Inspiration
Behold the candle
The everlasting Candle shineth in its naked glory. Behold how it hath consumed every mortal veil. O ye moth-like lovers of His light! Brave every danger, and consecrate your souls to its consuming flame. O ye that thirst after Him! Strip yourselves of every earthly affection, and hasten to embrace your Beloved. With a zest [...]
I am a musician!
“When is the best time to do things?” “Who is the most important one?” “What is the right thing to do?” These three questions posed by Leo Tolstoy in a short story published in 1885 — more than a century later adapted into a marvelous children’s book “The Three Questions” by Jon J. Muth — [...]
Radiant Acquiescence
After a few peaceful months, I am facing again a war rising… So here is some food for thought — for myself and for those who care to read: If you want to see the brave, look for those who can forgive. If you want to see the heroic, look at those who can love [...]
International Day of Children
I miss the excitement of the International Day of Children as it was widely celebrated back in Bulgaria. Here the majority of people are not even aware of it. Symbolically, even the email card my brother sent me, congratulating my little ones with the 1st of June holiday, was caught in my spam inbox. The [...]
Time to unclutter and cleanse
A dear friend sent me this presentation, and it made me reflect and share: The Principle Of Emptiness On the day of Naw Ruz, I was putting two dishes aside after having washed them, and I dropped them. One got broken, one was left intact. I thought to myself, how appropriate a metaphor — of [...]
On Earth Day
On one hand the fact that Earth Day exists is a testimony that there is a problem with the way we treat Mother Earth. One the other hand a single day is not enough — no more that having a Father’s Day is enough to appreciate fatherhood. But we need to start somewhere. My steps [...]
On perseverance
I was very touched by Nick Vujicic’s inspiration to persevere, reminding us to “heed not your weaknesses and frailty“: Wert thou to consider this world, and realize how fleeting are the things that pertain unto it, thou wouldst choose to tread no path except the path of service to the Cause of thy Lord. None [...]
The most vital duty
The most vital duty, in this day, is to purify your characters, to correct your manners, and improve your conduct. The beloved of the Merciful must show forth such character and conduct among His creatures, that the fragrance of their holiness may be shed upon the whole world, and may quicken the dead, inasmuch as [...]
Getting unstuck, with a little help from strangers and friends
Sometimes you get stuck and try as you might, nothing comes out of it — it might be the wrong time for a solution or just the wrong approach to a solution. Stepping back and seeing things in perspective helps but sometimes all you can do is persevere… and ask for help — from friends, [...]
Find thirst
Another of the most inspiring quotes I have come across over the years: Make no search for water. But find thirst, And water from the very ground will burst. (Rumi, a Persian mystic poet, quoted in Delight of Hearts, p. 77)
