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… The sun never says to the earth. “You owe me.” Look what happens with a love like that. It lights the whole sky. – Hafez –   … Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength … Read More

… that the basic nature of humanity is compassionate rather than aggressive,  our relationship to the world around  us changes immediately. Seeing others as basically compassionate instead of hostile and selfish helps us relax, trust, live at ease. It makes … Read More

… joy is strength, joy is love, joy is a net of love, by which you can catch souls… – Mother Teresa – … feel the stars and the infinite high and clear above you. Then life seems almost enchanted … Read More

… Now of Death… But how shall you find it  unless you seek it in the heart of life… If you would indeed hold the spirit of death,  open your heart wide unto the body of life. For life and death are … Read More

… Beyond belief and disbelief lies the vast expanse of ecstasy where the mystic lays her head on a cushion of truth… – Rumi – … Today, amazed and bewildered I have shut the door on thought and turned to … Read More

… of our battles and open our hearts to things as they are,  then we come to rest in the present moment. This the beginning and the end of spiritual practice. – Jack Kornfield –  … We really don’t want … Read More

… be like the misty rains, coming softly, but flooding the river. – Malagasy Proverb – … Love doesn’t just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; re-made all the time,  made new. –  Ursula … Read More

… neither poverty nor riches, but give me contentment. – Helen Keller – …Yes, there is a Nirvanah; it is leading your sheep to  a green pasture, and in putting your child to sleep,  and in writing the last line … Read More

… it was a Chelsea morning, and the first thing that I knew There was milk and toast and honey and a bowl of oranges too. – Joni Mitchell –   … Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can … Read More

… at broken places. – Jack Kornfield – … Saying yes, opening up, and loving: these are the keys that will unlock the prison door… … Have the courage to throw yourself into life, take risks,  weather blows, knowing before you … Read More