Education

The highest education is that which does not give us merely information but makes our life in harmony with all existence.

Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941)

Meditation

Meditation clears the cosmic mist

as the consciousness of the soul
ascends to its higher planes of existence.

Yogananda

Wonder and Beauty

Live each present moment completely and the future will take care of itself.
Fully enjoy the wonder and beauty of each instant.

Paramabansa Yogananda

Opening to New Insights

I am an individualization of God expressing on this physical plane. I recognize this loving presence within me. My mind and heart concurrently open to new insights.

My life is always evolving toward a greater expression of my true nature. Love, prosperity, health, and creativity are always available to me.

I do my part for peace by expressing peace in my personal life. I do my part for prosperity by choosing to live a prosperous life. I do my part for love by sharing the unconditional love within me.

I am blessed by these opportunities to be and do more each day as I walk through my magnificent life.

adapted from Rod Loomis in Creative Thought Magazine.

Oneness

Our lives are like islands in the sea

or like trees in the forest,
which co-mingle their roots
in the darkness underground.

William James

Never Isolated

In nature we never see anything isolated,
but everything in connection with something else
which is before it, beside it, under it, and all over it.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Untitled Poem

Exhaust the little moment. Soon it dies.
And be it gash or gold it will not come
Again in this identical disguise.

Gwendolyn Brooks

"I find great wisdom in this untitled poem...The elegant and spare lines direct us to cherish the gifts that abound when we are mindful and open to all that the universe delivers. I've used the poem as a centering touchstone when feeling rushed, worried, or ill at ease with the rhythm of my life. The words always evoke in me a calming sense of peace." --Evelyn C. White