What guides us? Flame and fire; sunlight and strong people, a lamp and words of wisdom. Look and it will be revealed.
“The world breaks everyone,
and afterwards many are strong
at the broken places.”
~~Ernest Hemmingway
“Bamboo grows strong.
Rapidly seeking sunlight.
So too can man.”
~~ME
“Life is pure flame,
and we live by an invisible
sun within us.”
~~Sir Thomas Browne
“The Indian system of reasoning is not like investigating truth with the help of a lamp.
It is like investigating the dark night in the dazzling brilliance of a lightening flash,
where everything becomes visible simultaneously.”
~~Osho
“He was shining, glowing and beautiful.
It was like seeing molten gold in the hands of a master craftsman as he takes it out of the furnace.
To see the prince was to see brightness–the brightness of the flames of a fire;
the brightness of the constellations crossing the night sky;
the brightness and clarity of the autumn sun shining on a cloudless day.”
~~(from the Sutta-Nipata describing the Buddha’s birth)
“The center of our consciousness is unconscious,
as the kernel of the sun is dark.”
~~Henri Amiel
“Our senses are indispensable tools in life.
Still, the senses of sight, smell, taste, hearing, and touch are minimized without the all important sixth:
A sense of humor.”
~~ME
“What is most beautiful in virile men is something feminine.
What is most beautiful in feminine women is something masculine.”
~~Susan Sontag
“There is no cure for birth and death
save to enjoy the interval.”
~~George Santayana
“Walk tall as the trees;
live strong as the mountains;
be gentle as the spring winds;
keep the warmth of summer in your heart,
and the Great Spirit will always be with you.”
~~Anonymous (Native American)
“What of the answers
I must find questions for?”
~~Bob Kaufman
Stay strong with open arms and a spirit will guide you safely. Enjoy today it is what we have.
