feelings first

summer shower a paper lantern goes dark Basho

Whoever has Heart's doors wide open could see the Sun itself in every atom. Rumi

Yours is the desire that creates the universe. Know the world as your own creation and be free. Nisargadatta Maharaj

If there is to be any peace it will come through being, not having. Henry Miller

To live your life without expectation, without the need for specific results, that is freedom. Neale Donald Walsch

The masons Chill their chisels With fresh water. Buson

When the ego falls silent, the heart begins to speak. When the heart speaks, God listens. Rumi

Through the portals of silence the healing sun of wisdom and peace will shine upon you. Paramahansa Yogananda

All perception is colored by emotion. Immanuel Kant

“Life doesn't always get better. But you do. You get stronger. You get wiser. You get softer. With tattered wings you rise. And the world watches in wonder at the breathless beauty of a human who survived life.” L.R. Knost