One song

Every war and every conflict between human beings 
has happened because of some disagreement about names.

It is such an unnecessary foolishness, 
because just beyond the arguing 
there is a long table of companionship 
set and waiting for us to sit down.

What is praised is one, so the praise is one too, 
many jugs being poured into a huge basin. 
All religions, all this singing, one song.
The differences are just illusion and vanity. 
Sunlight looks a little different on this wall 
than it does on that wall 
and a lot different on this other one, 
but it is still one light.

We have borrowed these clothes, 
these time-and-space personalities, 
from a light, and when we praise, 
we are pouring them back in.

- Rumi

Phenomenal woman

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“I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow. 

I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.

 I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life. 

I've learned that making a "living" is not the same thing as making a "life." I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance.

 I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.

 I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision.

 I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one.

 I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back.

 I've learned that I still have a lot to learn.

 I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” 

Maya Angelou

1928-2014

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Thank you. May your spirit live on in the heart of all beings.

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Below- a Maya Angelou poem, sung by Ruthie Foster 

All that´s left is laughter

Morning meditation. 

Someone asked Soto Zen master Shunryu Suzuki (1904-71): “What do you think of all of us crazy Zen students?” 
He replied: “I think you're all deeply enlightened.... Until you open your mouths.”

;)

On love

Love will find its way

through all languages

on its own.

- Rumi

burrad-lucas blog

Water and joy

“We forget we're 

mostly water

till the rain falls

and every atom

in our body

starts to go home”

Albert Huffstickler

Kayden and rain