prayer begins at the edge of emptiness. -Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel

if you hold on to the handle, it’s easier to maintain the illusion of control. but it’s more fun if you just let the wind carry you. -Brian Andreas

the world is round, and the place which may seem like the end may also be only the beginning -Ivy Baker Priest

the past is past, and the future is yet to come. that means the future is in your hands–the future entirely depends on the present. that realization gives you great responsibility. -the Dalai Lama

catastrophe is the essence of the spiritual path, a series of breakdowns allowing us to discover the threads that weave all of life into a whole cloth. -Jason Halifax, Being with Dying: Cultivating Compassion and Fearlessness in the Presence of … Continue reading »

if the past is unredeemable, and the future unpredictable, what more practical course is open than to safeguard the present by constant remembrance of the divine? -Paul Brunton, Notebooks

genuine humility when you can get free from the demands of your ego, you also free yourself from most of your self-imposed limitations. in practicing genuine humility, you will find enormous power. get beyond the desire to control others, and … Continue reading »

Let the world around you be an expression of your happiness, instead of depending on it to provide you with happiness. -@RalphMarson on twitter

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, Glimpse After Glimpse

As soon as we make a commitment to change, our ego will challenge us. But behind the challenge is the blessing that we have been asking for. If we avert the challenge we miss the gift on the other side. … Continue reading »