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Four Elements: Reflections on Nature
Only a few generations ago in Ireland every field had its own name and history.
from Four Elements: Reflections on Nature by John O'Donohue
We are chasing the wind and missing ourselves. A great spiritual axiom is: sit down, slow down and try to be who you are.
from Four Elements: Reflections on Nature by John O'Donohue
The indifference of water is a metaphor for the flow of life that permits us temporary buoyancy, but then drowns our presence and memory forever.
from Four Elements: Reflections on Nature by John O'Donohue
Nothingness is the antidote to all possessiveness. In a sense we are the pilgrims of Nothingness.
from Four Elements: Reflections on Nature by John O'Donohue
It is a poignant image; the last reflection that one left was a blur on an empty mirror.
from Four Elements: Reflections on Nature by John O'Donohue
No one can see God and live. A glimpse of God would burn up human consciousness. Neither can you see your self and live; even your own divine ground would be too much for you.
from Four Elements: Reflections on Nature by John O'Donohue
At a deeper level, time is but eternity living dangerously.
from Four Elements: Reflections on Nature by John O'Donohue
One of the most exciting metaphors for the Holy Spirit in the New Testament is that the Holy Spirit is like the wind that blows where it will. This is a radical insight into a Judaic world that was bowed down under the weight of rampant legalism.
from Four Elements: Reflections on Nature by John O'Donohue
That is why in Conamara when a baby looks into the middle distance and smiles, people often say: Tá sí ag caint leis na h-aingil—she is talking to the angels.
from Four Elements: Reflections on Nature by John O'Donohue
A baby is not just a miniature adult. A baby is a creature who is just fresh from eternity.
from Four Elements: Reflections on Nature by John O'Donohue