“Path of Light” | Anthony Satori
“Nobody else can live the life you live. And even though no human being is perfect, we always have the chance to bring what’s unique about us to live in a redeeming way.”
— Fred Rogers
Path of Light
spirituality
Night, the Beloved
“Night, the Beloved” | Anthony Satori
“Night, the beloved. Night, when words fade and things come alive. When.. all that is truly important becomes whole and sound again. When man reassembles his fragmentary self and grows with the calm of a tree.”
— Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Sunlit Vase
“Sunlit Vase” | Anthony Satori
“Shadows. Sometimes people don’t see shadows. The Chinese, of course, never paint them in pictures, oriental art never deals with shadow. But I noticed these shadows and I knew it meant it was sunny.”
— David Hockney
This Happiness
“This Happiness” | Anthony Satori
“This happiness consisted of nothing else but the harmony of the few things around me with my own existence, a feeling of contentment and well-being that needed no changes and no intensification.”
— Hermann Hesse
A philosophy of simplicity, and the cultivation of inner/outer harmony, these are the sources of true happiness. The contented one knows that happiness is not something “out there” that needs to be chased and pursued, but rather, if one understands and internalizes the principles of simplicity and harmony, everything that is needed for happiness is right here, right now, within reach, right in our own backyard.
This does not, however, mean that the contented one does not appreciate and savor every moment of new experience, of elevated quality, of unique elegance and beauty. In fact, it is quite the opposite. Because the contented one does not need these things to be truly happy, such treasures can be openly welcomed into their world, and the greatest pleasure and value and joy can be derived from them — naturally and purely — when they arrive.
Stained Glass
“Stained Glass” | Anthony Satori
A museum or a church? A celebration of the deep well of human creativity, or an expression of gratitude toward the mysterious universe that created us? It is remarkable how similar such expressions tend to be — how similar the imagery of temples and the imagery of museums align. Perhaps this image reveals an even deeper convergence of belief, a core awareness that when we as humans reach for our best heights of creativity and knowledge, we are, by this very means, paying our deepest respects to the Creative Spirit of the universe.
Balance
“Folded Umbrellas” | Anthony Satori
“Think in the morning. Act in the noon. Eat in the evening. Sleep in the night.”
— William Blake
Enlightenment is Always There
“In the Night” | Anthony Satori
“Enlightenment is always there. Small enlightenment will bring great enlightenment. If you breathe in and are aware that you are alive — that you can touch the miracle of being alive — then that is a kind of enlightenment.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Disguises
“Rabbit” | Anthony Satori
“God changes his appearance every second. Blessed is the man who can recognize him in all his disguises.”
–Nikos Kazantzakis
A Method of Life
“Hummingbird” | Anthony Satori
“Happiness is not a destination. It is a method of life.”
— Burton Hills
By Firelight
“By Firelight” | Anthony Satori
“I felt once more how simple and frugal a thing is happiness: a glass of wine, a roasted chestnut, a scuffed-up little coal-burning heater, the sound of the sea. Nothing else.”
— Nikos Kazantzakis
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