Isn’t it interesting that we say things and use words without knowing what we really say? I cannot recall how many times I have said to a person “Blessings to you”. Every time I meant it, because the words felt right to me, and I detected something sacred in them. I thought that was just …
Today I read a sentence from The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran that will occupy my thoughts for the rest of the day: ‘And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.’ Time to make my weekend plans … Namaste
This treasure comes from The Book of Q or The Gospel of Thomas: “I am telling you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Think of the ravens. They do not plant, harvest, …
Do you ever dream stuff and when you wake up, you can just shake your head and wonder? I often remember my dreams, and I make notes of my dreams so that I can see the patterns or unscramble the pertinent information from those dreams. Over a period of a week, I have had three …
Rumi reminds us of this: “On Resurrection Day God will ask, ‘During this sojourn I gave you, what have you produced for me? Through what work have you reached your life’s end?” I have always known deep in my soul that I will see my ninety-fourth birthday, and that this will be a record in …
I like to wake up in the morning and watch the daybreak, and then spend time with my Creator – praying, meditating, and reading. Today was not such a day. It took me a while to realise that the temperature is perfect – pleasant with a lovely breeze, after last night’s heavy rain. My thoughts …
you have done? And sometimes that feeling is like a warm glow that covers your entire body, and the moment stays with you for the rest of your life. The Zohar (Beresheet B, 41) states: “The body of man is a reflection of Upper World forces. Every act we perform in our lower world initiates …
Kahlil Gibran said in The Prophet: ‘ But you, children of space, you restless in rest, you shall not be trapped nor tamed. Your house shall not be an anchor but a mast. It shall not be a glistening film that covers a wound, but an eyelid that guards the eye.’ Kahlil Gibran lived from …