“Peace is your natural state. It is the mind that obstructs the natural state. When the mind vanishes, there is only Peace — and you realize it has always been so.”

—Ramana Maharshi

“Every tree has Wayrull, a living power that reaches out to touch our awareness.“

—Aboriginal elder David Mowaljarlai

“Walk gently, beloved — tender in your heart and fearless in your choosing.”

—Sage

“Authenticity is the permission slip we give others to be themselves.”

—Glenn Beck

“Song is the bridge between human beings and the forest.”

—D. Suzuki & P. Knudtson

“🌿 May we remember that love is not far away, waiting to be earned or perfected. It is here, woven into every moment, even the ones that feel like obstacles. May we soften enough to see the guru in what we resist, and open enough to let love flow through us as compassion for ourselves, for one another, and for this living world.” —Julie Anna

“We do not think ourselves into new ways of living, we live ourselves into new ways of thinking.” —Richard Rorr

✨ “My words are tied in one with the great mountains, with the great rocks, with the great trees.” — Yokuts Indian Prayer

Rather the flying bird, leaving no trace, than the going beast, marking the earth.”

~Fernando Pessoa

✨ May we meet harm with awareness. May we protect our hearts with compassion. And may our words and actions align with love.

“May we remember to live in cooperation with nature, and in harmony with one another.”

—Shanti Ma

“Feeling better helps everyone heal.” —Matt Kahn

“Trees are poems the earth writes upon the sky.”
— Kahlil Gibran

"Every Creature is a word of God and is a book about God."

~Meister Eckhart

In yogic texts, the union of Prana and Apana is described as the ignition point of Kundalini or awakened inner potential. When these two forces meet in harmony at the navel or heart, something transformative happens:

“There is no reason we should believe in or expect anything greater than the basic inspiration that exists in us already.”

~Trungpa Rinpche

“May we never give up on ourselves or each other. May we hold space for awakening, for remembering.”

~Shanti Ma

A post about memory, insight, and grace.

“He is the most private man I’ve ever known. He has a moat and a drawbridge which he lets down only occasionally.”

~ A.E. Hotchner

“We are all just walking each other home.”

~Ram Dass