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Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
Calm
There is a deep, peaceful calm in the dawning of a new day.
– Alan Watts
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Here Is the World
Here is the world: beautiful and terrible thinks will happen. Don’t be afraid.
– Frederick Buechner
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Discovery
And the world cannot be discovered by a journey of miles, no matter how long, but only by a spiritual journey, a journey of one inch, very arduous and humbling and joyful, by which we arrive at the ground at our own feet, and learn to be at home.
– Wendell Berry
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Cherry Blossoms
In the cherry blossom’s shade there’s no such thing as a stranger.
– Kobayashi Issa
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Transforming Suffering
Just like how a lotus flower rises from muddy water to bloom beautifully, we also have the ability to transform the suffering we experience into something more.
– Blayne Higa, “On Guns and Anger”
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Out for a Walk
I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in.
– John Muir
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Being Free
I cannot be free if I am rejecting any part of my experience.
– Frank Ostaseski
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Can We Hear Nature Speak?
There is a way that nature speaks, that land speaks. Most of the time we are simply not patient enough, quiet enough, to pay attention to the story.
– Linda Hogan
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Living without Roads
To live without roads seemed one way not to get lost.
– Naomi Shihab Nye
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Seeking a Tree
“Seek out a tree and let it teach you stillness.”
– Eckhart Tolle
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