“Peaceful Place” | Anthony Satori
“I’m just delighted to be living, to be able to have a simple conversation, to feel a ray of sunlight on my skin, to listen to the breeze move through the leaves of a tree.”
– Ryuichi Sakamoto
Peaceful Place
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To Be Alive
“White and Silver Headphones” | Anthony Satori
“When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.”
– Anais Nin
That is Prayer
“Hawk on a Lamp Post” | Anthony Satori
“Animals praise a good day, a good hunt. They praise rain if they’re thirsty. That’s prayer. They don’t live an unconscious life, they simply have no language to talk about these things. But they are grateful for the good things that come along.”
– Mary Oliver
After the Rain
“A Happy Snail (After the Rain)” | Anthony Satori
“Anything you lavish with attention can become a mirror, a portal, a lens on the meaning of life – a dandelion, a muskrat, a mountain, a snail.”
– Maria Popova
Simplicity in All Things
“Simplicity” | Anthony Satori
“Simplicity in character, in manners, in style; in all things the supreme excellence is simplicity.”
– Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Life’s Wonders
“Train” | Anthony Satori
“Stay present for yourself. Don’t give up. Getting through this place, this point, will turn your life around. Your spiritual growth has been profound. You’re about to walk through a door where you’ll see, touch, and know even more of life’s wonders. It’s your reward. Don’t stop now.”
– Melody Beattie
An Illusion, a Shadow, a Story
“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
Ten Thousand Lifetimes
“Figs” | Anthony Satori
“Truth cannot be borrowed. It can only be experienced directly. It is the fruit of exploration, suffering, and the direct encounter between one’s own spirit and reality – the reality of the present moment and the reality of ten thousand lifetimes.”
– Thich Nhat Hanh
The Beauty of Life
“Flower Burst” | Anthony Satori
“Peace is the beauty of life. It is sunshine. It is the smile of a child, the love of a mother, the joy of a father, the togetherness of a family. It is the advancement of man, the victory of a just cause, the triumph of virtue.”
– Menachem Begin
Earthly Delights
“Wild Horses” | Anthony Satori
“Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.”
– Khalil Gibran
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