"A book of Verses ...."

A book of Verses underneath the bough, a jug of wine, a loaf of bread – and Thou beside me singing in the wilderness – Oh, wilderness were Paradise enough!

Omar Khayyam

"The Secret Song"

Who saw the petals drop from the rose?

I, said the spider,

But nobody knows.

Who saw the sunset flash on a bird?

I, said the fish

But nobody heard.

Who saw the fog come over the sea?

I, said the sea pigeon,

Only me.

Who saw the first green light of the sun?

I, said the night owl,

The only one.

Who saw the moss creep over the stone?

I, said the gray fox,

All alone.

Margaret Wise Brown

"O servant, where dost thou seek Me?"

O servant, where dost thou seek Me?

Lo ! I am beside thee.

I am neither in temple nor in mosque:
   I am neither in Kaaba nor in Kailash:

Neither am I in rites and ceremonies,
 nor in Yoga and renunciation.

If thou art a true seeker, thou shalt at once see Me: 
thou shalt meet Me in a moment of time.

Kabir says, “O Sadhu! God is the breath of all breath.”

Kabir

"When he shall die ...."

When he shall die

Take him and cut him out in little stars

And he will make the face of heaven so fine

That all the world will be in love with night

And pay no worship to the garish sun.

William Shakespeare

"Silence of the heart is necessary ...."

Silence of the heart is necessary so you can hear God everywhere – in the closing of the door, in the person who needs you, in the birds that sing, in the flowers, in the animals.

Mother Theresa