Everything ChangesLiterary Wisdom
Small service is usually true service.
— William Wordsworth, nineteenth century English poet
Posted by Frederic Brussat on April 7, 2023
Proclaiming Peace
Posted by Frederic Brussat on March 24, 2023
Literary Wisdom
Imagination denied, war governed the nations.
— William Blake in Wrestling with the Prophets by Matthew Fox
Holy Moments
Posted by Frederic Brussat on March 10, 2023
Catholic Wisdom
He is truly great who is great in charity.
— Thomas A. Kempis in The Imitation of Christ
Being Truly Alive
Posted by Frederic Brussat on February 24, 2023
Teacher Wisdom
Seek always the blue moment. . . . It can happen any time or any place. It is a moment when you are truly alive to the world around you.
— Kent Nerburn in Letters to My Son
Cultivating the Good Life
Posted by Frederic Brussat on February 10, 2023
Teacher Wisdom
To be human is about regaining what has been lost in the shuffle when life has been relegated to keeping score and making waves. To be human is about cultivating the good life. To be human is about gardening the soul.
— Terry Hershey in Soul Gardening
Simple Answers
Posted by Frederic Brussat on January 27, 2023
Zen Wisdom
When you handle rice, water or anything else, have the affectionate and caring concern of a parent raising a child.
— Zen Master Dogen
Discovering God
Posted by Frederic Brussat on January 13, 2023
Catholic Wisdom
The great, gashed, half-naked mountain is another of God's saints. There is no other like him. He is alone in his own character; nothing else in the world ever did or ever will imitate God in quite the same way.
- Thomas Merton in When the Trees Say Nothing
Life’s Pleasures
Posted by Frederic Brussat on December 30, 2022
Psychological Wisdom
Imagine a world without pleasure. Life would appear colorless and humorless. A baby’s smile would go unappreciated. Foods would be tasteless.
— Robert Ornstein and David Sobel in Healthy Pleasures
Everything Flows
Posted by Frederic Brussat on December 16, 2022
Buddhist Wisdom
Nothing lasts, nothing can be counted on, everything changes. That is another way of saying that we can’t control anything in our world.
Everything is continually slipping away.
─ Lewis Richmond in Work as a Spiritual Practice
Letting Troubles Go
Posted by Frederic Brussat on December 2, 2022
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About This Blog
Within all the spiritual traditions, short and sweet wisdom abounds: from mantras and blessings to 12-step slogans and proverbs, and more. As philosopher George Santayana once said: "To be brief is almost a condition of being inspired." In this blog, I will take up the quest for small seeds of spiritual wisdom, which can be found everywhere if we keep our eyes and ears open. More