Maximilian Bircher-Benner quotes

“The absorption and organization of sunlight, the essence of life, is derived almost exclusively through plants. Since light is the driving force of every cell in our bodies, that is why we need green plants.”
-- Maximilian Bircher-Benner

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“The those two great medicines: Diet and Self-Control.”
-- Maximilian Bircher-Benner

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“You'd be surprised how difficult it is relinquish a cell phone”

“You should employ your little grey cells”

“It is the cells which create and maintain in us, during the span of our lives, our will to live and survive, to search and experiment, and to struggle.”

“Books are the basis; purity is the force; preaching is the essence; utility is the principle.”

“History is a great deal closer to poetry than is generally realised: in truth, I think, it is in essence the same.”

Source : A. L. Rowse (2016). “The Use of History”, p.45, Routledge

“Straight away, remove yourself from the field of spiritual progression , stay away from contemplation and skillful discourse, do not do research or meditate on the divinities, and stop concentrating and reciting textbooks! Tell me, what is the absolute nature of reality which allows no room for doubt? Listen carefully! Stop holding on to this or that, inhabit your true absolute nature, and peacefully enjoy the essence of what it is to be alive!”

“When we rely upon organization, we get what organization can do; when we rely upon education, we get what education can do; when we rely upon eloquence, we get what eloquence can do. And so on. But when we rely upon prayer, we get what God can do.”

“When we depend upon organizations, we get what organizations can do. But when we depend upon prayer, we get what God can do.”

“At the banquet table of nature, there are no reserved seats. You get what you can take, and you keep what you can hold. If you can't take anything, you won't get anything, and if you can't hold anything, you won't keep anything. And you can't take anything without organization.”

“Procedure is the bone structure of a democratic society. Our scheme of law affords great latitude for dissent and opposition. It compels wide tolerance not only for their expression but also for the organization of people and forces to bring about the acceptance of the dissenter's claim....We have alternatives to violence.”