Tag: nature

Roses and Thorns

The gardener uses both roses in the flowerbed and thorns in making fences. – Hazrat Inayat Khan, Gayan

Wednesday of Hope – Diving for Pearls

When the waves close over me, I dive down to fish for pearls. – Masha Kaleko

Wednesday of Hope – Saved by Hope

Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in our lifetime; therefore, we must be saved by hope. Nothing which is true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context of history; therefore, we must be saved by faith. Nothing we do,… Continue Reading “Wednesday of Hope – Saved by Hope”

Prayer

The freshness of my eyes is given to me in prayer. – Attributed to the Prophet Muhammad

Wednesday of Hope – Seeing Light

Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness. – Desmond Tutu

Wednesday of Hope – Tragedy, a Source of Strength

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 XIV

Wednesday of Hope – Hope Is Unstoppable

You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep Spring from coming. ― Pablo Neruda

Shall We Stay or Shall We Go?

Of any stopping place in life, it is good to ask whether it will be a good place from which to go on as well as a good place to remain. – Mary Catherine Bateson  

Discovering the Threads

Catastrophe is the essence of the spiritual path, a series of breakdowns allowing us to discover the threads that weave all of life into a whole cloth. – Roshi Joan Halifax, Being with Dying: Cultivating Compassion and Fearlessness in the Presence of Death

Wednesday of Hope – An Orientation of the Soul

Hope is the deep orientation of the human soul that can be held at the darkest times. ― Václav Havel