“Lamp” | Anthony Satori
“Death is not extinguishing the light, it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come.”
– Rabindranath Tagore
When Dawn Comes
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The Happiest People
“Lemon Cupcake” | Anthony Satori
“The happiest people on earth work hard for their fulfillment. They don’t just have the most peak experiences, they devote their lives to having those experiences.”
– Steven Kotler
Poetry with Arms and Legs
“The Dance” | Anthony Satori
“The dance can reveal everything mysterious that is hidden in music, and it has the additional merit of being human and palpable. Dance is poetry with arms and legs.”
– Charles Baudelaire
Subtler than Subtle
“Feline” | Anthony Satori
“Subtler than subtle, in the midst of chaos, the Creator of the world, endowed with many forms, who alone encompasses all that exists – knowing Him, one gains transcendent peace.”
– The Upanishads
Angels and Ghosts
“Dancers” | Anthony Satori
“Our feet are planted in the real world, but we dance with angels and ghosts.”
– John Cameron Mitchell
This Heart and This Mind
“Goldie” | Anthony Satori
“Who is this that we cherish as the Self? Which of these is the Self? It is this heart and this mind. It is awareness, perception, intelligence, insight… all of these are just names for consciousness. All is guided by consciousness, founded in consciousness. The world is guided by consciousness. Its foundation is consciousness. Consciousness is God.”
– The Upanishads
Radiating the Light of Life
“The Light of Life” | Anthony Satori
“Let us be together. Let us eat together. Let us be vital together. Let us be radiating truth, radiating the light of life. Never shall we entertain negativity.”
– The Upanishads
On the Topic of Luck
“Polo Players” | Anthony Satori
“Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.”
– Seneca
Quietness and Common Sense
“Guitar and Chair” | Anthony Satori
“Lives of quietness and common sense are stable and unswayed; they keep homes safe.”
– Euripides
Three Responses to the Tao
“Wisdom” | Anthony Satori
It is said that there are three standard responses to the Tao. A wise person hears the Tao and then quietly lives it. The average person hears the Tao and then fluctuates between belief and doubt. A fool hears the Tao and simply laughs.
