Zen Wisdom
Have the fearless attitude of a hero and the loving heart of a child.
— Paul Reps in Zen Flesh, Zen Bones
Movie Lines
There's never nothing going on. Take out the trash, Dan. The trash is anything that is keeping you from the only thing that matters . . . this moment . . . here . . . now. And when you truly are in the here and now you'll be truly amazed at what you can do and how well you can do it.
— Socrates' advice to Dan in Peaceful Warrior
Psychological Wisdom
You have 20/20 spiritual wisdom when a weed looks as magnificent to you as a beautiful flower.
— Diane V. Circincione and Gerald G. Jampolsky in Simple Thoughts That Can Change Your Life
Catholic Wisdom
To know exactly where you are headed may be the best way to go astray. Not all those who loiter are lost.
— Anthony De Mello in The Heart of Enlightenment
Literary Wisdom
War will stop when we no longer praise it, or give it any attention at all. Peace will come wherever it is sincerely invited.
— Alice Walker, African-American novelist, poet, and social activist
Blessing
Let us bless the flow of life
that receives us, sustains us
and brings us to this time.
— Marcia Falk in The Book of Blessings
Question
If you wrote a book about this period of time, what would it be about?