Let

Let none through anger or ill-will
Wish harm upon another.
Even as a mother protects with her life
Her child, her only child,
So with a boundless heart
Should one cherish all living beings;
Radiating kindness over the entire world:
Spreading upwards to the skies,
And downwards to the depths;
Outwards and unbounded,
Freed from hatred and ill-will.





- "Karaniya Metta Sutta: The Buddha's Words on Loving-kindness"
translated from the Pali by The Amaravati Sangha

Last Modern Love of 2014

A lovely piece by Mawhood Lee.


"It never occurred to him to hide his joy."


I think I just found my intention for the new year. 

Sunday's Song

Every

"Holiness comes wrapped in the ordinary. There are burning bushes all around you. Every tree is full of angels. Hidden beauty is waiting in every crumb.”
 


― Macrina Wiederkehr

Alash!

This morning I heard this on the radio. 
I went and crossed Robot That Does Dishes off my Christmas list. 
In it's place I put: Alash and Bela Fleck Singing Christmas Song Together. 
And then I crossed that off because it happened, and I heard it. 







Poster wrote: "This is a blend of the English Christmas carol 'What Child Is This?' and the traditional Tuvan song Dyngyldai."

As

As swimmers dare to lie face to the sky and water bears them, as hawks rest upon air and air sustains them, so would I learn to attain freefall, and float into Creator Spirit’s deep embrace, knowing no effort earns that all-surrounding grace.


--Denise Levertov

Rule of Thumbs

Wendell Castle’s 10 Adopted Rules of Thumb

1. If you’re in love with an idea, you are no judge of its beauty or value.

2. It is difficult to see the whole picture when you are inside the
frame.

3. After learning the tricks of the trade, don’t think you know the
trade.

4. We hear and apprehend what we already know.

5. The dog that stays on the porch will find no bones.

6. Never state a problem to yourself in the same terms it was brought to you.

7. If it’s offbeat or surprising, it’s probably useful.

8. If you do not expect the unexpected, you will not find it.

9. Don’t get too serious.

10. If you hit the bull’s eye every time, the target is too close.