In Quest of the Pearl

she started to explain that what she spoke of was quite formless, “and being formless, it’s impossible for the mind of humanity to visualize, because we live in a world of form.” Then, raising a single finger, she said, “One step beyond form lies the secret of the pearl of pearls. This is where the form and formless become ONE. It is from here that

A belief is only a temporary assumption whereas True Knowledge is what puts life into otherwise lifeless wishes. It expands the boundaries of the ego mind and its assumptions, bringing with it a deeper understanding of the principal workings of MIND and THOUGHT.”

The difference between a wise man and a fool is that the wise man learns from a fool, but a fool rarely learns from the wise. Without Thought, there wouldn’t be an observer. A Thought is what brings consciousness into form. “Thought is an obedient servant, obeying all commands. Thought is perpetual as long as consciousness exists. It is the thinker

The universe as we know it, with all of its contents, is animated. Here is where the dualism of life appears. It is this dualism that creates our folly because this is where humanity forgets its power to Think and succumbs to its own uncontrolled thoughts.”

“Aloha has sometimes been defined in this way: ‘A’ signifies light or enlightenment. ‘Lo’ means close to the earth, and ‘Ha’ is the living breath of the Creator. By this definition, Aloha means ‘Enlightenment on this earth through the breath of the Creator.’

“It’s like playing any other contact sport: a wise player avoids unnecessary injuries.”

“The difference between wisdom and folly is that fools know only what they think, but the wise know that they are the ‘thinker.’

the forests of Iao Valley, which he told me was a very special place to the Hawaiian people.“Iao Valley is steeped in history and legend,” he explained, “and there is a unique feeling to the place; it’s mystical and serene.” He went on to say that there were many trails winding up through tropical forests, with a river running through the valley, a

“Do you know something, Richard? One of the greatest discoveries you could realize is the mystical fact that the spiritual and the physical worlds are One. Only the form differs.