“In This Shadow” | Anthony Satori
“Imagination is the real and eternal world of which this… universe is but a faint shadow.”
–William Blake
While we are here, however, in this shadow, let us make it as good and as beautiful as we can.
In This Shadow
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Visitation of Beauty
“Visitation of Beauty” | Anthony Satori
One afternoon, a leaf fluttered down from the sky and landed softly on the window of my car. I remained silent and still, quietly watching as it clung timidly to the edge of the window, simply enjoying its delicate beauty, wondering just how it might have made such an unlikely journey. After a few moments, I pulled out my camera and took a photograph. I then looked down, for just a breath, to prepare my camera for another shot. When I looked up, the leaf was gone. I hadn’t even seen it go. It had flown away on another gentle breeze, just as quickly and quietly as it had arrived.
Enjoy every moment, my friends. Find the good in life, every day, and pull it close to your heart.
Simple Abundance
“Simple Abundance” | Anthony Satori
“Whatever we are waiting for – peace of mind, contentment, grace, the inner awareness of simple abundance – it will surely come to us, but only when we are ready to receive it with an open and grateful heart.”
— Sarah Ban Breathnach
I wish everyone a happy 2018!
May you enjoy every day of it with an open and grateful heart.
Companionship
“Companionship” | Anthony Satori
“When the faith is strong enough, it is sufficient just to be. It’s a journey towards simplicity, towards quietness, towards a kind of joy that is not in time.”
— Ram Dass
A Different Breath
“The Tortoise and the Hare, Revisited” | Anthony Satori
“Truly to sing, that is a different breath.”
— Rilke
The breath used in singing does indeed seem to be a different breath, by its very nature. It shares its essence, it seems to me, with yoga breathing (pranayama), embodying the same kind of mind-body connection that this spiritual practice aspires to attain. It is the breath of life, of love, and of connection. It is a breath that holds a deeper creative resonance, as referred to in the ancient scriptures and mystic texts. It is a breath that comes not just from the body, but from the heart, from the soul, and from the spirit.
The Great Harmony
“The Great Harmony” | Anthony Satori
“The way of the creative works so that each thing receives its true nature and destiny and comes into permanent accord with the great harmony: this is what furthers and what perseveres.”
— I Ching
Cultivate Your Utopia
“Cultivate Your Utopia” | Anthony Satori
“Find joy and solace in the simple, and cultivate your utopia by feeling the Tao in every cubic inch of space.”
— Wayne Dyer
Soul Blossoming
“Soul Blossoming” | Anthony Satori
“Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature.”
— Gerard De Nerval
Walking on Water
“Walking on Water” | Anthony Satori
If you are a biologist, you see variations of life everywhere. If you are a chemist, you see chemical reactions everywhere. If you are an artist, you see beauty everywhere. We choose our filters and we cultivate our lenses, and what’s amazing is the Universe seems perfectly content to accommodate our expectations.
So choose your filters carefully — they play a significant role in the creation of your world.
Sweet Panda
“Sweet Panda” | Anthony Satori
“It does not matter how slowly you go, as long as you do not stop.”
— Confucius
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