” I have no power of miracle other than the attainment of quiet happiness, I have no tact except the exercise of gentleness.” Oracle of Sumiyoshi This Shinto sage from the hills of Japan affirms what we all know in our hearts but seldom honor. I have worked hard to...
Pain is often a sign that something has to change. Our hearts and bodies often give us messages we fail to pay attention to. Ironically, we are all so aware of pain, can hardly ignore it, but we rarely hear what it has to say. It is true that we may need to...
“Praise and blame, gain and loss, pleasure and sorrow come and go like the wind. To be happy, rest like a great tree in the midst of them all.” Buddha’s Little Instruction Book It helps to remember this. Of course, it’s hard to remember this when feeling blame, loss,...
“Wanting to reform the world without discovering one’s true self is like trying to cover the world with leather to avoid the pain of walking on stones and thorns. It is much simpler to wear shoes. ” The Hindu Sage, Ramana Maharshi Everyone personalizes and projects....
“Tenderness does not choose its own uses. It goes out to everything equally.” Jane Hirshfield We wandered into a corner of the Central Park Zoo, and there, despite the dozens of tourists pointing and tapping the glass, two moneys were squatting on a perch of stone. To...
