In a culture that pushes us to focus not on what we can give, but on what we can take, what we tend to take is everything for granted. ~Andrea Gibson (1975 to pres., poet, author, writer, activist, performer)
The feminine principle, this untapped subtle potential that lies at the core of our being, must now be realized to restore a balance between intellect and intuition, facts and feelings, reason and realism. ~Sister Gayatri Naraine (Teacher at Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University, Representative to the United Nations )
A thankful person is thankful under all circumstances. A complaining soul complains even in paradise. ~Bahá’u’lláh (1817 – 1872, Iranian mystic and spiritual teacher founded the Baháʼí Faith)
We do not need to travel around the world when the source of all joy and all beauty is right within us. ~Eknath Easwaran (1910-1999, Indian author, translator, Vedic scholar)
The world is full of implicit religion, and the inspired saints and poets, who say that the birds “praise God” when they sing, are in no way mistaken. Because it is their tiny life itself which sings the “great life” and makes heard, through its countless variations, the same news which is as old as … Continue reading Bird Song