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Our Souls’ Gardeners
Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. – Marcel Proust During the month of January, I have always used quotes about gratitude, and still do. This year I am using only… Continue Reading “Our Souls’ Gardeners”
Our Treasures
We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures. – Thornton Wilder During the month of January, I have always used quotes about gratitude, and still do. This year I am using only black… Continue Reading “Our Treasures”
Importance of a Rose
It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important. – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
Flower and Moon
There is nothing you can see that is not a flower; there is nothing you can think that is not the moon. – Basho To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
Ordinary Days
In our most ordinary days we have moments of happiness, moments of comfort and enjoyment, moments of seeing something that pleased us, something that touched us, moments of contacting the tenderness of our hearts . . . It’s essential during the day . .… Continue Reading “Ordinary Days”
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” To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats… Continue Reading “Transforming Suffering”
Happy Fathers’ Day
This month I am using quotes from the wonderful book, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse, by Charlie Mackesy. “What do you think success is?” asked the boy. “To love,” said the mole. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina… Continue Reading “Happy Fathers’ Day”
Smallness
This month I am using quotes from the wonderful book, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse, by Charlie Mackesy. “I’m so small,” said the mole. “Yes,” said the boy, “but you make a huge difference.” To learn about and/or register for… Continue Reading “Smallness”
Life
Unexpected intrusions of beauty. This is what life is. – Saul Bellow To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page
Blooming
Emptiness is bound to bloom, like hundreds of grasses blossoming. – Eihei Dogen To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page
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