Let Us Center Our Lives

Retire to the center of your being, which is calmness.

– Paramahansa Yogananda

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Wisdom in Our Overscheduled Days

Take more time, cover less ground.

-Thomas Merton, Dancing in the Waters of Life

Walk the path slowly
Walk the path slowly

Wisdom from Emily Dickinson

Startling beauty of the mushroom
Startling beauty of the mushroom

To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else.

-Emily Dickinson

Are You Awake?

Those who are awake live in a constant state of amazement.

-Jack Kornfield

What can be more amazing than sunset over the City?!
What can be more amazing than sunset over the City?!

More on Listening

Learning to listen with the heart moves us from the role of observers and enables us to become participants with the Creator in a world full of grace and possibility.

– Elizabeth Canham, Heart Whispers

Listening to the sunrise
Listening to the sunrise

Lead a Listening Life

Lead a listening life. Order your outward life so that nothing drowns out the listening.

– Thomas R. Kelly, A Testament of Devotion

I listened to the woodpecker this morning when I awoke
I listened to the woodpecker this morning when I awoke

Plunge into God

God's presence in all things without exception
God’s presence in all things without exception

 

Plunge into matter. Plunge into God. By means of all created things, without exception, the divine assails us, penetrates us and molds us. We imagine it as distant and inaccessible, whereas in fact, we live steeped in its burning layers. 

– Teilhard de Chardin

Weekly Photo Challenge: The Sign Says

yield_to_present_1I took this photo several years ago, and always hoped I would have an opportunity to use it! No quotes, no references, no reflections are necessary. It says it all. And the sign can be found at Spirit Rock, a Buddhist retreat center in Woodacre, California.

And I won’t be able to participate in the Weekly Photo Challenge next week because I leave for Ireland on Monday.
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What Kind of Life Shall I Lead?

Lead a listening life. Order your outward life so that nothing drowns out the listening.

– Thomas Kelly, A Testament of Devotion

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A Prayer for All Lost Sheep

You have a wild and crazy sheep in love with thorns and brambles. But please don’t get tired of looking for me! I know You won’t. For You have found me. All I have to do is stay found.

– Thomas Merton, A Book of Hours

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Please never tire of looking for me!