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“The reality of Divinity is like an endless ocean. Revelation may be likened to the rain. Can you imagine the cessation of rain? Ever on the face of the earth somewhere rain is pouring down.”Abdu’l Baha (1844 – 1921), head of the Baha’i faith from 1892 to 1921

From The Celtic Spirit: Meditations for the Turning Year by Caitlin Matthews, “The Language of the Birds“Birds now represent the continued presence of the past, evoked by the singing, whistling and calling that fell into millions of ancestral ears and there left images that we all inherit.” Jacquetta Hawkes, A LandThe Celtic peoples held birds in high esteem,Continue reading “Thought for the day, Wednesday 14th July”

“Life is a gift which we have not earned and for which we cannot pay. There is no necessity that there be a universe, no inevitability about a world moving towards life and then self-awareness. There might have been … nothing at all. Since we have not earned J. S. Bach – or friends orContinue reading “Thought for the day, Tuesday 13th July”

On this day in 2013, her 16th birthday, Malala Yousafzai delivered this speech to the United Nations,“Bismillah hir rahman ir rahim.In the name of God, the most merciful, the most beneficent…Today, it is an honour for me to be speaking again after a long time. Being here with such honourable people is a great momentContinue reading “Thought for the day, Monday 12th July”

“All religions seek to demonstrate the reality of God through symbols. These symbols are seen as pointers to a transcendent reality beyond themselves. Symbols are necessary, for they make the reality present to us. Every word we use is a symbol. God is a symbol. These are symbols we use to point to something whichContinue reading “Thought for the day, Sunday 11th July”

“When all thoughts are exhaustedI slip into the wood and gatherA pile of shepherd’s purse.Like the little stream making its wayThrough the mossy crevicesI, too, quietly turn clear and transparent.”Ryokan (c.1758 – 1831), Zen master

Your Life is a Mirror – a Sufi story from an unknown author “A stranger enters a village, and immediately looks for the Sufi master to ask advice. He says, ‘I’m thinking of moving to live in this village. What can you tell me about the people who live here?’And the Sufi master replies, ‘WhatContinue reading “Thought for the day, Friday 9th July”

From The Prophet by Khalil Gibran, “And a poet said, Speak to us of Beauty.And he answered:Where shall you seek beauty, and how shall you find her unless she herself be your way and your guide?And how shall you speak of her except she be the weaver of your speech? The aggrieved and the injuredContinue reading “Thought for the day, Thursday 8th July”

Living Poetry by Christopher Chase“Every body has a story.Every atom has a story.Go back 100 million yearsand your atoms were therein dragonfly wings,in trees and oceans,in prehistoric forests,as steam swirling fromdinosaur dung…Go back 6 billion yearsand most of “you” wasfloating asintergalactic dust,or buried deepin the cores oflong gone stars…Even as recently as a year ago,mostContinue reading “Thought for the day, Wednesday 7th July”

From The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation by Thich Nhat Hahn, “Worrying does not accomplish anything. Even if you worry twenty times more, it will not change the situation of the world. In fact, your anxiety will only make things worse. Even though things are not as weContinue reading “Thought for the day, Tuesday 6th July”