“I am a being of Heaven and Earth,of thunder and lightning, of rain and wind, of the galaxies, of the suns and the stars and the void through which they travel. The essence of nature, eternal, divine that all men seek to know to hear, known as the great illusion time, and the all-prevailing atmosphere. And now you know my background.” KnowsMenEarthHeavenKnownSunDivineWindEternalIllusionRainEssenceBackgroundsAtmosphereVoidLightningGalaxyThunderHeaven And EarthPrevailingThunder And Lightning Author:Eden Ahbez
“The essential of a real picture is that the things which occur in it occur to him in his peculiarly personal fashion.. ..the idea of modernity is but a new attachment of things universal - a fresh relationship to the courses of the sun and to the living swing of the earth - a new fire of affection for the living essence present everywhere.” IdeasRealEarthCoursesSunFireFashionEssentialsEssenceUniversalAffectionAttachmentSwingsModernity Author:Marsden Hartley
“Huge lemons, cut in slices, would sink like setting suns into the dusky sea, softly illuminating it with their radiating membranes, and its clear, smooth surface aquiver from the rising bitter essence.” SunClearCuttingSeaFoodHugeEssenceCookingSurfaceSettingBitterSettingsRisingCulinarySmoothLemonsIlluminatingMembranes Author:Rainer Maria Rilke
“I want you to learn the lesson of the lotus. This flower springs forth from muddy waters. It raises its delicate petals to the sun and perfumes the world while, at the same time, its roots cling to the elemental muck, the very essence of the mortal experience. Without that soil, the flower would wither and die.” WorldWantDiesWaterSunFlowerLessonsSpringRootsEssenceRaisesMortalsSoilDelicateI Want YouPerfumePetalsMuddyElementalsLotuses Author:Colleen Houck
“The leaves streamed down, trembling in the sun. They were not green, only a few, scattered through the torrent, stood out in single drops of green so bright and pure that it hurt the eyes; the rest were not a color, but a light, the substance of fire on metal, living sparks without edges. And it looked as if the forest were a spread of light boiling slowly to produce this color, the green rising in small bubbles, the condensed essence of spring. The trees met, blending over the road and the spots of sun on the ground moved with the shifting of the branches, like a conscious caress.” IfsLightEyeHurtSunFireTreeProduceColorMetsPureSpringConsciousEssenceGreenMovedEdgesSpreadForestsSpotsSubstanceRisingBranchesSparksMetalsBubblesIt HurtsShiftingTremblingCaressBoiling Book:The Fountainhead Source: The Fountainhead
“But in the garden the sun still shone. The innumerable bees hummed. The scent of thyme hung on the air. But only the Natterjack was there to breathe the fragrant essence of it. He and the garden were waiting. They were waiting for more children. They didn't care how long they waited. They had all the time in the world. -The Time Garden, Edward Eager” WorldChildrenLongStillsCareWaitingSunAirGardenEssenceBreatheBeesHungScentThyme Book:The Time Garden Source: The Time Garden
“Oh you, unceasing sun, to me Your particles communicate The luminous essence of God, Are you our God? I do not know. Intoxicated, I say nought, Bewitched by the magic potion. I cannot differentiate Between my drunk and sober state.” KnowsStatesSunMagicEssenceCommunicateDrunkSoberParticlesLuminousDifferentiateIntoxicatedBewitched Author:Rumi
“Shame on such a morality that is worthy of pariahs, and that fails to recognize the eternal essence that exists in every living thing, and shines forth with inscrutable significance from all eyes that see the sun!” LifeEyeSunFailingMoralityEternalEssenceEternityShameShiningEqualityWorthySignificanceAnimal RightsLiving ThingsInscrutableVivisectionPariahsEyes That See Author:Arthur Schopenhauer
“Out of the silver heat mirage he ran. The sky burned, and under him the paving was a black mirror reflecting sun-fire. Sweat sprayed his skin with each foot strike so that he ran in a hot mist of his own creation. With each slap on the softened asphalt, his soles absorbed heat that rose through his arches and ankles and the stems of his shins. It was a carnival of pain, but he loved each stride because running distilled him to his essence and the heat hastened this distillation.” RunningPainBlackSunFireFeetSkyCreationSkinsEssenceHotMirrorsRoseStrikesRanHeatSilverSweatBurnedStemReflectingMistSlapInspirational RunningStrideAnklesArchesMiragesCarnivalsAsphaltPavingDistillation Author:James Tabor
“Because Christian morality leaves animals out of account, they are at once outlawed in philosophical morals; they are mere 'things,' mere means to any ends whatsoever. They can therefore be used for vivisection, hunting, coursing, bullfights, and horse racing, and can be whipped to death as they struggle along with heavy carts of stone. Shame on such a morality that is worthy of pariahs, and that fails to recognize the eternal essence that exists in every living thing, and shines forth with inscrutable significance from all eyes that see the sun!” MeanEndsEyeChristianUsedAnimalMoralStruggleSunFailingMoralityEternalStonesEssenceAccountsHorsePhilosophicalShameShiningMereHeavyWorthySignificanceRacingHuntingLiving ThingsCartsInscrutableVivisectionHorse RacingPariahsChristian MoralityEyes That See Author:Arthur Schopenhauer