practice wisdom and inspiration

Within you there is a stillness and sanctuary to which you can retreat at anytime and be yourself

Whoever wants music instead of noise, joy instead of pleasure, soul instead of gold, creative work instead of business, passion instead of foolery, finds no home in this trivial world of ours

Some of us think holding on is what makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go

I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value

There is no reality except the one contained within us. That is why so many people live such an unreal life. They take the images outside them for reality and never allow the world within to assert itself

To hold our tongues when everyone is gossiping, to smile without hostility at people and institutions, to compensate for the shortage of love in the world with more love in small, private matters; to be more faithful in our work, to show greater patience, to forgo the cheap revenge obtainable from mockery and criticism: all these are things we can do

You know quite well, deep within you, that there is only a single magic, a single power, a single salvation...and that is called loving. Well, then, love your suffering. Do not resist it, do not flee from it. It is your aversion that hurts, nothing else

- Hermann Hesse, German-Swiss novelist, poet and painter