A quote by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi

Sitting there you will have a glimpse of beauty inside the body and out of it, before gardens and after gardens. KABIR The heavy is the root of the light. The unmoved is the source of all movement. Thus the Master travels all day without leaving home. However splendid the views, she stays serenely in herself. Why should the lord of the country flit

Having conceived of his purpose, a man should mentally mark out a straight pathway to its achievement, looking neither to the right nor the left.

Until we are in a state of conscious presence, we are merely whatever commands and occupies our attention. We want to keep “the rose” in mind, but our minds are drawn to judgment, worry, regret, discontent, desire. Passive attention merely reacts to whatever is strongest in our environment, especially whatever threatens or exalts our ego. As long a

“What makes a river so restful to people is that it doesn’t have any doubt—it is sure to get where it is going, and it doesn’t want to go anywhere else.”—Hal Boyle. There is so much going on in a day, actions and distractions, it’s easy to get caught up and lose your vision. This quote brings me right back to where I want to be. It keeps me grounde