| When I dance, I dance, when I sleep, I sleep; yes, and when I walk alone in a beautiful orchard, if my thoughts drift to far-off matters for some part of the time for some other part I lead them back again to the walk, the orchard, to the sweetness of this solitude, to myself. ~Montaigne A morning glory at my window satisfies me more than the metaphysics of books. ~Walt Whitman Who loves a garden finds within his soul Life's whole; He hears the anthem of the soil while ingrates toil; And sees beyond his little sphere; the waving fronds of heaven, clear. ~Louise Seymour Jones, Who Loves a Garden There is always music amongst the trees in the garden, but our hearts must be very quiet to hear it. |
Silence is more musical than any
song. ~Christina Rossetti
I have often regretted my speech,
never my silence. ~Anonymous
Silence is not a thing we make; it is
something into which we enter. It is
always there. All we can make is
noise. ~Mother Maribel of Wantage
We need to find God, and he cannot
be found in noise and restlessness.
God is the friend of silence. See how
nature--trees, flowers, grass--grows in
silence; see the stars, the moon and
the sun, how they move in silence...
we need silence to be able to touch
souls. ~Mother Teresa
song. ~Christina Rossetti
I have often regretted my speech,
never my silence. ~Anonymous
Silence is not a thing we make; it is
something into which we enter. It is
always there. All we can make is
noise. ~Mother Maribel of Wantage
We need to find God, and he cannot
be found in noise and restlessness.
God is the friend of silence. See how
nature--trees, flowers, grass--grows in
silence; see the stars, the moon and
the sun, how they move in silence...
we need silence to be able to touch
souls. ~Mother Teresa
| There is a calmness to a life lived in gratitude, a quiet joy. ~Ralph H. Blum One cannot but be in awe when one contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery each day. Never lose a holy curiosity. ~Albert Einstein People who take the time to be alone usually have depth, originality, and quiet reserve. ~John Miller In the garden the door is always open into the holy. ~May Sarton The first act of awe, when man was struck with the beauty or wonder of Nature, was the first spiritual experience. ~Henryk Skolimowski |
To see a World in a Grain of Sand;
And a heaven in a Wild Flower;
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand;
And Eternity in an hour.
~William Blake, Auguries of
Innocence, 1863
The best remedy for those who are
afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go
outside, somewhere where they can
be quiet, alone with the heavens,
nature and God. Because only then
does one feel that all is as it should
be and that God wishes to see people
happy, amidst the simple beauty of
nature. As long as this exists, and it
certainly always will, I know that then
there will always be comfort for every
sorrow, whatever the circumstances
may be. And I firmly believe that
nature brings solace in all troubles.
~Diary of Anne Frank
I, the fiery life of divine essence, am
aflame beyond the beauty of the
meadows, I gleam in the waters, and I
burn in the sun, moon, and stars .... I
awaken everything to life.
~Hildergard of Bingen
Experiencing the present purely is
being empty and hollow; you catch
grace as a man fills his cup under a
waterfall. ~Annie Dillard
And a heaven in a Wild Flower;
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand;
And Eternity in an hour.
~William Blake, Auguries of
Innocence, 1863
The best remedy for those who are
afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go
outside, somewhere where they can
be quiet, alone with the heavens,
nature and God. Because only then
does one feel that all is as it should
be and that God wishes to see people
happy, amidst the simple beauty of
nature. As long as this exists, and it
certainly always will, I know that then
there will always be comfort for every
sorrow, whatever the circumstances
may be. And I firmly believe that
nature brings solace in all troubles.
~Diary of Anne Frank
I, the fiery life of divine essence, am
aflame beyond the beauty of the
meadows, I gleam in the waters, and I
burn in the sun, moon, and stars .... I
awaken everything to life.
~Hildergard of Bingen
Experiencing the present purely is
being empty and hollow; you catch
grace as a man fills his cup under a
waterfall. ~Annie Dillard
| He only is wise who devotes himself to realizing, not reading only, the ancient relevations. Solve all your problems through meditation. Exchange unprofitable religious speculations for actual God-contact. ~Paramhansa Yogananda, Autobiography of a Yogi |
| Lose yourself...discover yourself... |
| Follow your bliss. Find where it is and don't be afraid to follow it. ~Joseph Campbell |
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