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“Darkness waits apart from any occasion for it;like sorrow it is always available.This is only one kind,the kind in which there are starsabove the leaves, brilliant as steel nailsand countless and without regard. We are walking togetheron dead wet leaves in the intermoonamong the looming nocturnal rockswhich would be pinkish grayin daylight, gnawed and softenedbyContinue reading “Thought for the day, Tuesday 18th November”

“Orpheus, do you hearthe new sound,droning and roaring?Many now exult in it. Though the Machineinsists on our praise,who can listenwith all this noise? See, it rolls over everything,weakening usand taking our place. Since its strength is of our making,why can’t it serve usand not possess us?” Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 – 1926), Sonnets to OrpheusContinue reading “Thought for the day, Monday 17th November”

International Day for Tolerance “Love is our true essence. Love has no limitations such as religion, race, nationality, or caste. We are all beads strung together on the same thread of love. To awaken this unity and to spread the love that is our inherent nature to others—this is the true aim of human life.Continue reading “Thought for the day, Sunday 16th November”

“There is no use in keeping a ledgerof all that has gone wrong.The birds do not.The river does not.Morning arrives, as it always doesunafraid of beginning.You, too, may begin again.Forget the failed attempts,the words you should not have said,the long ache of waitingfor something that never came.There is no refundfor time spent in sorrow,but thereContinue reading “Thought for the day, Saturday 15th November”

“In generosity and helping others, be like the river.In compassion and grace, be like the sun.In concealing others’ faults, be like the night.In anger and fury, be like the dead.In modesty and humility, be like the earth.In tolerance, be like the ocean.Appear as you are, or be as you appear.” The Seven Advices of JalālContinue reading “Thought for the day, Friday 14th November”

“We pray for wisdom not to be embittered by loss, not to be made hopeless by frustration, nor withdrawn and lonely in our sorrow, but to be more out-going, more heedful, more active and loving through all our days. May our lives be enriched by the fleeting joys, the momentary glimpses of beauty, the thingsContinue reading “Thought for the day, Thursday 13th November”

“Caring about the environment isn’t an obligation; it’s a matter of personal and collective happiness and survival. We will survive and thrive together with Mother Earth, or we will not survive at all.” From Peace Is This Moment: Mindful Reflections for Daily Practice by Thich Nhat Hanh Image: Madre Tierra (made of corn husks) byContinue reading “Thought for the day, Wednesday 12th November”

WWI Armistice Day “Within the last five generations, there has probably not been a family living that did not have some remembrance of war and conflict, some dead to mourn as a result of warfare. This day, November 11, has commemorated dead warriors, throughout the Western world, since the armistice of the First World War.Continue reading “Thought for the day, Tuesday 11th November”

“Grant that I may not pray alone with the mouth; help me that I may pray from the depths of my heart.” Martin Luther (1483 – 1546), theologian, born on this day

“We all have a thirst for wonder. It’s a deeply human quality. Science and religion are both bound up with it. What I’m saying is, you don’t have to make stories up, you don’t have to exaggerate. There’s wonder and awe enough in the real world. Nature’s a lot better at inventing wonders than weContinue reading “Thought for the day, Sunday 9th November”