Enough to think that truth can be; Come sit we where the roses glow; Indeed he knows not how to know who knows not also how to unknow. Richard Francis Burton (1821 – 1890)
John Burroughs Quote – “The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive…”
The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are. John Burroughs (1837 – 1921)
Chief Wahunsenacawh Powhatan Quote – “Why do you take by force…”
Why do you take by force what you could obtain by love? Chief Wahunsenacawh Powhatan (1545 – 1618)
Quote from Zoroastrianism – “To do rightly by the cosmos depends on timing…”
To do rightly by the cosmos depends on timing: right doing, right being at the right time and place. This right guidance, found in every heart, finds its source in the universal Heart. This rightness is ultimate good, ultimate happiness and joy. The joy comes naturally to and through a life lived in moment-by-moment contact with the truth behind all […]
Gerald Bullett Quote – “Love between human beings springs from a desire to be made free…”
Love between human beings springs from a desire to be made free of another world than one’s own. Every true communion of lovers is a mutual discovery and recognition. Every passion is a passion for release, for that loss of one’s self by which alone one gains life. Gerald Bullett (1893 – 1958)
Quote from Buddhism – “Seek here… ‘there’ doesn’t exist.”
Seek here… “there” doesn’t exist. Buddhism (circa 500 B.C.E.)
Quote from Buddhism – “The musicality of being holds both unending joy and infinite sorrow…”
The musicality of being holds both unending joy and infinite sorrow It is the delicate touch of longing for the infinite It is the tears of pain in the eyes of the worshiper It is the sacrifice, at last rewarded With a crown of roses, or thorns. It holds the mystery of all beings who strive without knowledge The infinite […]
Quote from Buddhism – “In the seen, there is only the seen…”
In the seen, there is only the seen, in the heard, there is only the heard, in the sensed, there is only the sensed, in the cognized, there is only the cognized. Thus you should see that indeed there is no thing here; this, Bahiya, is how you should train yourself. Since, Bahiya, there is for you in the seen, […]
Buddha Quote – “The mind should be kept independent of any thoughts…”
The mind should be kept independent of any thoughts that arise within it. If the mind depends on anything, it has no sure haven. Buddha (circa 560 – 483 B.C.E.)
Buddha Quote – “Recognize mind wherever you are…”
Do not sit at home, do not go to the forest, But recognize mind wherever you are. When one abides in complete and perfect enlightenment, Where is Samsara and where is Nirvana? Buddha (circa 560 – 483 B.C.E.)