When the spent sun throws up its rays on cloud
And goes down burning into the gulf below,
No voice in nature is heard to cry aloud
At what has happened.
Tag: inspiration
After sleeping through a hundred million centuries . . .
“After sleeping through a hundred million centuries we have finally opened our eyes on a sumptuous planet, sparkling with color, bountiful with life. Within decades we must close our eyes again.
Aspirations of Joy
One lesson I continue to relearn is that I can only experience real joy in the present moment. When I think about what’s missing from my life that would bring me joy if only I could attain it, I feel sad or frustrated or fearful about what I may never achieve. Future focus almost always…
Change Your Mind
If you pay closer attention to your steady stream of thoughts, you may be surprised at how many of them are negative. Fear and its many manifestations, including worry, anger and judgment, can cause an unending flow of pessimistic and downbeat self-talk. The first step in overcoming fearful and unhelpful patterns of thought and emotions…
Out Beyond Ideas
Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing,
There is a field. I’ll meet you there.
Unity and Daily Word
Unity is a global, inclusive, spiritual community, offering practical tools and uplifting resources to help people of all faiths apply positive spiritual principles in their daily lives. Their mission is to help and serve through prayer, publishing and community. Unity views God as spiritual energy that is present everywhere and is available to all people. According…
Ram Dass
Ram Dass pursued a panoramic array of spiritual methods and practices from potent ancient wisdom traditions, including bhakti or devotional yoga focused on the Hindu deity Hanuman; Buddhist meditation in the Theravadin, Mahayana Tibetan, and Zen Buddhist schools, and Sufi and Jewish mystical studies. Perhaps most significantly, his practice of karma yoga or spiritual service…
Happiness Epidemic
Without any warning, the disease
sweeps across the country
like a traveling circus.
People who were once blue,
who slouched from carrying
a bag of misery over one shoulder
are now clinically cheerful.