“place where man laughs, sings, picks flowers, chases butterflies and pets birds, makes love with maidens, and plays with children. Here he spontaneously reveals his nature, the base as well as the noble. Here also he buries his sorrows and difficulties and cherishes his ideals and hopes. It is in the garden that men discover themselves. Indeed one discovers not only his real self but also his ideal self?he returns to his youth. Inevitably the garden is made the scene of man's merriment, escapades, romantic abandonment, spiritual awakening or the perfection of his finer self.” MenWellsChildrenMadeRealSelfPlaySpiritualLaughingYouthFlowerReturnSorrowSceneBirdPicksIdealsGardenPerfectionDifficultyNobleAwakeningPetCherishButterflyMaking LoveAbandonmentSpiritual AwakeningMaidensReal SelfMerrimentEscapade Author:Confucius
“Spirituality is like a bird: If you hold it too closely, it chokes, And if you hold it too loosely, it escapes.” IfsSpiritualSpiritualityBirdGardeningChoke Author:Yisroel Salanter
“I think there is a spiritual scent in us which feels mischief coming, as they say birds scent storms.” ThinkingFeelsSpiritualBirdStormScentMischief Book:The Nemesis of Faith Source: The Nemesis of Faith
“Man's greatest advances are weapon advances. Culture follows from weaponry, we are militant like the animals and birds - defending our homes. No matter how far back you go in history, along with the struggle for existence, along with the survival necessities - kill or be killed, eat or be eaten - there is a hunger for something spiritual. He invents God, prayers, incantations to something above him. Why? This is not brought out - this is not weapon culture.” MenMatterHomeSpiritualCulturePrayerAnimalExistenceStruggleWeaponsSurvivalBirdHungerPraying To GodMilitantGod PrayerWeaponryStruggle For Existence Author:Frank Capra