Source: Suspended Person
This an older post from July 2013, but Chief Seattle‘s quote is a beautiful reminder that resonates.
We connect to each other and the world. We are one thread of an intricate tapestry woven throughout time.
When we remember we are connected, we unite with each other through a deep and abiding love for all that exists and all that has traveled down through time. Our mindfulness and presence reflects this love.
Moving away from Nature …
I am presenting something different..
There is no special teaching: The most ordinary things in our daily
Life hide…
Source: Hands…
Siram provides several wonderful pictures of hands and poetry with quotes from Buddha for each. Each one called me to be mindful and present to what happened in that image.
The images and words reminded me, even in the midst of a busy world, it is in silence between words and sounds that I find meaning. I find the extraordinary in the ordinary. Even the most familiar moments take on new meaning, filled with extra and overflowing meaning, when I pause and am present.
When we enjoy something fully and are present in the moment, it is not work. Alan Watts proposed this is the real secret to life.
“Where love is, there God is also.” – Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi
Source: Thought for Today
Gandhi stood for a non-violent way of life. In our lives, we find the extraordinary in the ordinary. When we look around us and inside ourselves, we can find God in many forms.
We discover and journey along a spiritual path through relationships with others, the world we live in, and ourselves. When we are mindful and attentive to what those mean, we find love in the world.
**Image via Wallpapers App; text added by Natalie
Source: My head is…
Natalie’s post is a wonderful quote from Rumi. What I do not know is far more than what I know. Even what I think I know, is less than what I can actually know.
Even two people standing side-by-side experience the world differently. As they each look back, they recall what imprinted itself on them, but not the other.
As I live and exit each moment, I forget good portions of what I experienced. As I move on, I forget more and more. All that is left is a fainter and fainter impression of what I thought I knew.
The best I can do is to experience each moment as mind(fully) as possible and to enjoy the company of the other in that moment.
“If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.” ~ Henry David Thoreau Artist~Catrin Welz-Stein
Text & image source: Moonlight Serenade https://web.facebook.com/Moonlight-Serenade-228504310532112/
Source: If you have built castles in the air,
We need images for our imaginations, but it is equally important to give them foundations. In this way, our castles are sustainable.
When we put foundations under our dreams and castles, we do so by being present and mindful. We are aware of the hard work that it takes to build those castles and the building requires the help of others, just as they build their castles with our help.
If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path. Buddha. It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.
When we show the way for others, we show the way for ourselves.
Source: The Wisdom of Buddha
The Buddha left many thoughts for us to explore and understand in our lives. The link to Lara and Tina‘s post shares several quotes and pictures, underscoring how love and care for others begins with love and care for ourselves.
When we are mindful and attentive to our self, we shine a light for others and we can be mindful and attentive to them.
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