Hypocrite, first take the stick from your own eye, and then you can see to remove the splinter that is in your brother’s eye. How can you look for the splinter in your brother’s eye and not notice the stick in your own eye?. (Q text)Ĭan the blind lead the blind? Won’t they both fall into a pit? (Q text and Gospel of Thomas, 34) (Q text)īe merciful (or: perfect) even as your Father is merciful (perfect). Instead, love your enemies, do good, and lend without expecting anything in return. If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you?. As you want people to treat you, do the same to them. I am telling you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. (Reconstructed "Q"-Source text, used by compilers of the Matthew and Luke Gospel) And the second: You must love your neighbor as your self. This is the first and greatest commandment. You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind. (For a discussion of our most reliable sources on Jesus' teachings, see: QUOTES FROM JESUS / YESHUA OF NAZARETH, Palestine May this large offering of wisdom-gems empower all individuals and their organizations for more effective, loving leadership-service at a time in history when principled, enlightened "servant leadership" is so greatly needed! King Jr., Mother Teresa, the Dalai Lama, and other heroes of spiritual realization and leadership excellence. Here is a wealth of inspirational source-material on spiritual realization, leadership, excellence, character, virtue, service and more, drawn from the words of just a few of our great spiritual luminaries, including Jesus, the sagely authors of the Upanishads and Bhagavad Gita, the Buddha, Socrates, Confucius, Lao-tzu's Tao Te Ching, Chuang-tzu, Epictetus, Antony the Great, Muhammad, Qadir al-Gilani, Atisha of India-Tibet, Francis of Assisi, Meister Eckhart, Teresa of Avila (many of whom were persons who led large communities or organizations), up through the wisdom of modern-era spiritual leaders, orators and authors like R.W. The compilation of the following materials is © copyright 2008 by Timothy Conway Inspiring quotes on spiritual realization, leadership, excellence, character, virtue, service, work-ethic, and more
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