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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
What Makes Flowers Beautiful
“Flowers don’t worry about how they’re going to bloom. They just open up and turn toward the light, and that makes them beautiful.” — Jim Carrey
Brevity
We are so brief. A one-day dandelion. A seedpod skittering across the ice. We are a feather falling from the wing of a bird. I don’t know why it is given to us to be so mortal and to feel so much. It is… Continue Reading “Brevity”
Planting
Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree. Unknown, though attributed to Martin Luther
