Wisdom and Growth through Pursuit of Beauty and Truth

"In the eyes of a seer, every leaf of a tree is a page of the Holy Book and contains divine revelation." - Hazrat Inayat Khan

"When one looks at the ocean, they can only see that part of it which comes within their range of vision; so it is with the truth." -Hazrat Inayat Khan

"Spiritual progress is the changing of the point of view."  -Hazrat Inayat Khan

"Love is the essence of all religion, mysticism, and philosophy, and for the one who has learned this, love fulfills the purpose of religion, ethics, and philosophy, and the lover is raised above all diversities of faiths and beliefs." - Hazrat Inayat Khan

“People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.” -Thich Nhat Hanh

“Guarding knowledge is not a good way to understand. Understanding means to throw away your knowledge.” - Thich Nhat Hanh

“For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.” -Thich Nhat Hanh

“You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.” - Thich Nhat Hanh

“Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything - anger, anxiety, or possessions - we cannot be free.” -Thich Nhat Hanh

“The seed of suffering in you may be strong, but don't wait until you have no more suffering before allowing yourself to be happy.” -Thich Nhat Hanh

“Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.” -Thich Nhat Hanh

“To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.” -Thich Nhat Hanh

"When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help." -Thich Nhat Hanh

"We are intelligent enough, but we are not loving enough as a species." -Thich Nhat Hanh

"It is possible to live happily in the here and the now. So many conditions of happiness are available - more than enough for you to be happy right now. You don't have to run into the future in order to get more." -Thich Nhat Hanh

" When you learn about the teaching and the practice of another tradition, you always have a chance to understand your own teaching and practice." -Thich Nhat Hanh

“If you take a handful of salt and pour it into a small bowl of water, the water in the bowl will be too salty to drink. But if you pour the same amount of salt into a large river, people will still be able to drink the river's water. If your heart is small, one unjust word or act will make you suffer. But if your heart is large, if you have understanding and compassion, that word or deed will not have the power to make you suffer.” -Thich Nhat Hanh

"Love sometimes wants to do us a great favor: hold us upside-down and shake all the nonsense out." -Hafez

"Now that all your worry has proved an unlucrative business, why not find a better job?" -Hafez

"Everyone is God speaking. Why not be polite and listen?" -Hafez

"Stay close to anything that makes you glad you are alive." -Hafez

"The place where you are right now, God circled on a map for you." -Hafez

“ When a person responds to the joys and sorrows of others as if they were his own, he has attained the highest state of spiritual union.” -Bhagavad Gita

”Accepting oneself without judgment is the starting point for personal liberty.“ -Casey Kochmer

“Enlightenment is when a wave realizes it’s the ocean.” -Thich Nhat Hanh

“An ocean of blessings may rain down from the heavens, but if we're only holding up a thimble, that's all we receive.“ - Ramakrishna

"You were never anything but whole There has always been a safety net You do not walk alone but are constantly held like a crying child in the unseen arms of love" -Gerry Baird

"Hardship is just a tool that carves you into a more beautiful soul-form" -Gerry Baird

"A simple life is a book filled with beauty A simple walk is a symphony of poems" -Gerry Baird

"Forget not the welcoming dawn when the night grows dark Know that you will be held in perfect compassion through your long winters of wondering as you fully embrace the joy beneath all things" -Gerry Baird

"Though you walk a thousand miles in struggle Still the earth cradles each footstep supporting you and all other creatures because of its giving nature" -Gerry Baird