“But, like a beautiful flower, full of colour and full of scent, are the fine and fruitful words of him who acts accordingly.”
Tag: philosophy
As Adam (43)
“The scent of flowers does not travel against the wind, nor (that of) sandal-wood, or of Tagara and Mallikâ flowers; but the odour of good people travels even against the wind; a good man pervades every place.”
As Adam (42)
“As the bee collects nectar and departs without injuring the flower, or its colour or scent, so let a sage dwell in his village.”
As Adam (41)
“Who knows their birth?”
As Adam (40)
“The sea will rise over Babylon; its roaring waves will cover her.”
As Adam (39)
“With birth there comes the rush of sorrows, only in Nirvâna is there joy.”
As Adam (38)
“And beheld before him every creature, as one sees images upon a mirror….”
As Adam (37)
“When meditation is mastered, the mind is unwavering like the flame of a lamp in a windless place.”
Night-Crown Heron at Dusk
“It has looked out from its dull eye for so long, standing on one leg, on moon and stars sparkling through silence and dark, and now what a rich experience is its!”
As Adam (36)
“So too countless hidden treasures came of themselves from the earth.”
Paul Maher Jr. 