buddhism

If our species could just try to hold this thought in the forefront of the mind, wouldn’t we be looking on at a different world? We have such a marvellous potential from the start.

Be kind to one another. Even when its tough. Love is the remarkable ineffable force that enables us to continue to hope . When we love well, the world changes.

Practice – its all it takes. Iris Murdoch once encapsulated the imperative of what love is-

‘Love is the difficult realization that something other than ourselves is real’

Which by extension involves examining our own reactions and behaviours and reflecting on whether we are loving enough. It’s that giant leap when you are in the middle of feeling justified in your own feelings, and suddenly you stop to think ‘How would I feel if someone said/did that to me? ‘

I took my camera out yesterday, not really expecting to achieve anything – rather in the hope that I might kickstart my mojo, as I am climbing out of that hole in my head and I will try anything as soon as I am able! So imagine my delight when the universe sent me a heart shaped message amongst the briars.

I remembered the Buddhist monk Sengai Gibon who made simplicity look , well simple- managing at the same time to raise the deepest questions we ask ourselves- what and why is the Universe?

Go quietly in the world. Be kind.