Eternity in the Present Moment
Another delightful quote from Helen Waddell's novel Peter Abelard:
Boethius' words remind me of the well-known lines from William Blake (quoted in Sting's wonderfully spiritual album Sacred Love):
To see a world in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour.
As Thich Nhat Hanh says in his book, Peace is Every Step:
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Do you remember Boethius' definition of eternity, 'to hold and possess the whole fullness of life in one moment, here and now, past and present and to come'?
Boethius' words remind me of the well-known lines from William Blake (quoted in Sting's wonderfully spiritual album Sacred Love):
To see a world in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour.
As Thich Nhat Hanh says in his book, Peace is Every Step:
. . . we have difficulty remembering that we are alive in the present moment, the only moment there is for us to be alive. Every breath we take, every step we make, can be filled with peace, joy, and serenity. We need only to be awake, alive in the present moment.Darrell
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posted by Darrell Grizzle | 10:51 AM
2 Comments:
Darrell,
These are three beautiful quotes to remind us of this one pure and perfect moment we are in right now. We need not wait for eternity, or for heaven either - for their locus is right here right now, in the simple beauty of our breath, a wildflower and a grain of sand. We just need to awaken!
Thank you, Friend
I see that I am in tune with several of my friends posting their thoughts in their journals within the past few days- we are all writing about the same thing!
'Awaken now, you are dreaming you are awake!'
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