Every particle of the world is a mirror,
In each atom lies the blazing light
of a thousand suns.
Cleave the heart of a rain-drop,
a hundred pure oceans will flow forth.
Look closely at a grain of sand,
the seed of a thousand beings can be seen.
The foot of an ant is alger than an elephant;
In essence, a drop of water
is no different than the Nile.
In the heart of a barley-corn
lies the fruit of a hundred harvests;
Within the pulp of a millet seed
an entire universe can be found.
In the wing of a fly,
an ocean of wonder;
In the pupil of the eye, an endless heaven.
Though the inner chamber of the heart is small,
the creation of the Universe
gladly makes its home there.
In each atom lies the blazing light
of a thousand suns.
Cleave the heart of a rain-drop,
a hundred pure oceans will flow forth.
Look closely at a grain of sand,
the seed of a thousand beings can be seen.
The foot of an ant is alger than an elephant;
In essence, a drop of water
is no different than the Nile.
In the heart of a barley-corn
lies the fruit of a hundred harvests;
Within the pulp of a millet seed
an entire universe can be found.
In the wing of a fly,
an ocean of wonder;
In the pupil of the eye, an endless heaven.
Though the inner chamber of the heart is small,
the creation of the Universe
gladly makes its home there.
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| — | Mahmud Shabistari (Sufi Poem) |
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love.
“
| — | Washington Irving |
Jasmine rice with peanut sauce and broccoli….not bad for cleaning out the pantry! (Taken with instagram)
Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.
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| — | John F. Kennedy (via onlyjoyreturns) |
In a culture of domination everyone is socialized to see violence as an acceptable means of social control.
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| — | bell hooks, Feminism is for Everybody, p. 64 (via feministquotes) |
