Author Archives: veerjih

“Most of us lead far more meaningful lives than we know. Often finding meaning is not about doing things differently; it is about seeing familiar things in new ways. When we find new eyes, the unsuspected blessing in work we have done for many years may take us completely by surprise. We can see lifeContinue reading “Thought for the day, Saturday 29th June”

“One who expects to change the world will be disappointed;one must change one’s view.When this is done,then tolerance will come,forgiveness will come,and there will be nothing one cannot bear.” Hazrat Inayat Khan, Sufi master (1882 – 1927)

“I am the mother of sorrows,I am the ender of grief;I am the bud and the blossom,I am the late-falling leaf. I am thy priest and thy poet,I am thy serf and thy king;I cure the tears of the heartsick,When I come near they shall sing. White are my hands as the snowdrop;Swart are myContinue reading “Thought for the day, Thursday 27th June”

“Wide green world. we know and love you:Clear blue skies that arch above you,Moon-tugged oceans rising, falling,Summer rain and cuckoo calling.Some wild ancient ferment bore us.Us, and all that went before us:Life in desert. forest, mountain.Life in stream and springing fountain. We know how to mould and tame you,We have power to mar and maimContinue reading “Thought for the day, Wednesday 26th June”

“Threats to freedom of speech, writing and action, though often trivial in isolation, are cumulative in their effect and, unless checked, lead to a general disrespect for the rights of the citizen.” George Orwell (1903 – 1950), born on this day

Midsummer Day “Wild Elemental One,bless us through your gifts of wind, fire, water, and earth.May we awaken to new life each dawnand feel your holy breath sustaining us.Let the breezes whisper their secretsand the winds strip away what is no longer needed.May we bless the sky with our reaching,the clouds a witness to our becoming.MayContinue reading “Thought for the day, Monday 24th June”

“As long as there is one upright man, as long as there is one compassionate woman, the contagion may spread and the scene is not desolate. Hope is the thing that is left to us, in a bad time. I shall get up Sunday morning and wind the clock, as a contribution to order andContinue reading “Thought for the day, Sunday 23rd June”

“I want first of all… to be at peace with myself. I want a singleness of eye, a purity of intention, a central core to my life that will enable me to carry out these obligations and activities as well as I can. I want, in fact–to borrow from the language of the saints–to liveContinue reading “Thought for the day, Saturday 22nd June”

“It is said in one of the Upanishads: It is not that thou lovest thy son because thou desirest him, but thou lovest thy son because thou desirest thine own soul. The meaning of this is, that whomsoever we love, in him we find our own soul in the highest sense. The final truth ofContinue reading “Thought for the day, Friday 21st June”

Summer Solstice “The earth is a living, conscious being. In company with cultures of many different times and places, we name these things as sacred: air, fire, water, and earth. Whether we see them as the breath, energy, blood, and body of the Mother, or as the blessed gifts of a Creator, or as symbolsContinue reading “Thought for the day, Thursday 20th June”