“Misty Evening” | Anthony Satori
“Time unused still vanishes, as if time itself is starving, and each day is swallowed whole, leaving no crumbs.”
– Elisabeth Tova Bailey
Treasure each day. Every moment of life is a gift. Whenever you can, whatever you are doing, strive to look for something to appreciate, to enjoy, to feel wonder about, to be grateful for. Our lives are enriched by the quality of our mindful attention.
“Be Love” | Anthony Satori
“The child learns to speak, not because it has learned teachers, but because it lives with those who know how to speak.”
– Lao Tzu
The great Taoist Master Lao Tzu was telling us not only how a child learns to speak, but he was also giving us a powerful metaphor for so many other things. The human being learns the Tao in this same way: not from great teachers, but from living among those who already know the Tao. This is also how each one of us learns how to truly live well: how to think, act, and speak with compassion and common sense, how to create things of value, how to find inner calm and peace, how to cultivate healthy relationships with others, how to live with enthusiasm and authenticity, and how to give and receive help and knowledge with an open heart. We learn these things from living among those who already know how to do them. And, perhaps most importantly of all, the human heart learns how to love and to be loved, in this manner, as well. We learn this by living in a family, in a community, and in a society that already understands how to do this. Once we realize this fact, it becomes incredibly clear why it is of such vital importance for each one of us to strive to preserve and cultivate these values in our own lives, in our own families, and in our own communities. We each form a vital link in the chain toward a better and more beautiful world.
“In the Eyes” | Anthony Satori
“The wisdom of nature speaks out of the peaceful glance of animals. In them the whole phenomenon is still firmly attached to the stem of nature from which it has sprung, and partakes of the unconscious omniscience of the great mother.”
– Arthur Schopenhauer
“Golden” | Anthony Satori
“There are only three things that a man really wants to do, all his life; and these are 1) to find his way to his God, his Morning Star, 2) to salute his fellow man, and 3) to enjoy the love of the woman who has come the long way with him.”
– D. H. Lawrence
“Vines” | Anthony Satori
“Reason, ruling alone, is a force confining. Passion, unattended, is a flame that burns to its own destruction. Therefore let passion exalt your reason, so that it may sing; and let reason direct your passion, so that it may live.”
– Khalil Gibran
“Stroll” | Anthony Satori
“What is life? A madness. What is life? An illusion, a shadow, a story. All life is a dream, and dreams themselves are only dreams.”
– Pedro Calderon de la Barca
“Getty Center Garden” | Anthony Satori
If we focus our hearts and minds on the good and beautiful things that we truly desire, then 1) they will be drawn to us, 2) we will recognize them when they arrive, and 3) we will have the courage, strength, and faith to grab ahold of them and make them our own.
“Old Glory” | Anthony Satori
“Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and verity are the most sacred excellences and endowments of the human mind.”
– Cicero
“Blue Fountain” | Anthony Satori
“Optimistic people play a disproportionate role in shaping our lives. Their decisions make a difference; they are inventors, entrepreneurs, political and cultural leaders – not average people. They got to where they are by seeking challenges and taking risks.”
– Daniel Khaneman
“Place of Meditation” | Anthony Satori
“That’s been one of my mantras – focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.”
– Steve Jobs
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