“The process is not a matter of overcoming our true nature, but rather of removing obstacles so that the authentic self can shine.” from Reiki: A Comprehensive Guide” by Pamela Miles
Are you paying attention?
The first question of yoga is, “are you paying attention?” The second question of yoga is, “are you paying attention from your heart? Yoga is Awakening. Centering yourself in the Universe. Anything else is a bonus. Without, it’s just exercise. — Arthur Kilmurray
Tell it slant
Tell all the truth but tell it slant — Success in Circuit lies Too bright for our infirm Delight The Truth’s superb surprise As Lightning to the Children eased With explanation kind The Truth must dazzle gradually Or every man be blind — – Emily Dickinson
Mary Oliver’s word choice
“You can have the other words – chance, luck, coincidence, serendipity. I’ll take grace. I don’t know what it is exactly, but I’ll take it.” Mary Oliver
To be of use
The people I love the best jump into work head first without dallying in the shallows and swim off with sure strokes almost out of sight. They seem to become natives of that element, the black sleek heads of seals bouncing like half-submerged balls. I love people who harness themselves, an ox to a heavy […]
Rumi Q&A
I said: What about my eyes? He said: Keep them on the road. I said: What about my passion? He said: Keep it burning. I said: What about my heart? He said: Tell me what you hold inside it? I said: Pain and sorrow. He said: Stay with it. The wound is the place where […]
Einstein on mystery
“The most beautiful emotion we can experience is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of all true art and science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead, a snuffed-out candle. To sense that […]
Einstein on imagination and knowledge
“Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.” Albert Einstein
Einstein on movement and balance
“It is the same with people as it is with riding a bike. Only when moving can one comfortably maintain one’s balance.” Albert Einstein
Wisdom from Dr. Patricia Bath
“Do not allow your mind to be imprisoned by majority thinking. Remember that the limits of science are not the limits of imagination.” – Dr. Patricia Bath
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