6 posts tagged “quotes”
For generosity, nothing to do,
Other than stop fixating on self.
For morality, nothing to do,
Other than stop being dishonest.
For patience, nothing to do,
Other than not fear what is ultimately true.
For effort, nothing to do,
Other than practice continuously.
For meditative stability, nothing to do,
Other than rest in presence.
For wisdom, nothing to do,
Other than know directly how things are.
--translated by Ken McLeod
Our understanding of the roles of the ancient Druid prompts us to follow them in an involvement in the academic, artistic and social justice arenas, as well as in purely spiritual and religious matters.
A westerner with the most rudimentary knowledge of Buddhism would think it odd to say the least if someone were named a Zen roshi, qualified to pass on the tradition, who had never sat in a zendo or completed koan practice. But this appears to be analogous to what has happened in Christianity.
--Maggie Ross, Anglican solitary and writer, at her blog, Voice in the Wilderness
"Three things Divinity has given to every living being: the fullness of its species; the uniqueness of its individuality; and the distinction of an original Awen unlike any other, and these three things set each being apart from all others."
--from the Barddas, the core text of the Druid Revival, compiled/composed/edited/forged/whatever by Iolo Morgannwg
"Either you look at the universe as a very poor creation out of which no one can make anything or you look at your own life and your own part in the universe as infinitely rich full of inexhaustible interest opening out onto infinite further possibilities for study and contemplation and interest and praise. Beyond all and in all is God."
Thomas Merton, Trappist monk, hermit, and writer, in the third volume of his posthumously published journals, A Search for Solitude, entry for July 17, 1956.
