Every day has enough trouble of its own
When you go to sleep
bury all that has happened in the mercy of God
It will be safe there
Stand back from what has happened
and be grateful for it all
When the new day begins
be sure that you yourself can be
new and pure as new light
It is like the resurrection
Rule for a New Brother
photo izemah
We don’t know a lot. We don’t know much more than we know.
And it’s a relief to let go of our attachment to views, our attachment to opinions, especially about things we don’t know.
A new mantra began to form in my mind: “Who knows?”
This not-knowing is not a quality of bewilderment; it’s not a quality of confusion. It actually is like a breath of fresh air, an openness of mind.
Not knowing is simply holding an open mind regarding these very interesting questions to which we might not yet have answers.
Joseph Goldstein
photo Taro Taylor
I heard a man say a poem once,
he said,
‘All that lives is holy.’
John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath
We have forgotten the age-old fact
that God speaks chiefly through dreams and visions
Carl Jung
Every day we have moments when we get a glimpse into the deep beauty of the world. It may be as simple as a shared conversation, a glass of wine, a walk in nature. However, sometimes we are so preoccupied that we do not have the time or the space to notice.
You know what the issue is with the world?
Everyone wants some magical solution to their problem
and [yet] everyone refuses to believe in magic
Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
photo phil champion
The swallows are gathering in the evenings now, and look as if they are getting ready to depart. Their natural freedom lies within us, not something outside that we need to attain or become. It is often our fears that prevent us from accessing it, and we choose to stay safe rather than risk the journey:
Look at the birds.
Even flying
is born
out of nothing.
The first sky
is inside you, my friend, open
at either end of day.
The work of wings
was always freedom, fastening
one heart to every falling thing.
Li Young Lee, One Heart
photo Takashi Hososhima
