Beauty
Is we can free ourselves from our robot like habits of predictability, repetition and function, we begin to walk differently on the earth. We come to dwell more in the truth of beauty
John O' Donohue, beauty, p51
There is a relentless search for the factual and this quest often lacks warmth or reverence…
The wisdom of tradition reminds us that if we choose to journey on the path of truth, it then becomes a sacred journey to walk hand in hand with beauty
John O' Donohue, beauty p 57
“In a culture where there is a morass of second-hand chatter, we need to mind our hearing; otherwise it becomes dull and deaf to the voice of what is real and beautiful.”
John O'Donohue,Beauty
Without beauty, truth becomes blind and can be turned into a blunt and heartless imperative.
When we hold beauty and truth together, truth will always have a sense of compassion and gentleness.
Sometimes the so-called ‘facts of a situation’ actually tell us little or nothing about the heart of an experience.
Only in the light of beauty can we come
... See moreUntil the modern era, the aim of education, culture and the arts in the West was to inculcate, develop and express the highest versions of what we consider good, true and beautiful.
Jay Livingstone • Just a moment...
The right hemisphere knows what is good, true and beautiful. It is the cognitive processor of the awe, wonder, respect and deep sense of meaning found in the sacred.
Jay Livingstone • Just a moment...
In time, Bosker too started “viewing the everyday the way I looked at art,” with considered attention, openness. Elsewhere she writes:
“Beauty is that moment when your mind jumps the curb. Beauty is the instant you sit up and start paying attention. Whatever makes that happen for you can be beautiful. … But you have to be open to seeing it. Beauty... See more
“Beauty is that moment when your mind jumps the curb. Beauty is the instant you sit up and start paying attention. Whatever makes that happen for you can be beautiful. … But you have to be open to seeing it. Beauty... See more
Rob Walker • One More Thing
When we lose sight of beauty our struggle becomes tired and functional. When we expect and engage the Beautiful, a new fluency is set free within us and between us.