“Let your life lightly dance on the edges of Time like dew on the tip of a leaf.”

— Rabindranath Tagore
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“We each hold the key to greater peace on earth; it opens the door to our own inner serenity. When we smile to the peace within ourselves, we are sharing our peace with the world.”

— Quiet Lotus
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“When I struggle, I swim against the flow of life. When I swim with the current, I become buoyant and uplifted. It is the same in meditation. If I struggle, I become swamped in resistance. If I let go, and just observe my resistance, I am carried along with the flow of life.”

— Elisabeth Blaikie, Fragrant Heart Meditation
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“With no-mind, blossoms invite the butterfly;
With no-mind the butterfly visits the blossoms.
When the flower blooms, the butterfly comes;
When the butterfly comes, the flower blooms.”

— Ryōkan
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“Self expression is a mirror we make to see our souls. If we cannot express ourselves, we lose sight of who we are. Fear stutters our self expression. Fear of failing, fear of being wrong. Fear of not being enough. The thorn of self criticism, sharpened with comparison, lodges in the side of our creativity, and the unique poetry we are stops singing. But there is no wrong way to be you. Practise non-violence towards yourself by letting go of comparison. Cultivate kindness wherever you meet doubts and fears. Acceptance draws the thorn out: acceptance of our unique perfection, of all the threads—the light and dark, mismatched colours and frayed ends—that weave together to make us so. With acceptance comes love, and love kisses the wound closed.”

— Quiet Lotus
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