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Easter Sunday “Weeping may last for a night.Weeping may last for a thousand nights.But joy comes in the morning.That morning we went to our beloved teacher’s tomb.We went to anoint his body.We carried oil and cloths.We came to the tomb in sorrow, heads bowed low.But hope does not die so easily.It flickers inside, buried somewhereContinue reading “Thought for the day, Sunday 31st March”

“I believe the most important thing for humankind is its own creativity. I further believe that, in order to be able to exercise this creativity, people need to be free.” From Freedom in Exile by the Dalai Lama, who fled to India and was granted political asylum there on this day in 1959

“When we practice looking deeply into our body, we discover its nature of interbeing. It’s made of all the elements: earth, water, fire, air, space, and time. And we begin to see the mountains, the rivers, the trees, the flowers, the dew, the stars, the galaxies – everything in our body. The whole cosmos isContinue reading “Thought for the day, Friday 29th March”

“The goal of all religion is not to prepare us to enter into the next life; it is a call to live now, to love now, to be now – and in that way to taste what it means to be a part of a life that is eternal, a love that is barrier-free, andContinue reading “Thought for the day, Thursday 28th March”

“No person is in such darkness as to be completely devoid of divine light. The divine light shines in the darkness and radiates upon all.” Thomas Aquinas (c. 1225 – 1274), quoted in Christian Mystics by Matthew Fox

“Whether we’re seeking inner peace or global peace or a combination of the two, the way to experience it is to build on the foundation of unconditional openness to all that arises. Peace isn’t an experience free of challenges, free of rough and smooth, it’s an experience that’s expansive enough to include all that arisesContinue reading “Thought for the day, Tuesday 26th March”

International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade “We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It’s our basic human right.” Aretha Franklin (1942 – 2018), born on this day

“Four proximate effects may be ascribed to love: namely, melting, enjoyment, languor and fervour. The freezing or hardening of the heart is a disposition incompatible with love, while melting denotes a softening of the heart, whereby the heart shows itself to be ready for the entrance of the beloved. If, then, the beloved is presentContinue reading “Thought for the day, Sunday 24th March”

“Love is a fire. But whether it is going to warm your hearth or burn down your house, you can never tell.” Joan Crawford (1905 – 1977), born on this day

World Water Day “The soul of mankind is like water:From Heaven coming, to Heaven rising,Again descending— As it must—Earthward, ever circling.It streams from high on the steep rock wall, a clear, pure stream;Then lovingly dusts in swelling cloud-waves against smooth rock;And striking lightly, it surges, veil-wrapped,In whispers, to the depths below.Then cascading against cliff towers,ItContinue reading “Thought for the day, Friday 22nd March”