Zen in Ten: "A Soul Generated by Love"
Not-so Zen quotes, but so very profound and poetic
“All things are connected like the blood that unites us. We did not weave the web of life. We are merely a strand in it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves.”—Chief Seattle
“When you know you are of worth, you don’t have to raise your voice, you don’t have to become rude, you don’t have to become vulgar; you just are. And you are like the sky is, as the air is, the same way water is wet. It doesn’t have to protest.”—Maya Angelou
“I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold service was joy.” — Rabindranath Tagore
“The only reason we don’t open our hearts and minds to other people is that they trigger confusion in us that we don’t feel brave enough or sane enough to deal with. To the degree that we look clearly and compassionately at ourselves, we feel confident and fearless about looking into someone else’s eyes.”— Pema Chödron
“Everybody can be great . . . because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.” — Dr. Martin Luther King
“The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you. Don’t go back to sleep. You must ask for what you really want. Don’t go back to sleep. People are going back and forth across the door sill where the two worlds touch. The door is round and open. Don’t go back to sleep.”—Rumi
“Each breath we take, each step we make, each smile we realize is a positive contribution to peace, a necessary step in the direction of peace for the world. In the light of interbeing, peace, and happiness in your daily life means peace and happiness in the world.”— Thich Nhat Hanh
“A movement that begs for vengeance disguised as justice will not be as constructive or as strong or as beautiful as the movement that begs for peace!”—Lyla June Johnston
"There can never be peace between nations until there is first known that true peace which is within the souls of [people]."—Black Elk
“Things which do not grow and change are dead things.”—Louise Erdrich
“Things which do not grow and change are dead things.”—Louise Erdrich
Absolutely struck a nerve. Will sit and meditate on this for a bit.