retrospect."

"In the therapeutic process based on awareness, there exists no I" " it just exists a presence, a light, a love and a silence."

"There are billions of people in the world, and each one of them has their own view of reality."

"I am well aware that many will say that no one can possibly speak with spirits and angels so long as he lives in the body; and many will say that it is all fancy, others that I relate such things in order to gain credence, and others will make other objections."

"There is no reason why agreement on particular points should not be both possible and advantageous to the so-called neutrals and to one or more of the blocs, either existing or in the process of formation, within the League of Nations."


"You lose some, you win some. Nothing wrong with that at all."

"A vacation spot out of season always has a very special magic."

"Spontaneity in the therapeutic work arises when the therapist can allow creative and authentic impulses to arise from moment to moment from the inner being, from the meditative quality within, from the inner emptiness, from the capacity to surrender to life. Then the therapist becomes less of a technician and more of an artist in the therapeutic work. It is then when the therapist and client meets in awareness without any barrier between."

"Well, in pharmacology, if the effect is local, it's of course absolutely awkward to use it in any other way than as a local treatment."

"In heaven there are two distinct loves, love to the Lord and love towards the neighbor, in the inmost or third heaven love to the Lord, in the second or middle heaven love towards the neighbor."

"Producers are not gamblers. They want a good return on their investment."

"The myths have always condemned those who "looked back." Condemned them, whatever the paradise may have been which they were leaving. Hence this shadow over each departure from your decision."

"Cultural variety is always worth striving for, but must never precede the declaration of human rights."

"Take one more step because it might be the last one needed."

"Cinema has become a global economy, totally international."

"Accept changes in others, as much as you would want them to accept changes in you."

"Many countries persecute their own citizens and intern them in prisons or concentration camps. Oppression is becoming more and more a part of the systems."

"Humanity is not a church made of stone, in which vault after vault lies open."

"We are not permitted to choose the frame of our destiny. But what we put into it is ours."

"The most important therapeutic capacity is the ability to be present with an open heart and to be grounded in our inner being,in our essence and authentic self, in the meditative quality within, through which we can meet another person. It is to meet that which is already perfect within a person."

"Destruction was effected after visitation, for visitation always precedes."

"Love is not an exclusive relationship with another person; love is the quality that arises when we are in contact with our inner being, with our authentic self, with the meditative quality within, with the inner silence and emptiness. This inner emptiness is experienced by others and is expressed on the outside as love. This love is not addressed to a specific person; it is a presence and quality that surrounds a person like a fragrance."

"Someone or something that wastes your time, makes you lose a part of your life. One you can never get back."
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