A warrior came one day to Hakuin. He was a samurai, a great soldier, and he asked Hakuin, “Is there any Hell and is there any Heaven — and if there are, where are their gates? How can I avoid Hell and enter Heaven instead?” A warrior knows only two things, life and death — […]
“Fiery sunsets remind me of who I have grown to be and who I have agreed to remain — Honest; authentic with my Self by remaining Caring towards others. I am ever-able to offer my full presence; Giving what is necessary to Love fully by serving selflessly … Tonight I remember these things, that tomorrow […]
“The bold aim to Serve another, whether applauded or not, makes the great Life. The courageous willingness to Care for another, whether received or not, makes the great Love.” ~ inspired by Robert Browning . “Love your life, and the energy of that life will infuse your relationships and set them all aglow.” ~ inspired […]
“It is possible to decrease the suffering in the world by adding to the Joy. It is possible to add to the Light rather than try to destroy the Darkness. Once you begin to acknowledge random acts of Kindness – both the ones you have received and the ones you have given – you can […]
“The key to your awakening as a Human Being is what you choose to do for others – especially when no one is watching; and especially when you’d rather be doing for yourself.” ~ inspired by Alan Buncher
Actually, if your Love is a verb, Love is all you need …
“Truly living is a form of not being sure, not knowing what next or how. The moment we think we know, we do not. And in all the moments we are waiting for that surety, we begin to die … So we guess – and we go. We may be wrong, but we take leap […]
Even though we might always offend others’ unknown sensibilities & fragile egos, courageous LOVE — no mater what form it takes — never offends the Soul. With this in mind, some guidelines for taking the offense out of offensive: *Say something Kind … or nothing at all. *Gently smiling silence is the only criticism that […]
“The moment you choose to make your life about something greater than yourself is the moment you will finally realize what it means to truly Serve … And the moment you make your living about serving others instead of being served by them is the moment you will finally realize what it means to truly […]
We all came from the water. It runs through our ancient days; through each and every long year; all the way to this very moment. It courses through our lives like the bloodline of kings – and it runs through our days like the simple joys of every pauper. It is a smooth yet powerfully […]
“Her eyes were of different colors, the left as brown as autumn, the right as blue-gray as the wind. Both seemed alive with questions … By her own account she spoke with Angels and could hear the thoughts of animals and trees. She was passionately kind to all living things. She was a beam of […]
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