“The Persistence of Beauty” | Anthony Satori
“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.”
— Arthur Ashe
The Persistence of Beauty
spirituality
The Perception of Beauty
“The Perception of Beauty” | Anthony Satori
“Works of art are precious, among other reasons, because they make it possible for us to know, if only imperfectly and for a little while, what it actually feels like to think subtly and to feel nobly.”
— Aldous Huxley
The Fire of Primal Energy
“The Fire of Primal Energy” | Anthony Satori
“Hear, O children of immortal bliss: you are born to be united with God. Follow the path of the illumined ones and be united with the Spirit of Life. Kindle the fire of kundalini [primal energy] deep in meditation. Bring your mind and breath under control. Drink deep of divine love, and you will attain the unitive state.”
— the Upanishads (Shvetashvatara)
Spirit of the Artist
“K with Baton” | Anthony Satori
“Much that is beautiful stands as an isolated entity in this world, but the spirit of the artist seeks to discover connections and thus to create works of art.”
— Goethe
Morning Dew
“Morning Dew” | Anthony Satori
What is true prosperity? It is positive, life-affirming connections with those that you care about and love. It is putting energy and attention into the health of your body, mind and spirit, and in turn feeling your body, mind and spirit give you health and energy in return. It is small gestures imbued with meaning, and kind words spoken from the heart. It is sharing in the celebration of life’s achievements, feeling and showing compassion during life’s setbacks, and always remembering to savor life’s simple pleasures along the way. It is knowing that both the cause and effect of everything good in this world is Love.
As we move forward into this coming year filled with promise and new horizons, may your mind and body be healthy, may your heart be at peace, and may your spirit soar.
Happy New Year, everyone!
Pursuit of the Sublime
“Pursuit of the Sublime” | Anthony Satori
The pursuit of the sublime is far too easily derailed by accepting the belief that some heights are, by their very nature, unattainable. How much better to proceed as if all heights can be reached? What new and exceptional elevations of mind, body and spirit are simply waiting to be attained by those who have the courage to adopt a posture of optimism, vision and faith, and then to engage in the purposeful behavior that derives from these qualities?
Abandoned Car
“Abandoned Car” | Anthony Satori
“You’re going to pass something down no matter what you do, or if you do nothing. Even if you let yourself go fallow, the weeds will grow and the brambles. Something will grow.”
— John Steinbeck
Deliberately envision how you wish your world to look, and then take thoughtful, focused action toward that result. Choose to make the world a more beautiful place. Choose to make it a more peaceful, free and compassionate place. Be an active agent of light.
On the Water
“On the Water” | Anthony Satori
“We have forgotten the age-old fact that God speaks chiefly through dreams and visions.”
— C. G. Jung
Flower
“Flower” | Anthony Satori
Aspire toward simplicity, purity, compassion and beauty. If you strive for these things in all that you do, you will become a vital conduit for the wondrous nature of the universe.
Transcendent Light
“Transcendent Light” | Anthony Satori
“Like the wind, like clouds, like thunder and lightning, which rise from space without physical shape and reach the transcendent light in their own form, those who rise above body-consciousness ascend to the transcendent light in their real form, the Self. In that state, free from attachment, they move at will, laughing, playing and rejoicing. They know that the Self is not the body, but only tied to it for a time… Whenever one sees, smells, speaks, hears or thinks, they know that it is the Self that sees, smells, speaks, hears and thinks; the senses are merely the Self’s instruments.” (The Chandogya Upanishad)
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