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We should work like the rain. The rain just falls. It doesn't ask Am I making a nice sound down below? Or, Will the plants be glad to see me? Will they be grateful? The rain just falls, one raindrop after another. Millions and billions of raindrops, only falling. This is the open secret of Zen.

Jakusho Kwong

A wise person watches the seasons rise and fall,
& he knows how things grow.
He knows they are fed by their roots
to grow and flower and flow.
This quiet feeding is the way of nature,
A wise person never tries to break up the whole.

Lao Tzu, Tao te Ching

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God.
Your playing small does not serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you.
We are all meant to shine, as children do.
We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.
It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone.
And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

Marianne Williamson

Until one is committed, there is hesitancy , the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative and creation, there is one elementary rule - the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans; that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred . A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favour all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would have come his way.

Whatever you can do or dream you can begin it. Boldness has genius , power , and magic in it. Begin it now.

Goethe

May you find serenity and tranquility in a world you may not always understand. May the pain you have known and the conflict you have experienced give you the strength to walk through life facing each new situation with courage and optimism. Always know that there are those whose love and understanding will always be there, even when you feel most alone. May you discover enough goodness in others to believe in a world of peace. May a kind word, a reassuring touch, and a warm smile be yours every day of your life, and may you give these gifts as well as receive them. Remember the sunshine when the storm seems unending.

Teach love to those who hate, and let that love embrace you as you go out into the world. May the teachings of those you admire become part of you, so that you may call upon them. Remember, those whose lives you have touched and whose have touched yours are always a part of you, even if the encounters were less than you would have wished. It is the content of the encounter that is more important than the form.

May you not become too concerned with material matters, but instead place immeasurable value on the goodness in your heart. Find time each day to see beauty and love in the world around you. Realize that each person has limitless abilities, but each of us is different in our own way. What you feel you lack in the present may become one of your strengths in the future. May you see your future as one filled with promise and possibility. Learn to view everything as a worthwhile experience. May you find enough inner strength to determine your own worth by yourself, and not be dependent on another's judgment of your accomplishments. May you always feel loved.

Unknown

Water is fluid, soft, and yielding. But water will wear away rock, which is rigid and cannot yield. As a rule, whatever is fluid, soft, and yielding will overcome whatever is rigid and hard. This is another paradox: what is soft is strong.


Lao-Tzu, Tao te Ching (600 B.C.)

We have not inherited the earth from our ancestors, we have only borrowed it from our children.

Ancient Proverb

The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.

Albert Einstein

'Let them know in their heart of hearts that together they are a God, equal to us, to be respected by us, to be loved by us.  For such faith in themselves will lead them to honour us and all we honour, which is all life, all things as one.'

William Horwood - Wolves of Time, Journey's to the Heartland.

A human being is part of the whole called by us universe , a part limited in time and space. We experience ourselves, our thoughts and feelings as something separate from the rest. A kind of optical delusion of consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from the prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty... We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive.

Albert Einstein

The significance of true philosophy is that it works,
in the sense that its strength lies not in its words
but in the active practice of it.

unknown

The Address of Chief Seattle Chief Seattle

 
The President in Washington sends word that he wishes to buy our land. But how can you buy or sell the sky , the land? The idea is strange to us. If we do not own the presence of the air and the sparkle of the water , how can you buy them?

Every part of this earth is sacred to my people. Every shining pine needle. Every sandy shore. Every mist in the dark woods. Every meadow. Every humming insect. All are holy in the memory and experience of my people. We know the sap that courses through the trees as we know the blood that courses through our veins.

We are a part of the earth and it is part of us. Perfumed flowers are our sisters. The bear , the deer, the great eagle, these are our brothers. The rocky crests, the juices in the meadow, the body heat of the pony , and man, all belonging to the same family.

The shining water that moves in the streams and rivers is not just water but the blood of our ancestors. If we sell you our land you must remember that it is sacred. Each ghostly reflection in the clear water of the lakes tells of events and memories in the life of my people. The water's murmur is the voice of my father's father.

The rivers are our brothers. They quench our thirst. They carry our canoes and feed our children. So you must give to the rivers the kindness you would give any brother. If we sell you our land , remember that the air is precious to us. That the air shares its spirit with all the life that it supports. The wind that gave our grandfather his first breath also receives his last sigh. The wind also gives our children the spirit of life.

So if we sell you our land, you must keep it apart and sacred as a place where man can go to taste the wind that is sweetened by the meadow flowers. Will you teach your children what we have taught our children , that the earth is our mother ? What befalls the earth befalls all the sons of the earth. This we know. The earth does not belong to man, man belongs to the earth.

All things are connected like the blood that unites us all. Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web he does to himself.

One thing we know our God is also your God. The earth is precious to Him. And to harm the earth is to heap contempt on its creator. Your destiny is a mystery to us. What will happen when the buffalo are all slaughtered ? The wild horses tamed ? What will happen when the secret corners of the forest are heavy with the scent of many men and the view of the ripe hills is blotted by talking wires ? Where will the thicket be ? Gone. Where will the eagle be? Gone. And what is it to say goodbye to the swift pony and the hunt , the end of living and the beginning of survival?

When the last red man has vanished with his wilderness and his memory is only the shadow of a cloud moving across the prairie , will these shores and forests still be here ? Will there be any of the spirit of my people left ?

We love this earth as a newborn loves its mother's heartbeat. So , if we sell you our land , love it as we have loved it. Care for it as we have cared for it. Hold in your mind the memory of the land as it is when you receive it. Preserve the land for all children , and love it as God loves us all. As we are part of the land , you too are part of the land.

This earth is precious to us, it is also precious to you. One thing we know, there is only one God. No man, be he red man or white , can be apart. We are brothers , after all.

Address of Chief Seattle 1855.



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