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Ramadan Begins “The poplars shimmer sunlight againThe ceanothus is a cloud of indigoWhile an azalea in my gardenIs more hues of magenta than you can imagineThe sun is gentle these long fasting daysSome an endurance testThey still lend me more discipline than I naturally possessThe orchid cascades alabaster blossomsOver the windowsill in the kitchenPots ofContinue reading “Thought for the day, Friday 28th February”

“Tonight I am asking for your help. I call upon you to draw from the depths of your being to prove that we are a human race. To prove that our love outweighs our need to hate. That our compassion is more compelling than our need to blame. That our sensitivity to those in needContinue reading “Thought for the day, Thursday 27th February”

Maha Shivaratri “Mahashivratri is the day of Shiva. Wherever there is beauty, truth, and benevolence, there is Shiva. And, there is no place where the Shiva-principle is absent. But, Shiva is not a person. It is that principle which is the summum bonum of the whole creation and pervades the entire universe. This principle, calledContinue reading “Thought for the day, Wednesday 26th February”

“When fallowness strikes, it is important to place it in the context of the creative cycle. After the period of conception – an exciting period during which we sparkle with ideas – comes the time of gathering and preparation, when things get moving. This is followed by a period of growth, which cannot be hurried,Continue reading “Thought for the day, Tuesday 25th February”

“What should I say about your tendency to doubt your struggle or to harmonize your inner and outer life? My wish is ever strong that you find enough patience within you and enough simplicity to have faith. May you gain more and more trust in what is challenging, and confidence in the solitude you bear.Continue reading “Thought for the day, Monday 24th February”

“Bless the spirit that makes connections,for truly we live in what we imagine.Clocks move alongside our real lifewith steps that are ever the same. Though we do not know our exact location,we are held in place by what links us.Across trackless distancesantennas sense each other. Pure attention, the essence of the powers!Distracted by each day’sContinue reading “Thought for the day, Sunday 23rd February”

“The greatest gift in life is consciousness. Not positions, not the dollar, but that the Almighty Spirit gives us life and we have a rational mind with which to see all the wonders of the universe… I would not forget that the pale-faced missionary and the hoodooed aborigine are both God’s creatures, though small indeedContinue reading “Thought for the day, Saturday 22nd February”

“What kept me sane was knowing that things would change, and it was a question of keeping myself together until they did.” Nina Simone (1933 – 2003), singer-songwriter and civil rights activist, born on this day

World Day of Social Justice “Human beings have rights, because they are moral beings: the rights of all men grow out of their moral nature; and as all men have the same moral nature, they have essentially the same rights… I ask no favors for my sex. I surrender not our claim to equality. AllContinue reading “Thought for the day, Thursday 20th February”

“Today is the birthday of Nicolaus Copernicus [1473 – 1543]. The Polish astronomer dared to assert that the earth revolved around the sun, when the entire spirit of his time affirmed that the Earth was the centre of the universe. What do you believe simply because you’ve been told – and what have you takenContinue reading “Thought for the day, Wednesday 19th February”