Mystery presents itself to us in the mode of withdrawal, of silence, of distance
so that speaking about it, if that is to make sense,
always requires listening to its silence.
Karl Rahner
Tag: inspiration
Sunday Quote: Being quiet…
The greatest attainment in this life is to be silent
and let God work and speak within
Meister Eckhart, Sermon I
photo Richard Palmer
More conscious living
Translation vary , but in our modern day, conversatio morum suorum generally means conversion of manners, a continuing and unsparing assessment and reassessment of one’s self and what is most important and valuable in life. In essence the individual must continually ask: What is worth living for in this place at this time? And having asked, one must then seek to act in accordance with the answer discerned
Paul Wilkes
Sunday Quote: Change
We live our lives,
for ever taking leave
Rilke, Duino Elegies
Without effort
With no mind, flowers lure the butterfly;
With no mind, the butterfly visits the blossoms.
Yet when flowers bloom, the butterfly comes;
When the butterfly comes, the flowers bloom.
Taigu Ryokan, Japaneses Zen Poet, 1758 – 1831
When *** changes – then …..
We are always getting ready to live,
but never living
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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