Here and there and once in a while I come across meaningful quotes.
From all kinds of authors, with all kinds of themes.
Some inspire me, some lift me up, some make me think,
some give comfort, hope or courage.
They stick in my mind, in my heart,
they come along with me through my day.




Here is one I just found a moment ago:






That which extends through the universe
I regard as my body
and that which directs the universe,
I regard as my nature.
All people are my brothers and sisters
and all things are my companions.

~ Chang-Tsai



How about you? Are there quotes you'd like to share?
I would love to build a rich collection of phrases, thoughts and sayings here - together.

no worries Joseph - we're only the collectors,
the gift comes from the spirit through the authors.
THank you for your always wise thoughts and comments.

and I love the deep simplicity and truth in your Chinese proverb.
Nothing else is needed to relax but being ourselves - wow!

It reminds me of a thought - I don't know who said it -:


"All great truths are utterly simple."




Here one I found today on Ocean defenders Hawaii:


"Life is a beautiful dance...
in this dance we must be gentle, we must have grace.
We dance with nature, we dance with ourselves, we dance with the ocean...
We are free to dance...
dance the joyful dance of life."

Aloha Nui

ahh yes, Joseph - I love your quote, very much.
In fact it's exactly what I need ... what I can allow myself to accept:
RELAX ...
yes.

and maybe we could replace the word "Promise" in the following quote also by "allow" ... ?
More relaxing ...




"Promise yourself to dream more and hesitate less.
To believe in yourself more and judge yourself less by the accomplishments of others.
To appreciate your family and friends for all the wonderful ways they make your life better.
Promise yourself to accept life as it comes and truly make each day special.
To become more independent and more willing to change.
To fill your life with special times, and make your dreams come true."

~ Deanna Beisser ~

These are a few quotes from Osho. I 'm not quoting literally. I just picked them up along the way and they linger somewhere in my head.

1) "Behind every successful man is an astonished woman".

2) This one is about philosophy, something of the mind (limited), to be seen in contrast to no-mind (unlimited).
"A philosopher is someone who finds himself in the blackest of nights in the cellar of a house with no windows looking for a black cat which isn't there.
But that's not all: HE FINDS HER !!

3) Osho was never fond of politicians. When he stayed in America, Ronald Reagan was president (btw: Osho was poisened by the Reagan administration).
"Everybody remembers the famous words of JFK when he visited Berlin: Ich bin ein Berliner. When Reagan visited
Hamburg he said: I am a hamburger".

And humor is the sunshine of the mind! And a good laugh is sunshine in the house.
Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton said the first, and the author of 'Vanity Fair', William Makepeace Thackery came up with the second one. But they are both right.
A good laugh is good for the heart.

"Trees are the earth's endless effort to speak to the listening heaven."

These words of Tagore are so very musical...they make a song, and your picture, my sister, has that same feeling....
Those yellowish leaves...you can almost hear them softly humming...
Is it me or do you hear it too?
Listen....

Hi Claudia, you always have such beautiful and meaningful pictures.
These trees are so in unison with Tagore's words.
Tagore's words express our fascination for trees, these giant, silent go betweens.
Beautiful quote, thank you!

Joseph, you know I love the guy who says this. He is the living example : I know no other master as juicy and celebrating as him.
(remember I comply with his request to always speek about him in the present tense).
He loves jokes. He ends every danshan with a joke, even a dirty one. The future man will be a mixture of Zorba and Buddha. Well, he certainly is.

“A wise old owl sat on an oak;
The more he saw the less he spoke;
The less he spoke the more he heard;
Why aren't we like that wise old bird?”

Ernest Hemingway