Can you hear me now?

Who's Listening?

Who really listens to

Buddha or Jesus,

Lao Tzu or Krishna?

They did not tell you

to light candles and incense,

to kneel beaten with pain,

to curse the world

and hope for heaven,

to build grandiose houses

for a God who needs no house.

They teach one thing:

"Love one another,"

and all that entails.

Because Love is the core of Life,

and the practice of

compassion builds and respects,

and releases creative purpose,

and engenders peace.

The wonder of this universe

is the Song of God's creative purpose,

and I, too,am a song

in the cosmic symphony.

Since Love is Lord

of heaven and earth,

how can I keep from singing?

Wisdom

   “When we quit thinking primarily about ourselves and our own self-preservation, we undergo a truly heroic transformation of consciousness.”

― Joseph Campbell 

Worthy Contemplation

 Lk 6:36-38

Jesus said to his disciples:
"Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
Stop judging and you will not be judged.
Stop condemning and you will not be condemned.
Forgive and you will be forgiven.
Give and gifts will be given to you;
a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing,
will be poured into your lap.
For the measure with which you measure
will in return be measured out to you."

The Wine of Divine Grace

The wine of divine grace is limitless:
All limits come only from the faults of the cup.
Moonlight floods the whole sky from horizon to horizon;
How much it can fill your room depends on its windows.
Grant a great dignity, my friend, to the cup of your life;
Love has designed it to hold His eternal wine.

- Jalal-ud-Din Rumi