Discipline and Happiness

Benjamin Teixeira de Aguiar by the Spirit Anacleto

Dear friend:

There can be no happiness without discipline. Imagine what would be of an elevator without control, falling free, pulled down by gravity. Try to conceive, on the other hand, the effect of a waterfall without the river bed, or canals, to [...]

The Practical Truth of Every Day

 

Benjamin Teixeira de Aguiar by the Spirit Anacleto

Then you will know the truth and the truth shall make you free, the great maxim of Christ, means that instead of listening to emotions, one should seek a vantage point in where impartiality of reason and common sense can [...]

Short Notes

Short Notes

Benjamin Teixeira de Aguiar by the Spirit Anacleto

Patience: the essential art of waiting for the indispensable maturation of all events.

Impatience: abortion of all processes, suicide of any possibilities.

Fear: emotional delirium.

Courage: soul’s determination.

Prudence: continuous and serene lucidity.

Senselessness: the escape from truth and life.

Love: driving force [...]

Maxim of the Day 4

Benjamin Teixeira de Aguiar by the Spirit Anacleto

The struggle is the beginning; the devotion, the end. There is no greatest conquest of happiness than the mystical connection with God.