One Instant is eternity;
eternity is the now.
When you see through this one instant,
you see through the one who sees.
~ Wu Men

“There is only one world, the world pressing against you at this minute. There is only one minute in which you are alive, this minute here and now. The only way to live is by accepting each minute as an unrepeatable miracle.”
~ Storm Jameson

“When we put down ideas of what life should be like, we are free to wholeheartedly say yes to our life as it is.”
~ Tara Brach

“Life is this simple. We are living in a world that is absolutely transparent and the divine is shining through it all the time. This is not just a nice story or a fable. This is true.”
~ Thomas Merton.

  “If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.”
~ Dalai Lama

Orchid
breathing incense into butterfly's wings 
~ Basho, Matsuo