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“The outward work will never be puny if the inward work is great. And the outward work can never be great or even good if the inward one is puny or of little worth. The inward work invariably includes in itself all expansiveness, all breadth, all length, all depth. Such a work receives and drawsContinue reading “Thought for the day, Friday 24th May”

Vesak (Buddha Day) “Buddha taught that everybody—every living being without exception—has the potential to awaken… Buddha for me is that awakened mind itself—that totally open, unbiased, unprejudiced mind and heart. I resonate with that, and I come back again and again to that mind and heart as the motivating factor of my life. I thinkContinue reading “Thought for the day, Thursday 23rd May”

“As the spring planting season comes to a close, say a prayer of gratitude for the softness of the earth. A perfectly solid and impermeable tract of land would allow no access for the plow or the trowel, no nurturing crevice or cranny for seeds to enter and take root. The lesson applies to ourselvesContinue reading “Thought for the day, Wednesday 22nd May”

“Just by breathing in and out and smiling, we have a flower to offer. The more we practice breathing and smiling, the more beautiful our flower will become. A flower doesn’t have to do anything to be of service, it only has to be a flower. That is enough. Being truly there is enough toContinue reading “Thought for the day, Tuesday 21st May”

World Bee Day “Traversing the fields,a bee gathers the ingredients for honey.Traversing the ages,the soul infuses sweetness into the mind.The stars are hidden when the sun rises,and thoughts vanish whenthe intellect returns to its own realm.Raindrops moisten the furrows,just as tear-laden sighs,rising from the heart,soften the soul’s state during prayer.Simply speaking of the laws ofContinue reading “Thought for the day, Monday 20th May”

“What happens to another, whether it be a joy or a sorrow, happens to me.” Meister Eckhart (c. 1260 – c. 1328), quoted in Christian Mystics by Matthew Fox

“Dear dirt, I am sorry I slighted you,I thought that you were only the backgroundfor the leading characters – the plantsand animals and human animals.It’s as if I had loved only the starsand not the sky which gave them spacein which to shine. Subtle, various,sensitive, you are the skin of our terrain,you’re our democracy. WhenContinue reading “Thought for the day, Saturday 18th May”

“When we feel that we’re fragile, not stable or solid, we can come back to ourselves and take refuge in the earth. With each step we can feel her solidity beneath our feet. When we’re truly in touch with the earth, we can feel her supportive embrace and her stability. We use our whole bodyContinue reading “Thought for the day, Friday 17th May”

International Day of Living Together in Peace “Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.” Albert Einstein

International Day of Families “I wish you a single story, not a simplefairy tale with only happiness, but one lifewithout secrets or omissions, without the needfor fake faces, one pointed outward,the other, inward and real.I wish for you the twin beautiesof clarity and consistency, knowing the singularword that holds all of you together,all of youContinue reading “Thought for the day, Wednesday 15th May”