“Bloom” | Anthony Satori
“The mind can go in a thousand directions, but on this beautiful path, I walk in peace. With each step, the wind blows. With each step, a flower blooms.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh
On This Beautiful Path
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Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
“Light Bursts” | Anthony Satori
“Look out into the universe and contemplate the glory of God. Observe the stars, millions of them, twinkling in the night sky, all with a message of unity, part of the very nature of God.”
— Sai Baba
A Good Fire
“Thoreau’s Cooking Stove” | Anthony Satori
“I sometimes left a good fire when I went to take a walk in a winter afternoon; and when I returned, three or four hours afterward, it would be still alive and glowing. My house was not empty though I was gone. It was as if I had left a cheerful housekeeper behind. It was I and Fire that lived there.”
“The next winter I used a small cooking-stove for economy… but it did not keep fire so well as the open fireplace. Cooking was then, for the most part, no longer a poetic, but merely a chemic process. It will soon be forgotten, in these days of stoves, that we used to roast potatoes in the ashes. The stove not only took up room and scented the house, but it concealed the fire, and I felt as if I had lost a companion. You can always see a face in the fire. The laborer, looking into it at evening, purifies his thoughts… But I could no longer sit and look into the fire.”
— Henry David Thoreau
This Is Not An Apple
“This Is Not An Apple” | Anthony Satori
It is always worth the effort to strive to understand the heart and mind of someone that you love. Approach each other with compassion and empathy. Give the process time and space. And always leave room for silence and breath. If you do these things, you will always find yourself returning to a place of resonance, peace, and harmony.
Merge with the Divine
“Contemplation” | Anthony Satori
“Well, I believe life is a Zen koan, that is, an unsolvable riddle. But the contemplation of that riddle — even though it cannot be solved — is, in itself, transformative. And if the contemplation is of high enough quality, you can merge with the divine.”
— Tom Robbins
Expect Wonders
“Expect Wonders” | Anthony Satori
“Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up where no seed has been, I have great faith in a seed. Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonders.”
— Henry David Thoreau
Disguises
“Rabbit” | Anthony Satori
“God changes his appearance every second. Blessed is the man who can recognize him in all his disguises.”
–Nikos Kazantzakis
Notes and More Notes
“Notes and More Notes” | Anthony Satori
“Simplicity is the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of notes and more notes, it is simplicity that emerges as the crowning reward of art.”
— Frederic Chopin
In the Quiet of Night
“In the Quiet of Night” | Anthony Satori
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”
— Leonardo da Vinci
Walk with Love and Reverence
“Rustic Path” | Anthony Satori
“Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence.”
— Henry David Thoreau
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