How Near

Not knowing how near Truth is,

people seek it far away--what a pity!
They are like one who, in the midst of water,
Cries in thirst so imploringly.

Hakuin Ekaku (1686-1769)

One Spirit

We are all part of the One Spirit.
When you experience the true meaning of religion,
which is to know God,
you will realize that God is your Self,
and that God exists equally and impartially in all beings.

Paramahansa Yogananda

Being Happy

There is no duty we so much underrate as the duty of being happy. In being happy we sew anonymous benefits upon the world.

Robert Louis Stevenson

What You Think

What you think means more than anything else in your life. More than what you earn, more than where you live, more than your social position, and more than what anyone else may think about you.

George Matthew Adams

Embodying the Light

A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving.
A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants.
A good scientist has freed himself of concepts
and keeps his mind open to what is.
Thus, the wise person is available to all people
and doesn't reject anyone.
He is ready to use all situations and doesn't waste anything.
This is called embodying the light.

adapted from Tao Te Ching: An Illustrated Journey
translated by Stephen Mitchell

Be Where You Are

As you walk and eat and travel, be where you are.

Otherwise you will miss most of your life.

from Buddha's Little Instruction Book
by Jack Kornfield