O thou dweller in my heart,
open it out, purify it, make it bright and beautiful,
awaken it, prepare it, make it fearless,
make it a blessing to others,
Mohandes K Gandhi BOOK OF PRAYERS
This is how a human being can change:
There's a worm addicted to eating grape leaves.
Suddenly, he wakes up, call it Grace, whatever, something wakes him, and he's no longer a worm.
He's the entire vineyard, and the orchard too, the fruit, the trunks, a growing wisdom and joy
that doesn't need
to devour.
RUMI 'The Worm's Waking' Coleman Barks version
The goal of this journey is not only freedom from suffering but an expanded capacity for creativity, clarity, and joy.
Miranda Shaw PASSIONATE ENLIGHTENMENT
Life is beautiful. There's treasure in every moment-treasure you may overlook unless you are aware of the impermanence of everything.
Steve Ross HAPPY YOGA 'You Were Never Born and You Will Never Die'
“One must first of all concentrate one’s thoughts on an object. Once one’s mind achieves a state of concentration and the space between oneself and the object has disappeared, the essential nature of the object can be perceived. Then express it immediately. If one ponders it, it will vanish from the mind.”
MATSUO BASHO 'Learn From the Pine'
