The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, not the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when you discover that someone else believes in you and is willing to trust you with a friendship. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Few people know how to take a walk. The qualifications are endurance, plain clothes, old shoes, an eye for nature, good humor, vast curiosity, good speech, good silence and nothing too much.
In the woods, we return to reason and faith. There I feel that nothing can befall me in life, – no disgrace, no calamity (leaving me my eyes), which nature cannot repair. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
The motivation of all religious practice is similar:
love, sincerity, honesty.
The way of life
of practically all religious persons is consistent.
The teachings of tolerance, love, and compassion
are the same. ~Dalai Lama
Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds.
Discard them and their value will never be known.
Improve them and they will become the brightest gems
in a useful life.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
The motivation
of all religious practice is similar:
love, sincerity, honesty.
The way of life
of practically all religious persons
is consistent.
The teachings
of tolerance, love, and compassion
are the same.
~Dalai Lama
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Guard well your spare moments.
They are like uncut diamonds.
Discard them and their value will
never be known. Improve them
and they will become the brightest
gems in a useful life.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
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It’s like growing lotus flowers. You cannot grow lotus flowers on marble. You have to grow them on the mud. Without mud, you cannot have a lotus flower. Without suffering, you have no ways in order to learn how to be understanding and compassionate.
No mud no lotus. The lotus flower cannot be there without the mud. Likewise, happiness cannot be there without suffering. Looking deeply into our suffering, we gain an understanding of it, which gives happiness a chance to blossom. Thus, the lotus does not have to reject the mud, and the beauty of the lotus actually gives value to the mud. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature — the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter. ~Rachel Carson
If we surrendered to earth’s intelligence we could rise up rooted, like trees. ~Rainer Maria Rilke
“The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat
of the universe, to match your nature with Nature.”
~Joseph Campbell
"The goal of life is to make your
heartbeat match the beat
of the universe, to match
your nature with Nature."
~Joseph Campbell
If we surrendered to earth's intelligence we could rise up rooted, like trees. ~Rainer Maria Rilke
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