sunday sermon

The finest qualities of our nature,

like the bloom on fruits,

can be preserved only by

the most delicate handling.

Henry David Thoreau

Walden

sunday sermon

The secret of change is to focus all of

your energy, not on fighting the old,

but on building the new.

Socrates

sunday sermon

The happiness of one's own heart

alone cannot satisfy the soul;

one must try to include, as necessary to

one's own happiness,

the happiness of others.

Paramahansa Yogananda

sunday sermon

Today, more than ever before, life

must be characterized by a sense of

Universal responsibility, not only

nation to nation and human to human,

but also human to other forms of life.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama

sunday sermon

There must be always remaining in every life,

some place for the singing of angels,

some place for that which in itself

is breathless and beautiful.

Howard Thurman

Peace Rose

sunday sermon

A lifetime may not be long enough to attune 

ourselves fully to the harmony of the universe. 

But just to become aware that we can resonate with it --

that alone can be like waking up from a dream.

David Steindl-Rast

sunday sermon

Even if happiness forgets you a little bit,

never completely forget about it.

Jacques Prevert

sunday sermon

The goal of life is to make

your heartbeat match 

the beat of the universe,

to match your nature with nature.

Joseph Campbell

sunday sermon

Ask, and you will receive;

seek, and you will find;

knock, and the door will be opened.

Jesus

Matthew 7:7

sunday sermon

Honor your own complexity.

Mark Gerzon

Coming Into Our Own

sunday sermon

The principal thing in the world

is to keep the soul aloft.

Gustave Flaubert

sunday sermon

All that I am, or hope to be,

I owe to my angel mother.

Abraham Lincoln

Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers - physical or spiritual.

sunday sermon

Ultimately, we have just one moral duty: 

 to reclaim large areas of peace in ourselves, more and more peace, 

and to reflect it towards others. And the more peace there is in us, 

the more peace there will also be in our troubled world.

Etty Hillesum

An Interrupted Life

sunday sermon

Hold on to what is good, even if it is a handful of earth. 

Hold on to what you believe, even if it is a tree which stands by itself.

 Hold on to what you must do, even if it is a long way from here. 

Hold on to life, even when it is easier letting go. 

Hold on to my hand, even when I have gone away from you.

Pueblo Blessing

Shaman's Drum

sunday sermon

The miracle of gratitude is that it shifts 

your perception to such an extent that 

it changes the world you see.

Dr. Robert Holden

sunday sermon

Be content with what you have; 

rejoice in the way things are. 

When you realize there is nothing lacking, 

the whole world belongs to you.

Lao Tzu

koi at Vina Monastery 

Vina, CA

sunday sermon

With swift pace, light step, unswerving feet, 

so that even your steps stir up no dust, go forward securely, 

joyfully, and swiftly, on the path of prudent happiness.

St. Clare of Assisi

sunday sermon

Everybody is unique. 

 Do not compare yourself with anybody else 

lest you spoil God's curriculum.

Baal Shem Tov

sunday sermon

The little things? The little moments?

They aren't little.

Jon Kabat-Zinn

Ladybug

sunday sermon

Observe the wonders that occur around you.

Don't claim them. Feel the artistry

moving through and be silent.

Rumi