"With elixirs ...."

With elixirs, the body is ever healthy

Without calculation, one’s mind is naturally tranquil.

Xu Hun, a Tang poet

"Deep down ...."

Deep down,

inside our bodies,

lives the soul.

No one has ever seen it,

But we all know it’s there.

“The Soul Bird”, Michal Snunit

"Flowers are a silly bunch"

Flowers are a silly bunch

While trees are sort of bossy.

Lakes are shy

The earth is calm

And rivers do seem saucy.

Hills are good

But mountains mean

While weeds all ask for pity.

I guess the country can be nice

But I prefer the city.

Arnold Spilka

"Embracing the Way ...."

"Embracing the Way, you become embraced;

Breathing gently, you become newborn;

Clearing your mind, you become clear;

Nurturing your children, you become impartial;

Opening your heart, you become accepted;

Accepting the world, you embrace the Way."

"Whoever truly possesses God ...."

Whoever truly possesses God in the right way, possesses him in all places: on the street, in any company, as well as in a church or a remote place or in their cell.  Grasping all things in a divine way and making of them something more than they are in themselves cannot be learned by taking flight, but rather we must learn to maintain an inner solitude regardless of where we are or who we are with.

Meister Eckhart