The rising sun

age old

yet new and inspiring

lighting up the world

with its soft pink rays;

just watching the familiar hues

dance on the still water

I return to emotions

that never truly left.

Just as the sun sets

it rises again

wide arms embracing a new day.

- Li Steins -

"Outer space is inhabited by comets, planets and suns. But while comets cross the expanse like dishevelled heads of hair, planets revolve immutably around a sun from which they receive heat and light. As for the suns, these inexhaustible sources of light and heat dispense their benefits to all creatures.

There are people who, like comets, pass through life seeking no order, no point of reference. Others, like planets, revolve around a centre and know they must not travel far from this source of heat and light. They go through highs and lows, but they persevere on the path of good. Finally, there are the suns, the great masters and initiates who have gone so far along the path of love and wisdom that nothing can cause them to deviate from their spiritual ideal. They remain in the centre and give light and warmth to the beings around them."

- Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov

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Last night as I sang to the stars,

I realized they may be the souls of

former friends or of future children.

So, I sang louder and louder

and I thanked them for listening,

I heard their applause

and they thanked me for coming,

At the same time we both said

our ‘Your Welcomes,’

And as I watched them twinkle,

They watched me Shine…

- Laura Duksta

Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it.

Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many.

Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books.

Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders.

Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations.

But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.

- Buddha