“ The words you speak become the house you live in ” said Hafez, and life in this fleeting house is sublimely described by Rumi : This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, Some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all! Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows, who violently sweep your house empty of its furniture, still, treat each guest honorably. He may be clearing you out for some new delight. The dark thought, the shame, the malice, meet them at the door …
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“Our need of nature is an integral part of our humanity, and the bond that unites us with nature is never broken.” Peter Wohlleben recounts how he discovered his hidden bond with nature in The Hidden Life of Trees . The sensation sprung up unexpectedly when he was working to optimize forestry output for the lumber industry. At the time, trees were nothing more than profitable commodities for him. He recounts: One day, as I was doing my daily job across the forest, I stumbled over an old tree stump. When I examined the chunk of wood covering the ground …
Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your …
Greek philosophers and Rumi on how to keep the soul happy What makes us happy ? When and how are we happy ? Where ? With whom are we happy ? Such questions about happiness are asked at least once in a lifetime. We do evaluations and measurements of our happiness; occasionally we may reach a conclusion : somewhat happy, sometimes happy, more or less happy in the past, at present, or will be happy in the future… We get to remember the times we were at the peak or we may fantasize a possible future happiness. Sometimes we measure …
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