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Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
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Don’t Fix the Flower!
“When a flower doesn’t bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower.” Alexander Den Heijer
What Makes Enough?
“”Just living is not enough,” said the butterfly, “one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower.”” Hans Christian Anderson
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
Wisdom of the Prajnaparamita Sutra
“Live with skillful nonchalance and ceaseless concern.” Prajnaparamita Sutra
Always Search
“Always search for your innermost nature in those you are with, as rose oil imbibes from roses.” Jalaluddin Rumi
Where Is God Born?
“God is born in us whenever we begin to live without a why…like the rose which lives without a why. “ Meister Eckhart
Turning to the Light
“The morning glories and the sunflowers turn naturally toward the light, but we have to be taught, it seems.” Richard Rohr
