"Your own little body too is full of mysteries and dangers, yet you are not afraid of it, for you take it as your own. What you do not know is that the entire universe is your body, and you need not be afraid of it.
You may say you have two bodies: the personal and the universal. The personal comes and goes, the universal is always with you.
The entire creation is your universal body. You are so blinded by what is personal, that you do not see the universal. This blindness will not end by itself - it must be undone skilfully and deliberately.
When all illusions are understood and abandoned, you reach the error-free and perfect state in which all distinctions between the personal and the universal are no more…"
~Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
- Albert Einstein
We have such a brief opportunity to pass on to our children our love for this Earth, and to tell our stories. These are the moments when the world is made whole.
- Richard Louv
“Art can die; what matters is that it should have sown seeds on the earth… It must give birth to a world.”
- Joan Miro
“Frequently people think compassion and love are merely sentimental. No! They are very demanding. If you are going to be compassionate, be prepared for action.”
- Archbishop Desmond Tutu
The real dirt is not outside, but inside, in our hearts. We can wash all stains with water. The only one we can’t remove is the grudge and the bad intentions sticking to our hearts.
-Shams Tabrizi
"There comes a time in your life, when you walk away from all the drama and people who create it. You surround yourself with people who make you laugh. Forget the bad, and focus on the good. Love the people who treat you right, pray for the ones who don't. Life is too short to be anything but happy. Falling down is a part of life, getting back up is living."
"What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?"
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau
"The poignance of being a human being is that you are the place where the invisible becomes visible."
- John O'Donahue
"Love is not blind; it simply enables one to see things others fail to see."
- William Blake:
"You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream."
- C.S. Lewis
God to me is a mystery into which I walk.
God is not a noun that I am called on to define; God is a verb that I am privileged to live out constantly.
Bishop John Shelby Spong
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