"All who are able, may gain virtue by study and care, for it is better to be happy by the action of nature than by chance. To entrust to chance what is most important would be defective reasoning." - Aristotle, Nico. I.9. Thomas Jefferson read one passage each evening that he knew would catalyze his thoughts …
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Love
Love does not entreat; or demand. Love must have the strength to become certain within itself. Then it ceases merely to be attracted and begins to attract. - Herman Hesse, Demian. Trans. Stanley Appelbaum. Dover Publications. 2000. Man sits at the apex of creation not because of his strength, adaptability or intelligence, but because of his capacity …
Wondrous and Worthy
"But every man is more than just himself; he also represents the unique, the very special and always significant and remarkable point at which the world's phenomena intersect, only once in this way and never again. That is why every man, as long as he lives and fulfills the will of nature, is wondrous, and …
More Love
“To hold our tongues when everyone is gossiping, to smile without hostility at people and institutions, to compensate for the shortage of love in the world with more love in small, private matters; to be more faithful in our work, to show greater patience, to forgo the cheap revenge obtainable from mockery and criticism: all …
Perpetual Becoming
“They both listened silently to the water, which to them was not just water, but the voice of life, the voice of Being, the voice of perpetual Becoming.” - Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha. How freely would you say does the voice of your Being speak through you? Are your heart and mind attuned to it? Or …
With all things…
In the alternation between inhaling and exhaling, between heaven and earth, between Yin and Yang, holiness is forever being created. For although in a certain sense and for light-minded persons non-existent things can be more easily and irresponsibly represented in words than existing things, for the serious and conscientious historian it is just the reverse. …
The Ancient Law of Life
The natural world is filled with inspirational reminders of how life is meant to be lived. We are here to reveal the eternal. We are here to let love radiate without concern for results. The ancient law of life is infinitely more significant than any or all of man's laws, laws which are promulgated to …
Tarry and Watch
The failure to tarry and watch in times of darkness, stress and difficulty is the single most significant deterrent to man's happiness and God's fulfillment on earth. For specific reasons beyond the scope of this post, man has long been afraid of the dark. He dreads the unknown and desperately seeks to clothe the shadows …
A Constant Friend
Love is not fickle, but are you? Men treat men the way they do, with all their wars and rumors of wars, because of the way they handle their friendship with the spirit of love. Were a man to be a constant friend to the spirit of love, he would quickly discover that love is ever-faithful, …
A Womb for Love
Further to yesterday's post, each of us has the opportunity to create in ourselves a fertile and safe womb for the spirit of love. This is a matter of both mind and heart and it is the primary purpose for which our consciousness was designed. Now some might say that this is easier said than …
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