I would love to live
Like a river flows,
Carried by the surprise
Of its own unfolding.
~ John O’Donohue
The Upper Clydach River, Swansea Valley, South Wales, UK – photo by Leighton R, bigstockphoto.com
Devadana Sanctuary
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Those who make compassion an essential part of their lives find the joy of life. Kindness deepens the spirit and produces rewards that cannot be completely explained in words. It is an experience more powerful than words. To become acquainted with kindness one must be prepared to learn new things and feel new feelings. Kindness is more than a philosophy of the mind. It is a philosophy of the spirit.
~ Robert J. Furey
Blue Caves of Zakynthos, Greece – photo by Krivosheev Vitaly, bigstockphoto.com
The challenge for religion and ethics is both to re-vision our role as citizens of the universe and to reinvent our niche as members of the earth community.
~ Mary Tucker and Brian Swimme, “Spiritual Ecology: The Cry of the Earth”
Zion National Park, UT – photo by reisegraf.ch, bigstockphoto.com
If Earth breathes, sweats and quakes — if it births zillions of organisms that ceaselessly devour, transfigure and replenish its air, water and rock — and if those creatures and their physical environments evolve in tandem, then why shouldn’t we think of our planet as alive?
~ Ferris Jabr
Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica – photo by CelsoDiniz, bigstockphoto.com
We must have a vision of the future sufficiently entrancing that it will sustain us in the transformation of the human project that is now in process. That future can exist only when we understand the universe as composed of subjects to be communed with, not as objects to be exploited. “Use” as our primary relationship with the planet must be abandoned.
~ Thomas Berry
Garden of the Gods, CO – photo by onewayphoto, bigstockphoto.com
Water has a memory and carries within it our thoughts and prayers. As you yourself are water, no matter where you are, your prayers will be carried to the rest of the world.
~ Masaru Emoto
Rainforest Waterfall, Laos – photo by Casanowe, bigstockphoto.com
We are travelers on a cosmic journey, stardust, swirling and dancing in the eddies and whirlpools of infinity. Life is eternal. We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share. This is a precious moment. It is a little parenthesis in eternity.
~ Paulo Coelho
Northern Lights, Alaska – photo by JCB5754, bigstockphoto.com
Reciprocity is rooted in the understanding that we are not alone, that the Earth is populated by non-human persons, wise and inventive beings deserving of our respect.
We are surrounded by teachers and mentors who come dressed in foliage, fur, and feathers. There is comfort in their presence and guidance in their lessons.
~ Robin Wall Kimmerer
Forest and Stag – photo by Veneratio, bigstockphoto.com
There are times I catch myself believing that there is something that is separate from something else…
~ Gregory Bateson
Elephants, Kruger National Park, South Africa – photo by javarman, bigstockphoto.com
Within you there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself.
~ Hermann Hesse
Inside the Cave, Behind the Waterfall, Rifle Falls, CO – photo by Kris Wiktor, bigstockphoto.com
Each of us brings something alive in the world that no one else can. There is a profound necessity at the heart of individuality. When your life awakens and you begin to sense the destiny that brought you here, you endeavor to live a life that is generous and worthy of the blessing and invitation that is always calling you.
~ John O’Donohue
Sunrise, Monument Valley, AZ – photo by lucky-photographer, bigstockphoto.com
Oh Eagle, come with wings outspread in sunny skies.
Oh Eagle, come and bring us peace, thy gentle peace.
Oh Eagle, come and give new life to us who pray.
Remember the circle of the sky, the stars, and the brown eagle,
the great life of the Sun, the young within the nest.
Remember the sacredness of things.
~ Pawnee Prayer
Bald Eagle, Couer d’Alene, Idaho – photo by gjohnstonphoto, bigstockphoto.com
It is time for us to apply the spiritual forms of healing to the ecological crisis of our times, while embracing shamanism as a way of life. In order to have long-term healing, we must live a life that honors and respects the earth and all of life.
~ Sandra Ingerman
Giant Sequoias, Sequoia National Park – photo by Pung Pung, bigstockphoto.com
…The Earth needs both physical and spiritual attention and awareness, our acts and prayers, our hands and hearts. Life is a self-sustaining organic whole of which we are a part, and once we reconnect with this whole we can find a different way to live—one that is not based upon a need for continual distraction and the illusions of material fulfillment, but rather a way to live that is sustaining for the whole.
~ Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee
Lianos de Cortez Waterfall, Costa Rica – photo by bilberryphotography, bigstockphoto.com
In the past, shamans, priests, and priestesses were the keepers of the sacred knowledge of life…They helped people remember that all trees are divine and that all animals speak to those who listen.”
~ Ted Andrews, “Animal Speak”
Bryce Canyon in Winter – photo by Songquan Deng, bigstockphoto.com
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