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Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
Let Us Walk Together
From of old there were not two paths. “Those who have arrived” all walked the same road.
-Zenrin, The Gospel According to Zen
What Can I Let Happen in my Life?
Sitting quietly, doing nothing,
Spring comes and the grass grows by itself.-Zenrin, from The Gospel According to Zen
Ordinary – Daily Holyness
- In order to “see” the holy, we need to slow down . . . and be like children at play
Can you see the holiness in those things you take for granted – a paved road or a washing machine? If you concentrate on finding what is good in every situation, you will discover that your life will suddenly be filled with gratitude, a feeling that nurtures the soul.
– Rabbi Harold Kushner
Let Go
If you realize that all things change,
there is nothing you will try to hold on to.
If you aren’t afraid of dying,
there is nothing you can’t achieve.
Trying to control the future
is like trying to take the master carpenter’s place.
When you handle the master carpenter’s tools,
chances are that you’ll cut yourself.
– Tao Te Ching, translated by Stephen Mitchell
Weekly Photo Challenge: Sea
The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonders forever.
– Jacque Yves Cousteau
Be a Wildflower
May your life be like a wildflower,
growing freely in the beaut
and joy of each day.
– Native American Proverb
So How Do You See It?
It’s a beautiful world to see,
Or it’s dismal in every zone,
The thing it must be in its gloom or its gleam
Depends on yourself alone.
– Anonymous
Wisdom from Basho
The temple bell
stops ringing
but the sound keeps
coming
out of the flowers
– Basho
Let the Beauty We Love Be what We Do
Let the beauty we love be what we do. There are a hundred ways to kneel and kiss the ground.
– Rumi
Wonders – Always before my Eyes
I’ve read all the books but one
Only remains sacred: this
Volume of wonders, open
Always before my eyes.
– Kathleen Raine
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