Here you will find quotes, writings, thoughts and observations. I’m not really a ‘blogger’ but some things are too good to let by…
Also, you will find an explanation of most of my ‘tools’ in The Lotus Watercourse.
Rocking on Rumi – an excerpt from my book and an explanation of Rumi’s insistence on periods of solitude.
“The purpose of solitude is not to isolate you from life, but to reconnect you with it, because how can you truly meet another if you have never met yourself? How can you love someone honestly if you have not stood in the mirror and faced the parts of yourself you’ve long disowned? In solitude you begin to integrate, you begin to forgive, you begin to remember that you are not your wounds, not your past, not your failures – you are the one who sees them all – you are the witness, the eternal awareness that was here before the pain and will be here after the healing. This awareness is subtle, it does not announce itself. It waits for your surrender – and when you finally stop fighting, the moment when you no longer resist your own company, it rises, quiet, expansive, like a gentle sunrise over an ancient sea.”
“We don’t see things the way they are, we see things the way we are” – Anais Nin
Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
Watch your words, they become your actions.
Watch your actions, they become your habits.
Watch your habits, they become your character.
Watch your character, it becomes your destiny.
Life is a series of natural spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them, that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.
Time is a created thing. To say, “I don’t have time”, is like saying, “I don’t want to.”
If you do not change direction you may end up where you were heading. – Lao Tzu
“You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.” – Rumi
“Raise your words, not your voice – it is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.” – Rumi
“It’s your road, and yours alone. Others may walk it with you, but no-one can walk it for you.” – Rumi
“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” – Rumi
“The prophets accept all agony and trust it, for the water has never feared the fire.” – Rumi
“A calm sea never made a skilful mariner.” – Anon
“As you start to walk on the Way, the Way appears.” – Rumi
“Wherever you are, and whatever you do, be in Love.” – Rumi
“The magic of the Universe happens in the silence.” – Ioannis
“Set your life on fire. Seek those who fan your flames.” – Rumi
“You are not meant for crawling, so don’t. You have wings – learn to use them and fly.” – Rumi
“You can’t soar with the eagles if you surround yourself with turkeys.” – Anon
“Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t, you’re right.” – Henry Ford
“The only true wisdom is knowing you know nothing.” – Socrates
‘Happiness depends upon ourselves.” – Aristotle
“There is nothing permanent except change.” – Heraclitus
“Patience is the key to joy.” – Rumi
“No-one truly knows what reality is, so we make our best guess.” – Ioannis
“When the world pushes you to your knees, you are in the perfect position to pray.” – Rumi
“Love is the bridge between you and everything.” – Rumi
“If the Light is in your heart, you will find your way home.” – Rumi
“Gratitude is the wine for the soul. Go on, get drunk!” – Rumi
“What is planted in each person’s Soul will sprout.” – Rumi
“How can you hear the truth if you are constantly exposed to noise?” – Ioannis
