Have you noticed how the pebbles of the road are polished and pure after the rain? And the flowers? No word can describe them. One can only murmur an ‘Ah!’ of admiration. It has been said that one should understand the ‘Ah!’ of things – Zen Buddhism Read More
Wealth and fame are of dubious value when we think that life is like a fleeting dream – Li Ju-chen Read More
For who could live or breathe if there were not this delight of existence as the ether in which we dwell? From Delight all these things are born, by Delight they exist and grow, to Delight they return – Taittiriya Upanishad Read More
The essence of man lies in this, in his marvellous faculty for seeking truth, seeing it, loving it, and sacrificing himself to it – Giuseppe Prezzolini Read More
Knowledge of Ideal Beauty is not to be acquired. It is born with us. Innate Ideas are in every Man, born with him, they are truly Himself – William Blake Read More
When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as I am known. And now abideth, faith, hope and charity, these three, but the greatest of these is charity – 1 Corinthians XIII.11 Read More
Self-abnegation is about the fullness of living; not its denial. It’s about freedom, about dissemination, it’s about the heart finding its home ground. An anonymous 15th C monk described the process beautifully: “Know thyself, tis half the path to God, then lose thyself and the rest of the way is trod” – Joy Cowley Read More
The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of the circumstances – Aristotle Read More
