The true seeker
Subdues all waywardness.
He has submitted his nature to quietness.
He is a true seeker
Not because he begs
But because he follows the lawful way,
Holding back nothing, holding to nothing,
Beyond good and beyond evil,
Beyond the body and beyond the mind.

~Buddha

Set your heart on doing good.
Do it over and over again,
And you will be filled with joy.

~Buddha

In memory of Danny Svay

Allow your dreams a place in your prayers and plans. God-given dreams can help you move into the future He is preparing for you. ~Barbara Johnson

There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up. ~John Holmes

Simply be mindful of fragility – both actual and potential. Notice how many things do break – defined broadly – and notice how many more there are that could break and eventually will: “things” such as physical objects (e.g., cup, blouse, body, species, ecosystem, earth’s crust), relationships, projects, agreements, states of mind, lives, and societies. All things fall apart, one way or another. Everything cracks. And yet there is something so beautiful about this part of the truth, as Leonard Cohen says much more eloquently than I can:

Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack in everything
That’s how the light gets in
That’s how the light gets in

~Source: Wildmind Buddhist Meditation

Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else. Author: Margaret Mead

Photo courtesy: Ven. Sophal Pat

You alone are enough. You have nothing to prove to anybody. ~Unknown

Study how water flows in a valley stream, smoothly and freely between the rocks. Also learn from holy books and from wise people. Everything- even mountains, rivers, plants and trees- should be your teacher. Author: Morehei Ueshiba

Photo credit: Randy Neufeldt