“Release, and radiance, and roses” We say release, and radiance, and roses, and echo upon everything that’s known; and yet, behind the world our names enclose is the nameless: our true archetype and home. The sun seems male, and earth is like a woman, the field is humble, and the forest proud; but over everything…
Category: life reflections
MYSTICAL POEMS: “The best gift” by Janice Salois
“The best gift” What’s the best gift given to me? It took only a moment for me to see It’s my one and only precious life Mostly happy, sometimes strife there are highs and lows for sure but each one opens a different door some twists and turns along the way yest always thankful…
INSPIRATIONAL LESSONS FROM NATURE: “The Chinese bamboo” (Moso Bamboo) From an old post…
The moso’s rapid growth is due to the miles of roots it develops during those first five years, five years of getting ready.
A quote on enlightenment by Dogen Zenji (1200 – 1253)
Enlightenment is like the moon reflected on the water. The moon does not get wet, nor is the water broken. Although its light is wide and great, the moon is reflected even in a puddle an inch wide. The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in dewdrops on the grass, or even in…
POEMS: “A human life in the twinkling of a star” by Amira (“Una vida humana en el parpadeo de una estrella”)
“A human life in the twinkling of a star” Millions of years in forming Since the start of our planet… so young! Such huge scale of time A difficult concept to grasp for the mind Humanity has just begun! In the big scheme of things what is the time of a human…
A quote on our interconectedness from The Rig Veda
There is an endless net of threads throughout the universe. The horizontal threads are in space. The vertical threads are in time. At every crossing of the threads, there is an individual, and every individual is a crystal bead. And every crystal bead reflects not only the light from every other crystal in the net,…
POEMS: “The Past” By Ella Wheeler Wilcox
THE PAST I fling the past behind me, like a robe Worn threadbare in the seams, and out of date. I have outgrown it. Wherefore should I weep And dwell upon its beauty, and its dyes Of Oriental splendour, or complain That I must needs discard it? I can weave Upon the shuttles of…
INSPIRATIONAL POEMS: “As you go through life” by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
AS YOU GO THROUGH LIFE DON’T look for the flaws as you go through life ; And even when you find them, It is wise and kind to be somewhat blind And look for the virtue behind them. For the cloudiest night has a hint of light Somewhere in its shadows…
Spirituality from Daily Word “Comfort” (Espiritualidad de la Palabra Diaria “Consuelo”)
Comfort I take comfort in the refuge of Spirit. Spiritual reflection comforts me. Like the sunlight shining through a window on a bright morning, my heart is warmed as I read over my favorite scriptures during my sacred reflection time, and I feel comforted. Pausing throughout the day to remember the spiritual essence of the…
MYSTICAL POEMS: “As I move through the earth” by Hafiz
“As I move through the earth” I Do not Want to step so quickly Over a beautiful line on God’s palm As I move through the earth’s Marketplace Today. I do not want to touch any object in this world Without my eyes testifying to the truth That everything is My Beloved. Something has…
A brief wisdom quote on “we are the same” by Rumi
In fact, my soul and yours are the same. You appear in me, I appear in you. We hide in each other. —Rumi
Spirituality from Daily Word: “Reflection” (Espiritualidad de la palabra Diaria: “Reflexionar”)
Reflection I am a glorious reflection of the Divine within me. The moon reflecting across a still lake is a beautiful, tranquil sight as the brightness of the moon illuminates the water below. When I look in a mirror, I see an image of my body, but I know there is more to me than…
