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“Inside of me there are two dogs. One is mean and evil and the other is good and they fight each other all the time. When asked which one wins I answer, the one I feed the most.”Hunkpapa Lakota leader Sitting Bull, shot by police on this day in 1890

Extravagant Stillness by Mirabai Starr, “Be patient, my heart.The time of the cave is coming.The season of quiet.The deep drink of stillnessyou have been thirsting for.Secret, luminous darkness.Fruitful, radiant night. Your access has been paid.All year you have madean offering of your life,Flung your treasures into theclamoring hands of the world.You have lost yourself inContinue reading “Thought for the day, Tuesday 14th December”

“The shortening of the daily cycle gives rise to festivals of light around the world. Today is Saint Lucia’s Day, a traditional Swedish festival that combines pagan heritage with Christian legend. Lucia herself has little to do with light and winter; she was a Christian martyr beheaded in the days when Christians faced horrific persecutionsContinue reading “Thought for the day, Monday 13th December”

“Nature is not only all that is visible to the eye… it also includes the inner pictures of the soul.”Edvard Munch, born on this day in 1863

“We come to know the world as paradise when our hearts and souls are reborn through the arduous and tender task of living rightly with one another and the earth. Generosity, non-violence, and care for one another are the pathways into transformed awareness. Knowing that paradise is here and now is a gift that comesContinue reading “Thought for the day, Saturday 11th December”

“Hope is the thing with feathersThat perches in the soul,And sings the tune without the words,And never stops at all,And sweetest in the gale is heard;And sore must be the stormThat could abash the little birdThat kept so many warm.I’ve heard it in the chillest land,And on the strangest sea;Yet, never, in extremity,It asked aContinue reading “Thought for the day, Friday 10th December”

“Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.”John Milton, born on this day in 1608

“The beautiful souls are they that are universal, open, and ready for all things.”Michel de Montaigne (1533 – 1592), philosopher and essayist

“In the ancient Shiva Sutras of India, it is written: “Let the mind descend into the heart.” In the Philocalia, early Christian writings on prayer, it is written: “Let the mind descend into the heart.”This is the first and last instruction for spiritual practice, for the beginner and the advanced, for the East and theContinue reading “Thought for the day, Tuesday 7th December”

“No enunciation of the Truth will ever be complete, no method of training will ever be suitable for all temperaments, no one can do more than mark out the little plot of infinity which he intends to cultivate, and thrust in the spade, trusting that the soil may eventually be fruitful and free from weedsContinue reading “Thought for the day, Monday 6th December”