“Squirrel with a Lemon” | Anthony Satori
“Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.”
— Saint Francis de Sales
In a Calm Spirit
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Tea and Cookies
“Tea and Cookies” | Anthony Satori
“Many people think excitement is happiness. But when you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Eternal Song of the Divine (Om)
“Om” | Anthony Satori
“Om is not just a sound or vibration. It is not just a symbol. It is the entire cosmos, whatever we can see, touch, hear and feel. Moreover, it is all that is within our perception and all that is beyond our perception. It is the core of our very existence. If you think of Om only as a sound, a technique or a symbol of the Divine, you will miss it altogether. Om is the mysterious cosmic energy that is the substratum of all the things and all the beings of the entire universe. It is the eternal song of the Divine. It is continuously resounding in silence on the background of everything that exists.”
— Amit Ray
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, everyone! May we all continue to find deeper and more resonant harmony with the eternal song of the Divine.
Calm Waters
“Calm Waters” | Anthony Satori
“The hub of calmness — that’s your heart. That’s where God lives within you. Just keep coming back to that center, and you’ll always find peace.”
— Elizabeth Gilbert
The Achievement of Stillness
“Stillness” | Anthony Satori
“I feel that art has something to do with the achievement of stillness in the midst of chaos. A stillness that characterizes prayer, too, and the eye of the storm.”
— Saul Bellow
A State of Harmony
“Tree Swing (Autumn)” | Anthony Satori
Happiness and peace arise from cultivating a state of harmony between one’s inner light (mind, body, and spirit) and the details of the world around us.
In Sunlight
“In Sunlight” | Anthony Satori
“Who can leap the world’s ties and sit with me among white clouds?”
— Han Shan (Taoist poet, c. 900 A.D.)
The Fountain of Good
“Winter Flowers” | Anthony Satori
“Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if thou wilt ever dig.”
— Marcus Aurelius
I’ve always been fascinated with, and delighted by, flowers that bloom at night, or in the heart of winter. I find the mere existence of such joyfully contrarian and ebullient elements in nature to be both refreshing and inspiring. Winter-blooming flowers are truly demonstrating what it means to dig into one’s own innate “fountain of good,” and to create one’s own most pure and natural beauty from within one’s own true self.
The Perfection of Stillness
“The Perfection of Stillness” | Anthony Satori
It is a uniquely pleasurable sensation to observe “daytime” things under the darkness and quiet of night. There is something deeply peaceful and reassuring about seeing a place that is usually filled with noise, activity, people, and words, and rather seeing it in a state of silence and calm, lacking nothing, existing complete and beautiful in the perfection of its stillness.
Simplify
“Simplify” | Anthony Satori
“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler.”
— Henry David Thoreau
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