“Panda” –|– Anthony Satori
“Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue arises from good actions, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind.”
— Buddha
A Pure and Peaceful Mind
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Heart of the Rose
“Heart of the Rose” –|– Anthony Satori
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.”
— I Corinthians 13:4-7
Whether one is religious or not, in my opinion this stands as one of the most profound and beautiful descriptions of love ever written. It is truly something worthy of our aspiration.
Laws of Attraction
“The Moon Resting on a Tree” –|– Anthony Satori
“Great hearts steadily send forth the secret forces that incessantly draw great events.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
On the Wings of the Night Wind
“Doves” –|– Anthony Satori
“Strange things blow in through my window on the wings of the night wind, and I don’t worry about my destiny.”
— Carl Sandburg
Don’t worry about destiny. It is beyond our reach, and it can be overwhelming. Instead, slow down, take a deep breath, and focus on this moment. In this day, in this hour, in this minute, pay attention and be present. And then consciously choose to do something meaningful, something beautiful, something loving, something constructive — however small it may be. It is the cumulative effect of these choices over time that create a valued destiny. Legacy is built one brick at a time. It is built by showing up every day, by paying attention, and by consciously infusing your time and space — your words, your thoughts, and your actions — with optimism, creativity, gratitude and love.
Open Wings
“Open Wings” –|– Anthony Satori
“There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy.”
— Friedrich Nietzsche
The Light That I Have
“In Flight” –|– Anthony Satori
“I may not be bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I may not be bound to succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have.”
— Abraham Lincoln
Peace in the Storm
“Gentle Rain” –|– Anthony Satori
“There is peace, even in the storm.”
— Vincent van Gogh
That Which Is
“Bathed in Light” –|– Anthony Satori
“My mind withdrew its thoughts from experience, extracting itself from the contradictory throng of sensuous images, that it might find out what that light was wherein it was bathed. And thus, with the flash of one hurried glance, it attained to the vision of That Which Is.”
— Saint Augustine
Inner Calm
“Peaceful Cottage” –|– Anthony Satori
“To meditate means to go home to yourself. Then you know how to take care of the things that are happening inside you, and you know how to take care of the things that happen around you.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Invincible Summer
“Invincible Summer” | Anthony Satori
“My dear, in the midst of hate, I found there was, within me, an invincible love.
In the midst of tears, I found there was, within me, an invincible smile.
In the midst of chaos, I found there was, within me, an invincible calm.
I realized, through it all, that…
In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.
And that makes me happy.
For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me,
within me, there’s something stronger —
something better, pushing right back.”
— Albert Camus
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