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Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
Category: Spirituality
Rain Not Thunder
“Raise your words, not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.” Jalaluddin Rumi
Plum Blossom Fragrance
“Without the bitterest cold that penetrates to the very bone, how can plum blossoms send forth their fragrance to the whole world?” Matsuo Basho
It Must Be a Gift
“It must be a giftfrom the Pure Land –a thistle’s purple bloom” Clotilde Junsui Wright
Finding Ordinary Miracles
“The whole world is a series of miracles, but we’re so used to them we call them ordinary things.” Hans Christian Anderson
Why Do We Build Ships?
“When a great ship is in harbor and moored, it is safe, there can be no doubt. But…that is not what great ships are built for.” Clarissa Pinkola Estes
Wisdom of the Prajnaparamita Sutra
“Live with skillful nonchalance and ceaseless concern.” Prajnaparamita Sutra
Paving Tomorrow
“A well taken care of today will pave the way for a well taken care of tomorrow.” Author: Sri Swami Satchidananda
