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For a Mind Clear as Water
In a mind clear as still water, even the waves, breaking, are reflecting its light – Eihei Dogen
Wednesday of Hope – Not Losing Hope
There is a saying in Tibetan, ‘Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.’ No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that’s our real disaster. – Dalai Lama
Rise to Taste the Dawn
I rise to taste the dawn, and find that love alone will shine today. – Ken Wilber
Whole Worlds of Wonder even in a Single Drop of Water
Mountains and oceans have whole worlds of innumerable wondrous features. We should understand that it is not only our distant surroundings that are like this, but even what is right here, even a single drop of water. – Eihei Dogen
Wednesday of Hope – We Are Never Hopeless
We need never be hopeless because we can never be irreparably broken. – John Green, Looking for Alaska
Animals Are People Too! And, of course, Trees.
Animals are people, too. As are plants. And water. And soil. This is the fundamental insight at the heart of all eco-spiritual work. But to get that insight, we have to get with the big picture. To get that insight, we have to climb… Continue Reading “Animals Are People Too! And, of course, Trees.”
Wednesday of Hope – Unfailing Love
What gives me hope is that life unfailingly responds to the advances of love. – Nipun Mehta
God Never Made an Ugly Landscape
God never made an ugly landscape. All that the sun shines on is beautiful, so long as it is wild. – John Muir
Wednesday of Hope – Don’t Stop Dreaming
We dream to give ourselves hope. To stop dreaming – well, that’s like saying you can never change your fate. – Amy Tan, The Hundred Secret Senses
Plant Trees
Plant trees. They give us two of the most crucial elements for our survival: oxygen and books. – A. Whitney Brown, Wall at bookstore – Chicago Botanic Gardens
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