“If we view a great mountain soaring into the sky, it may excite us, evoke an uplifted feeling within us. There is an interplay of something we see outside of us with our inner response. The artist takes that response and its feelings and shapes it on canvas with paint so that when finished it contains the experience.” IfsMayFeelingsArtistViewsSkyShapesMountainExperienceResponsePaintFinishedCanvasSoarEvoke Author:Lawren Harris
“Our heart knows what our mind has forgotten - it knows the sacred that is within all that exists, and through a depth of feeling we can once again experience this connection, this belonging.” KnowsInspirationalMindHeartFeelingsSpiritualConnectionsExperienceSacredDepthForgottenAwakeningBelongingFollow Your HeartSpiritual AwakeningListen To Your Heart Author:Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee
“The arts enable us to have experience we can have from no other source and through such experience to discover the range and variety of what we are capable of feeling.” ArtFeelingsSourceCapableExperienceVarietyRange Author:Elliot W. Eisner
“The way to experience ultimate happiness is to let go of all worries and regrets, and to know that being happy is the most satisfying of life's feelings. Reflect back on all the progress in your life and allow the positive, creative and joyous thoughts to outshine and overwhelm any sorrow or grief that may linger in the recesses of your mind. Knowing that disease and disaster are natural parts of life is the key to overcoming adversity with a calm and happy spirit. Happiness is waiting there in front of you. Only you can decide whether or not you choose to experience it. Take this to heart.” KnowsWayLifeInspirationalMindHeartMayFeelingsHappinessLife IsSpiritWaitingNaturalGriefCreativityWorryCreativeKnowingProgressFrontsPositiveRegretKeysSorrowLetting GoDiseaseExperienceUltimateOvercomingAdversityCalmDisasterSatisfyingYou ChooseBeing HappyJoyousOvercoming AdversityParts Of LifeRecessHappy SpiritUltimate Happiness Author:Toshitsugu Takamatsu
“Buddhism doesn't promise to fulfill our desires. Instead it says, 'You feel unfulfilled? That's okay. That's normal. Everybody feels unfulfilled. You will always feel unfulfilled. There is no problem with feeling unfulfilled. In fact, if you learn to see it the right way, that very lack of fulfillment is the greatest thing you can ever experience.' This is the realistic outlook.” IfsWayFeelsFactsFeelingsProblemDesireLearningBuddhismPromiseNormalOkayExperienceFulfillmentRealisticRight WayNo ProblemOutlook Book:Sex, Sin, and Zen: Buddhist Exploration of Sex from Celibacy to Polyamory and Everything in Between Source: Sex, Sin, and Zen: Buddhist Exploration of Sex from Celibacy to Polyamory and Everything in Between