Quotes About Harmony

Man did not weave the web of life—he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself."1

I have one small drop of knowing in my soul. Let it dissolve in your ocean. — Rumi

The whales do not sing because they have an answer, they sing because they have a song.

Letter 68 A pod of whales was lying like long reclining Buddhas on the sea. My sister and I put our ears to the bottom of the boat so we could listen to their songs. We turned to my grandfather and asked, "What do their song mean?" "The whales do not sing because they have an answer," he said. "They sing because they have a song.

Food is music to the body, music is food to the heart.

Feed the soul beauty, and it will heal itself.

The world is perfect there. Or maybe you're perfect and the world is the same.

The body apologizes to the soul for its errors, and the soul asks forgiveness for squatting in the body without invitation.

and the creation, in the world and above the world, that once was at variance with itself, is knit together in friendship: and we ... are made to join in the angels' song, offering the worship of their praise.

Faith gives you an inner strength and a sense of balance and perspective in life.

Nothing,' wrote Tolstoy, 'can make our life, or the lives of other people, more beautiful than perpetual kindness.

one flaw throws the loveliness of [everything else] into focus. I remember reading that Shakers deliberately introduced a mistake into the things they made, to show that man shouldn't aspire to the perfection of God. Flawed can be more perfect than perfection.

Everything in nature invites us constantly to be what we are. We are often like rivers: careless and forceful, timid and dangerous, lucid and muddied, eddying, gleaming, still.

In civilized society, we humans are responsible for nurturing and sustaining the force of inter-relational harmony in our lives.

Harmony begins within. If we are to influence the world around us, even in minor ways, the real work begins inside and emanates outwards.

Instead of pitting nature against nurture, we must understand that both work in harmony. We can influence our nature through nurture.

History has taught us that when understanding and tolerance are fostered, people of different faiths can live together in harmony. Regrettably, history has also taught us the opposite, that such states of equilibrium can quickly degenerate and succumb to rhetoric of anger and fear, sometimes leading to violence and even war. A balance of mutual respect and tolerance needs to be maintained through good works. Interrelations need continual nurturing.

You see, meditation is not a fabricated state. It is natural. It is accessible to all. And in the same way that a person who learns how to run, can run any time they want to, or, a person who knows how to play an instrument can play music at will, once you learn how to meditate, you can create your moments of peace at will.

Simplicity is everywhere in nature, and meditation is a natural state. Meditation is a state of peaceful equilibrium, the fourth state of consciousness, and is always available to every single human being.

What is it about spirituality that doesn't resonate with our core value of being rational? What makes it so difficult for us to maintain our level-headed (and slightly jaded) mindset while being spiritual at the same time?

The term trans-rational is emblematic of a worldview within which rationality is included and transcended, not repressed or dismissed.

When life vibrates at a harmonious frequency there is no need to seek something better. It's only when the rhythm of life is disrupted that people pay attention.

A trans-rational definition of spirituality therefore encompasses these two elements. First, uncovering our peaceful internal center, and then, allowing that peace to guide our actions in the world.

Even if we did not create the acrimony, even if we weren't the ones who created the divide, we can be bridge-builders, healers, harmonizers, and a vital part of the solution.