“Its better to light a candle than curse at the gathering darkness"
~Anon
"A bird does not sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song"
~Arabic Proverb
"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
With the strength that we alone can grant ourselves and with the love of one another we are born into, may we recover these seeds of selfless intention;
~Love (mettā, sineha)
~Compassion (karuṇā)
~Gratitude (katannuta)
~Concentration (samādhi)
~Equanimity (upekkhā)
~Mindfulness (Satti)
~Patience (khanti, adhivāsanā)
~Joy (pīti)
~Energy or Effort (vāyāma)
~Un-attachment (nekkhamma)
~Curiosity (vimhaya, kutūhala)
~Humility (nīcavuttitā, nipaccakāra)
~Quiet Emptiness (śūnyatā)
~Calmness (passaddhi)
Through nurturing these inherent traits the mysterious quality of wisdom may then sprout forth. Only then we can reveal the truth of what we essentially are, and the golden seeds we are born to spread to all beings. In Tao it is called "Te" or your inherent nature and in Buddhism, your "Buddha Nature", in Christianity it is known as “Christ's Heart”. Names matter little, it is enough to know that they lie within and are ever growing upward towards the light.
