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Autumn Day by Rainer Maria Rilke “Lord: it is time. The summer was generous.Lay your shadows onto the sundialsand let loose the winds upon the fields.Command the last fruits to be full,give them yet two more southern days,urge them to perfection, and chasethe last sweetness into the heavy wine.Who now has no house, builds noContinue reading “Thought for the day, Friday 30th September”

Blessing in the Storm by Jan Richardson “I cannot claimto still the stormthat has seized you,cannot calmthe waves that washthrough your soul,that break againstyour fierce andaching heart.But I will wadeinto these waters,will stand with youin this storm,will say peace to youin the waves,peace to youin the winds,peace to youin every momentthat finds you stillwithin theContinue reading “Thought for the day, Thursday 29th September”

“In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.” Confucius, born on this day in 55 BC

“Many of us consider growing up as a kind of increasing, and getting old as a kind of decreasing. When we say that humans go from ashes to ashes and from dust to dust, it doesn’t sound very joyful, because none of us wants to return to dust. It is our mind of discrimination thatContinue reading “Thought for the day, Tuesday 27th September”

“I know a person who is convinced their deceased brother is in hell because of who they lovedI told them that if hell is real, I don’t think it is a destinationI believe hell is a campsite that gets formed in the hearts of people who judge others for living a life that they refuseContinue reading “Thought for the day, Monday 26th September”

“Our work for peace must begin within the private world of each of us. To build for humanity a world without fear, we must be without fear. To build a world of justice, we must be just.” Dag Hammarskjöld, UN Secretary-General and Unitarian, who died on this day in 1961

“Our heart is the altar. In whatever you do let a spark of the holy fire burn within you, so that you may fan it into a flame.” Rabbi Israel ben Eliezer, known as the Baal Shem Tov (c.1698 – 1760)

The Cleric and the Cat – a Sufi parable, A well-known cleric was teaching in the desert, reciting the scriptures to a group of spellbound listeners. As he was speaking, a sick cat meandered into the camp, slid next to him, and went to sleep on the hem of his exquisite robe. Now the clericContinue reading “Thought for the day, Friday 16th September”

“Advaita is not a path. It is an experience. An experience of dropping the path. Those who have tried to turn non-duality into a “path” have created delusion and mental strain for many. I am discontented and I’d rather be somewhere else. I want to get to Oneness, I want to get “there,” so IContinue reading “Thought for the day, Thursday 15th September”

The Perfect Garden, a Zen parable A priest was in charge of the garden within a famous Zen temple. He had been given the job because he loved the flowers, shrubs, and trees. Next to the temple there was another, smaller temple where there lived a very old Taoist master. One day, when the priestContinue reading “Thought for the day, Wednesday 14th September”