Listen, ListenAfrican Wisdom
Not where I was born but where it goes well with me is my home.
— Kanuuri in Wisdom of the African World edited by Reginald McKnight
Posted by Frederic Brussat on April 2, 2021
Finding the Sacred
Posted by Frederic Brussat on April 2, 2021
Catholic Wisdom
Q: Is there anything I can do to make myself enlightened?
A: As little as you can do to make the sun rise in the morning.
Q: Then of what use are the spiritual exercises you prescribe?
A: To make sure you are not asleep when the sun begins to rise.
— Anthony de Mello in One Minute Wisdom
Making the Most of Every Day
Posted by Frederic Brussat on March 26, 2021
Catholic Wisdom
Praying is our daily appointment with wisdom.
— Thomas Merton quoted in Hanging Onto Hope by Melanie Svoboda
Rituals of Our Lives
Posted by Frederic Brussat on March 5, 2021
Unitarian Universalist Wisdom
From beginning to end, the rituals of our lives shape each hour, day, and year. . . . If you understand them, you may enrich them. In this way the habits of a lifetime become sacred.
— Robert Fulghum in From Beginning to End
True Happiness
Posted by Frederic Brussat on February 26, 2021
Literary Wisdom
True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating things new.
— Antoine de Saint-Exupery, French writer
Opening Your Heart
Posted by Frederic Brussat on February 19, 2021
Multifaith Wisdom
Open to the Spirit in all faiths.
— Bede Griffiths, Christian mystic and interspiritual pioneer
The Art of Being Wise
Posted by Frederic Brussat on February 12, 2021
Literary Wisdom
What is the meaning of life? The great revelation . . . never did come. Instead there were little daily miracles, illuminations, matches struck unexpectedly in the dark.
— Virginia Woolf in Lessons from the Dying by Rodney A. Smith
Bringing Blessings
Posted by Frederic Brussat on January 29, 2021
Blessing
This day may my thoughts bring blessing to all of life.
—Daniel McGill in Forty Nights
Nobility to Respect
Posted by Frederic Brussat on January 29, 2021
Buddhist Wisdom
Ancient trees, water, and wind join my hand
to bring light to this moment.
— Barbara Kipfer in 201 Little Buddhist Reminders
Paths to Healing
Posted by Frederic Brussat on January 15, 2021
Philosophical Wisdom
Each soul is unique and each soul has been wounded or lost in a unique way. Therefore each soul has to follow its own path of soul-healing and soul-making.
— Michael Grosso, American independent scholar and philosopher
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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