Questioning

Toronto 1 (2013, 9.18), a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.


     Questioning means longing to know the truth deeply, 
     and insisting that we can. It means leaving whatever 
     distant slant we may occupy to come close and see
     more directly what is true. And it means being 
     willing to be honest about how we ourselves are 
     seeing things, even if that vision differs from the norm. 
     Learning to question means feeling we have the innate right 
     to all of this.

        Sharon Salzberg, Faith: Trusting Your Own Deepest Experience

Belief

RHUC 2, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.

For those who believe, 

no explanation is necessary;

for those who do not believe,

no explanation is possible.

Franz Werfel

Reconciliation

Toronto 6 (2013, 9.4), a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.


Making friends with our own demons
and their accompanying insecurity 
leads to a very simple, understated relaxation and joy. 

Pema Chödrön, When Things Fall Apart

Dream worth having

Richmond Hill United Church 15 (2013, 7.9), a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.


The only dream worth having ... 
is to dream that you will live while you're alive, 
and die only when you're dead. 

Arundhati Roy

Dark & Light

Passage (2013, 6.1), a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.


     It is so much darker when a light goes out 
     than it would have been had it never shone.

        John Steinbeck, The Winter of Our Discontent

All in One

Light, AUC, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.

Great knowledge sees all in one.

Small knowledge breaks down into the many.

Thomas Merton, The Way of Chuang Tzu

Fear

RIC_3902
Originally uploaded by rchoephoto

Fear is the cheapest room in the house.
I would like to see you living in better conditions.

Hafiz