nests

That the birds of worry and care
fly about your head
This you cannot change
But that they build nests in your hair
This you can prevent.

-Chinese Proverb

letting go

Although we have been made to believe that if we let go we will end up with nothing, life reveals just the opposite: that letting go is the real path to freedom.

-Sogyal Rinpoche

T and the baby elephant

foto by Ajay

prayers

Expect to have hope rekindled. Expect your prayers to be answered in wondrous ways. The dry seasons in life do not last. The spring rains will come again.

-Sarah Ban Breathnach

messages

The next message you need is always right where you are.

-Ram Dass

act of love

An act of love that fails is just as much a part of the divine life as an act of love that succeeds, for love is measured by its own fullness, not by its reception.

-Harold Loukes

find

for Bek who actually reads this blog

accept everything

Any kind of expectation creates a problem. We should accept, but not expect. Whatever comes, accept it. Whatever goes, accept it. The immediate benefit is that your mind is always peaceful.

-Sri Swami Satchidananda

ribbon

beyond

our heart knows

"Whether we're conscious of what or whom we're missing, our heart knows".

-Melody Beattie

silence

heart sutra

Imee Ooi