On Giving and the GoodHindu Wisdom
Keep on giving — your time, your energy, your talent, your resources.
Everything is a trust given to you to be used for the benefit of others.
— Eknath Easwaran, meditation teacher and interspirituality pioneer
Posted by Frederic Brussat on November 20, 2020
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Trusting Life
Posted by Frederic Brussat on November 13, 2020
Mantra
Always trust life.
— Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Jesuit priest and paleontologist
The Way You Are
Posted by Frederic Brussat on November 6, 2020
Catholic Wisdom
The great, gashed, half-naked mountain is another of God's saints. There is no other like him. He is alone in his own character; nothing else in the world ever did or ever will imitate God in quite the same way. That is his sanctity.
— Thomas Merton in New Seeds of Contemplation
Stands Must Be Taken
Posted by Frederic Brussat on October 30, 2020
Teacher Wisdom
"Stands must be taken. If I am to respect myself I have to search myself for what I believe is right and take a stand on what I find. Otherwise I have not gathered together what I have been given; I have not embraced what I have learned; I lack my own conviction."
— Hugh Prather in Love and Courage
Being a Good Audience
Posted by Frederic Brussat on October 23, 2020
Zen Wisdom
Try to be a good audience for whatever kind of experience reveals itself to you.
— Gary Thorp in Sweeping Changes
Choices to Make
Posted by Frederic Brussat on October 16, 2020
Political Wisdom
When morality comes up against profit, it is seldom that profit loses.
— Shirley Chisholm, American politician, U.S. Representative
Moments of Happiness
Posted by Frederic Brussat on October 9, 2020
Mystic Wisdom
It only takes a moment for God to enrich you.
— Thomas Keating in Active Meditations for Contemplative Prayer
Life Lessons
Posted by Frederic Brussat on October 2, 2020
Everyday Spirituality
I learned that God was an equal employment employer — that it was possible to experience the divine anywhere you were, anywhere you could see the sun or the moon rise or set, or burn through the fog.
— Anne Lamott in Grace (Eventually)
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The Pulse of God
Posted by Frederic Brussat on September 18, 2020
Nature Wisdom
The sky is the daily bread of the eyes.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
World Wisdom
Life is the gift of nature, but beautiful living is the gift of wisdom.
— Ancient Greek adage
Different Strokes for Different Folks
Posted by Frederic Brussat on September 11, 2020
Music Lyrics
We got sunshine in the music
Music keeps me full of love.
— "Sunshine in the Music" by Jimmy Cliff
Transformational Wisdom
I do not like that man.
I need to get to know him better.
— Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States
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About This Blog
Within all the spiritual traditions, short and sweet wisdom abounds: from mantras and blessings to 12-step slogans and proverbs, and more. As philosopher George Santayana once said: "To be brief is almost a condition of being inspired." In this blog, I will take up the quest for small seeds of spiritual wisdom, which can be found everywhere if we keep our eyes and ears open. More