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Eden ahbez
9 quotes
“There was a boy A very strange enchanted boy...”
Eden ahbez (1908–1995) first seen 1948 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Nature Boy" (1948) - Nat King Cole performance - Pat Boone and Nat King Cole duet
“While we spoke of many things Fools and kings This he said to me: "The greatest thing you'll ever learn Is just to love and be loved in return.”
Eden ahbez (1908–1995) first seen 1948 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Nature Boy" (1948)
“The seasons come and the seasons go, the summer fruit and the winter snow, but here we are, and here we stay — until the time to go away. Ah, they say, there's a land that is great, and is grand; there's no fear, and no pain — we will all live again — and everyone will find the ones they love.”
Eden ahbez (1908–1995) first seen 1960 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Wanderer" from Eden's Island (1960)
“Some white people hate black people, and some white people love black people, some black people hate white people, and some black people love white people. So you see it's not an issue of black and white, it's an issue of Lovers and Haters.”
Eden ahbez (1908–1995) first seen 1992 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted by Joe Romersa (c. 1992)
“I am a being of Heaven and Earth, of thunder and lightning, of rain and wind, of the galaxies, of the suns and the stars and the void through which they travel. The essence of nature, eternal, divine that all men seek to know to hear, known as the great illusion time, and the all-prevailing atmosphere. And now you know my background.”
Eden ahbez (1908–1995) first seen 1992 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Tape recording declaring how he recited one of his poems in response to a question "What is your background?" (1992)
“Now Heaven and Earth are older than the temples, and older than the Scriptures, and whether we realize it or not, they hold more authority.”
Eden ahbez (1908–1995) first seen 1992 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Tape recording to Joe Romersa (1992)
“What I mean by the Principle of Oneness is this: That we must learn to realize that there's nothing separate or apart. That everything is part of everything else. That there's nothing above us, or below us, or around us. All is inherent within us. Like Jesus said, "The Kingdom is Within.”
Eden ahbez (1908–1995) first seen 1992 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Tape recording to Joe Romersa (1992)
“We're not earthly beings any more… we're cosmic beings.”
Eden ahbez (1908–1995) first seen 1992 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Tape recording to Joe Romersa (1992)
“The earth is my altar, the sky is my dome, mind is my garden, the heart is my home and I'm always at home — yea, I'm always at Om.”
Eden ahbez (1908–1995) said by 1995 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source