Imperfections

Sometimes we feel ashamed or frightened by our imperfections, or we strive so hard to overcome them that we successfully close our lives down to a very narrow, controllable scale. Spiritual awakening means we have a zest for life and accept our imperfections.

Joy

When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.  Rumi

Letting Go

Focusing our attention incessantly on matters that disturb us keeps us disturbed and our obsession with our problems leaves no room for their solutions. However, we are only powerless in the face of  difficulties if we choose to be. We are always free to search for the good which is lost in a tangled situation. We can be certain that our progress in life is equal to our capacity to let go of our problems and move ahead with the momentum of a positive attitude.

Truth

Not knowing how near the truth is, we seek it far away. Hakuin

Honorable Life

Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back,
you’ll be able to enjoy it a second time. Dalai Lama

Refuge

You are the light, you are the refuge, 

There is no place to take shelter but yourself. 

Inscription over the Buddha's Ashes

A Prayer

Grant that I may be given appropriate difficulties and sufferings on this journey so that my heart may be truly awakened and my practice of liberation and universal compassion may be truly fulfilled. Tibetan Prayer of Making

Born Again

Each morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most. Buddha

Consciousness

The greatest sin is to be unconscious. Carl Gustav Jung

Paradise

You cannot avoid paradise. You can only avoid seeing it. Charlotte Joko Beck