summer

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.

Joy is the by-product of something not looked for.

We shall walk together on this path of life, for all things are part of the universe and are connected with each other to form one whole unity.

Joy establishes us so securely in itself, and in the remembrance of its presence, that we can cope with whatever life has to throw at us.

Joy is a piercing desire, a mystical longing both painful and sweet: a kind of homesick-ness for a home we scarcely remember.

The true source of joy is love—love of God, love of beauty, love of wisdom, love of another human being, it does not matter which. It is all one love: a joyful awareness of dissolving boundaries of our ordinary narrow self, of being one with reality beyond, of being made whole.

The most visible joy
can only reveal itself to us
when we've transformed it, within.

The holy life is concerned with the journey, not the goal..In truth it is the spiritual journey that brings great joy because it is a path of the heart . Discipline is needed; we need to put forth effort. The effort must be light-hearted. We can't be attached to our mistakes or any particular way of doing or being...We bring a sense of equanimity to all life's challenges; we learn to laugh at ourselves, to not take ourselves so seriously, and to get back up when we stumble. This brings us joy. Joy makes life whole and holy.

"I have no name:
I am but two days old."
What shall I call thee?
"I happy am,
Joy is my name."
Sweet joy befall thee!

With an eye made quiet by the power of harmony and by the deep power of joy, we see into the life of things.