Reflections

No despair of ours can alter the reality of things, or stain the joy of the cosmic dance which is always there.

In a time of destruction, create something: a poem, a parade, a community, a school, a vow, a moral principle; one peaceful moment.

Whenever there is chaos, it creates wonderful thinking.

At the bottom of the heart of every human being there is something that goes on indomitably expecting, in the teeth of all experience of crimes committed, suffered and witnessed,

Forgiving does not erase the bitter past.

Despite everything, life is full of beauty and meaning.

Not one single atom opposes us.

      To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic.

Willing to experience aloneness, I discover connection everywhere; Turning to face my fear, I meet the warrior who lives within.

Drinking our cup is not simply adapting ourselves to a bad situation and trying to use it as well as we can.