Calm in a busy world
“ Love is the flower, you’ve got to let grow”.
~John Lennon
This amaryllis flower is a symbol of love and determination. It is a message of renewal. It symbolizes the success won after a struggle.
It is a hopeful sign for our time.
So perhaps…
“ If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly our whole life would change”.
~Jack Kornfeld, Buddha’s Little Instruction Book
Celebrate
by Danna Faulds (with a bow to Dr. Suess)
Celebrate harmony, celebrate cheer,
celebrate courage, and celebrate fear.
Celebrate easy, celebrate stuck,
celebrate nervousness, celebrate pluck.
I think you are getting the simple idea
that to celebrate everything
is why you are here.
So celebrate silence and celebrate noise,
celebrate matter flowing in
from the void.
Wherever you are in your life
as you read, celebrate freedom,
abundance, and need –
Because all of it’s holy,
the whole thing divine,
so get on with enjoying –
don’t waste any time!
Please enjoy this lovely blog post from Kripalu, one of my favorite retreats and sources of peace and learning:
Yoga is a deeply rich and interweaving study of being fully alive. This Thanksgiving presents another moment for us to pause as an organization and reflect on what we want to share with you.
Read more from Kripalu’s greeting HERE
Yesterday,
we obeyed Kings and bent our necks before Emperors.
But today, we kneel only to Truth,
follow only Beauty,
and obey only Love.”
~ Khalil Gibran
… and wear face masks!
Crossstitch by Julie.
Grace of Heaven and Earth,
Grace of Parents,
Grace of Fellow Beings,
Grace of Laws,
Oh, Dharmakaya Buddha, Fourfold Grace!
May we take refuge in Dharma and be filled with compassion and wisdom.
May we transform delusion into wisdom, greed into generosity, resentment into gratitude, discord into harmony, and hatred into compassion.
In this outbreak of pandemic disease, may all nations work together and benefit mutually.
May the strong help the weak, and may the weak learn from the strong.
May all those who are sick with the virus be healed.
May they regain their strength and health through quality medical care.
May we be free from our fear, which prevents nations from working together and neighbors from helping one another.
May those who have died from the virus be at rest.
May the families of those who are sick or have died be protected from illness and despair.
Dharmakaya Buddha fourfold grace,
Please watch over and protect those who put themselves at risk in the process to care for sick patients.
May the leaders of all nations have the wisdom to invest in long-term solutions that will help prepare for or prevent future outbreaks.
May all people in the world learn a great lesson from this global pandemic, and overcome this disaster skillfully with a calm mind of great reflection and awakened spirit.
This we pray with our whole hearts.
“May penetrating light dispel the darkness of ignorance.
Let all Karma be resolved
and the mind flower bloom in eternal Spring”
– Dai Hi Shu dedication
