Reflections (Page 2) When the Qur'an is recited listen to it in silence. You may perhaps be blessed. Meditate on your Lord inwardly with humility and trepidation, reciting His Book softly, morning and evening, and be not negligent. Verily those who are in the presence of your Lord are nver too proud to worship and celebrate His praises, and bow in homage to him. The Holy Qu'ran (English/Arabic), 7:204-206.

Do not waste your time in idle gossip or in lecturing others. . . . Renounce condemning others. Never set yourself up as a judge or consider yourself superior. Avoid quarreling and fighting. Give up harsh words and sarcastic laughter. Do not seek useless news about others. Never brag about yourself nor gossip about others' faults. Baba Muktananda, Siddha Yoga Correspondence Course, Vol 2, lesson 8 at 10,914-434-2000.

Do not go about as a talebearer among your people.Leviticus 19:16, New Jerusalem Bible.

A bit in the mouth of a horse controls the whole horse. A small rudder on a huge ship in the hands of a skilled captain sets a course in the face of the strongest winds. A word out of your mouth may seem of no account, but it can accomplish nearly anything--or destroy it!James 3: 3:1-7,Peterson, The Message: The New Testament in Contemporary English at 482.

Blessed and happy is he that ariseth to promote the best interests of the peoples and kindreds of the earth. . . . It is not for him to pride himself who loveth his own country, but rather for him who loveth the whole world. The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens. Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah,The Glad Tidings of Baha'u'llah at 20.

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