Monday, May 7, 2012
A Magical Eye?
"It is a terrible and dangerous arrogance to believe that you alone are right, that you have a magical eye which sees the truth and others cannot be right if they disagree. This makes it certain that there is one way and one only, and that it is worth any amount of suffering (particularly on the part of other people) if only the way prevails."
--Isaiah Berlin
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us most. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and famous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that people won't feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in all of us. And when we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."
--Maryanne Williamson
Thursday, April 26, 2012
"To be able to sing together..."
To be able to sing
together
pulling the nets all together from the sea,
together to forge the iron like a lace,
all together to plow the soil,
to be able to eat the honey-filled figs together
and to be able to say:
everything but the cheek of the beloved
we all share together everywhere…
--Nazim Hikmet, The Epic of Sheikh Bedrettin
pulling the nets all together from the sea,
together to forge the iron like a lace,
all together to plow the soil,
to be able to eat the honey-filled figs together
and to be able to say:
everything but the cheek of the beloved
we all share together everywhere…
--Nazim Hikmet, The Epic of Sheikh Bedrettin
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
"The Wolves Are My Family"
"The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life. Rarely do members of one family grow up under the same roof."
--Richard Bach, Messiah's Handbook
"The wolves are my family. They are part of me and I am part of them. We are
one."
--Tonya "Littlewolf" Carloni
Cherry Blossoms
the light filling the air
is so mild this spring day
only the cherry blossoms
keep falling in haste--
why is that so?
--Ki no Tomonori
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Breathing with the Cycle of Life
"It's time to exhale. This year for Earth Day, April 22, take the time to sit down and breathe. Exhale a little more. Breathe with more awareness and flow with the rhythm of the Earth and in tune with its people, animals, and plants. We can approach our relationship with the Earth more responsibly by recognizing our unending connection. Each of us has the power to make the Earth better and it begins with our breathing with the cycle of life."
--Joseph Alexander, "It Is Time to Exhale!" Dahn Yoga Life, April 2012
First, Play Well by Yourself!
"What kind of life do you want? Isn't it a life of happiness, health, peace of mind, loving yourself and loving others and being loved? In order to do all these things easily, you must become the true master of your life. For that, you must first play well by yourself and become closer to yourself."
--Chunghae Sunsanim
Poem of the Mountain
"Mountain"
I was embraced in your arms and now I take my leave.
The azaleas sway, waving as they see me off.
The sound of flowing water before me opens the path
As I return to the valley of people.
As I live and I grow old,
When life makes me weary, I gaze at you in the distance,
And if I still long for you, I go to you and enter your embrace.
I'll live like that, and, come the day when I can see you no more
I can be wrapped in your embrace
And become you.
--Minbok Ham
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