“Enlighten” –|– Anthony Satori
“All emotions are pure which gather you and lift you up; that emotion is impure which seizes only one side of your being and so distorts you.”
— Rainer Maria Rilke
Enlighten
Piercing the Darkness
“Piercing the Darkness” –|– Anthony Satori
“We are not here to curse the darkness, but to light the candle that can guide us through that darkness to a safe and sane future.”
— John F. Kennedy
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
Tea and Contemplation
“Tea and Contemplation” –|– Anthony Satori
“Reading furnishes the mind only with the materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.”
— John Locke
Benevolent Light
“Benevolent Light” | Anthony Satori
Every day, every moment, the universe is patiently waiting for us to pull softly on the strings of the blinds and let its light flow in. Take a deep breath, calm your thoughts, and center your spirit. And then mindfully take action toward something good. Take action toward love, hope, kindness. Take action toward health, joy, deeper understanding. Even the smallest such act, done with a genuine heart, is an invitation for the universe to immerse us in its benevolent light.
Under the Lights
“Splash” | Anthony Satori
“The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses — behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights.”
— Muhammad Ali
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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