Who is Tara? She is the Buddhist savior goddess with numerous forms, known throughout Nepal, Tibet and Mongolia. She is the feminine counterpart of the bodhisattva (the buddha to be) Avalokiteshvara. Avalokiteshvara Boddhisattva is the most popular Mahayana Buddhist deity. He is the earthly manifestation of Amitabha, guarding the world between the departure of the historical Buddha, Gautama and the appearance of the future Buddha, Maitreya. Continue reading
When I was One,
I had just begun.
When I was Two,
I was nearly new.
When I was Three,
I was hardly me.
When I was Four,
I was not much more.
When I was Five,
I was just Alive.
But now I am Six,
I’m as clever as clever,
So, I think I’ll be six now for ever and ever.
By A.A. Milne. Continue reading
Where is the silence that I am seeking?
Is it in my mind? Is it in my heart? Do I have to go into the forest? Shall I look for a cave in the mountains? So many questions… Continue reading
Butterflies can’t see their wings. They can’t see how truly beautiful they are, but everyone else can. People are like that as well. – Anonymous
Behold the joys of beauty. Admire the brilliance of the diamond in the darkest coal mine. Look at the luster of the eyes in the ugliest face. To one blessed with insight, whatever s/he sees is touched by the divine painter, who expresses himself in such infinite and ineffable beauty. – Swami Sivananda
A beautiful soul always dwells in a beautiful world.
Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful, for beauty is God’s handwriting. – Ralph Waldo Emerson.
You can take no credit for beauty at sixteen. But if you are beautiful at sixty, it will be your soul’s own doing. – Marie Stopes.
Beauty is simple reality seen with the eyes of love. – Rabindranath Tagore.
To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself. – Hat Hanh.
The ideal of beauty is simplicity and tranquility.
Beauty is everywhere a welcome guest. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart. – Khalil Gibran.
We have so many beautiful colors in nature. Yet we use artificial colors for fabric and other items. These dyes are destroying our rivers, which in turn go into the oceans. The blue used for denim is toxic and children are working in the factories to make the denim that we all find so practical to wear. Continue reading
Beauty has become so important in our lives, and it is true that we should understand it. Do we? How many selfies do we take of ourselves? How much time do we spend on them? It is as if only I and my phone exist. There is no one else there. Continue reading
Look around you, even on the darkest day, there will be some beauty which you have missed. Many of us walk about with blinkers, we neither feel the joy nor the poverty. Have you looked in a puddle and seen the rainbow. Below I am putting some pictures for you to see, my dear ones. Continue reading
Become Still.
Becoming whole and still.
You can reflect
The world within your own self,
And like the mountain lake, spontaneously reveal
The beauty of snow-capped peaks, the sun and moon,
Yet still be filled with the living waters of bliss
Though saints are born in samadhi
All can work towards this goal
With faith, strong will, intelligence. Swami Satyananda Saraswati.
If you take this extract line by line, each one is a powerful visualization. Continue reading
We all know this saying from Snow White, “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of us all.” What does it mean? Is it referring to beauty as beauty was very prized in fairy tales? Continue reading
Beauty and joy go hand in hand. Look around you. The birds are chirruping, there are flowers in the gardens, bees are humming and wasps are buzzing. What do you see? Continue reading