“Why should anyone care about [esoteric wisdom]? Because it challenges our understanding of God, and dares us to transform ourselves. It shatters childish theological images, and discovers a God called Infinity-God as infinity, transforms Gender and Personality."- Daniel Matt, a scholar of Kabbalah and Professor at Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley”
“Do you know what lives in the present moment? Joy. It’s not in the past, not in the future, not in endless "have to, should do, must do", and not in daydreaming. Joy is here, now.”
Source: Bullshit-Free Mindfulness: An Uncommon Guide for Joy in Everyday Life
“Life wants to live and life feeds on life. And yet, we keep trying to escape the present moment.”
“Some say the point of meditation is to get an empty mind and to not think about anything. I'd say that is pretty much impossible and sounds like an attempt to replace the escapism of not being present with another one: getting rid of thinking and feeling. For me, personally, meditation has been a powerful training in not escaping from the present moment.”
Source: Bullshit-Free Mindfulness: An Uncommon Guide for Joy in Everyday Life
“Meditation is a tool of purification of the mind, as it empties us from what is not important, and connects us to the essence of being. In this way, we are training ourselves to penetrate life in its deepest sense.”
Source: Bullshit-Free Mindfulness: An Uncommon Guide for Joy in Everyday Life
“When an intention is rooted in clarity, and positive emotions like joy and enthusiasm, life can transform in miraculous ways.”
Source: When Women Rise: Everyday Practices to Strengthen Your Mind, Body, and Soul
“Raising ducks should be enjoyable, so choose a breed that you find attractive and interesting.”
Source: Storey's Guide to Raising Ducks: Breeds, Care, Health
“When I was younger I did not doubt you, and I thought I never would.
But now I do, and my fears are crystal sharp in my mind. Breaking me.
I am broken.
And in my brokenness, I break things.
...
And yet
you tell me
to rejoice.”
Source: Cathedral: a collection
“So powerful is a smile that it can be felt at a distance”
Source: Take A Little Soul Time
“They only know peace, who live in service.”
Source: Mücadele Muhabbet: Gospel of An Unarmed Soldier