Snapshots from the desert

Rose

It's the rose's unfolding...that creates the desire to see--

In every color and circumstance, may the eyes be open for what comes.

~Ghalib (1797-1869)

Reflection

image credit*

The wild geese do not intend to cast their reflection:

The water has no mind to receive their image.

~Chuang Tzu 

Another quote by Chuang Tzu appears on a Simply This post called "Butterfly Dream."

*This is not my photo.  Gratitude to Alanna@VanIsle of British Columbia, Canada for kindly making this image available at the Creative Commons at Flickr.

Skywatching at Dawn

"You must understand the whole of life, not just one little part of it. That is why you must read, that is why you must look at the skies, that is why you must sing and dance, and write poems, and suffer, and understand, for all that is life."  ~J.Krishnamurti

To see skies from around the world, visit Skywatch Friday.

Fear

"Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth"
~from When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chödrön

The Mountain

The birds have vanished into the sky,

and now the last cloud drains away.

We sit together, the mountain and I 

until only the mountain remains.

~Li Po

Reflections of Stillness

"When you allow yourself to return to your true nature, you're not wanting any particular thing to happen in the stillness."  ~Adyashanti, Emptiness Dancing

This post is for "Weekend Reflections," a fun and fascinating photography meme hosted by James at Newtown Area Photo.  Click here to see other Weekend Reflections or to share your own.

A Law of Nature

"People do what they do. That's what they do. And that is it."

~from Pass the Jelly by Gary Crowley

It's nice to be able to count on something.  Byron Katie often says that she can trust people completely to do what they do and she's never disappointed:

"Everyone and everything is doing its job perfectly - no mistake."

Loving What Is

"The only time we suffer is when we believe a thought that argues with reality. When the mind is perfectly clear, what is is what we want."  ~Byron Katie