If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.
— Buddha
Archive of posts tagged life
The Miracle of Flowers
Sense of wonder…
We should be able to enjoy the wonders of life in us and everywhere around us. The whispers of rustling pine boughs. Flowers blooming. The beautiful blue sky. Fluffy white clouds. The smile of a neighbor. Each of these is a small miracle of life that has the capacity to nourish and heal us. They’re there for us right now. The question is: are we there for them?
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Here is a video with absolutely beautiful pictures and wonderful thoughts!
Louie Schwartzberg on Gratitude and Happiness
Life itself, is an expression of joy
Your effort to smile and laugh is making you cry and weep. You are doing the opposite. There is nothing you need to do. Just smile and laugh. Life has no purpose, no mission. It is a game. It’s a play. Life has no message. Life itself, is an expression of joy.
— Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Happiness is not something that comes after acquiring an external object, happiness is not something that should be pursued, it’s not something that can be pursued.
Happiness is your natural state of being.
It’s not that you have to do something in order to be happy, it’s the other way around. When you are naturally happy, whatever you do is an expression of happiness, and your very presence radiates happiness.
Life itself, is an expression of happiness and joy. You are happy, now in this very moment 
Photo by Camdiluv ♥
Believe…
Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.
— William James
Photo by Bethan Phillips
Prejudice…
“Prejudice of any kind implies that you are identified with the thinking mind. It means you don’t see the other human being anymore, but only your own concept of that human being. To reduce the aliveness of another human being to a concept is already a form of violence.”
— Eckhart Tolle, Stillness Speaks, p. 20.
