Le sommeille.

"For all that has been, thanks,

for all that shall be, yes."



Exposition.

"Inside my empty bottle,

I was constructing a light house,

while all others were making ships."

(Charles Simic)



Intersections.

"Nostalgia is denial of painful present."

(Midnight in Paris)



The Green Turtle.

"Everything in the world has a hidden meaning,

men, animals,trees, stars, clouds,

they are hieroglyphics,

when you see them, you do not understand them,

you think they are really men, animals, trees, stars, clouds,

it is only years later that you understand."

(Nikos Kazantzakis)



The Kitchen.

Recipe for love.

Ingredients;

2 heart full of love

2 full cups of kindness

2 armfull of gentleness

2 cups of friendship

2 cups of joy

2 big hearts full of forgiveness.

1 lifetime of togetherness

2 minds full of tenderness.

Method;

Stir daily with happiness,

humor and patience,

Serve with warmth and compassion,

respect and loyalty.



Heliconias.

"We can travel a long way

and do many things,

but our deepest happiness

is not born from accumulating new experiences,

it is born from letting go of what is unnecessary,

and knowing ourselves

to be always at home.

(Sharon Salzberg)



The Guest House.

"The Guest House"

(Rumi)

This being human is a guest house

everyday a new arrival.

a joy, a depression, a meaness

some momentary awareness comes

as an unexpected visitor.

welcome and entertain them all!

even if they are a crowd of sorrows

who violently sweep your house

empty of its furniture

still treat each guest honorably

he may be clearing you out

for some new delight.

the dark thought, the shame, the malice

meet them at the door laughing and invite them in.

be grateful for whatever comes

because each has been sent

as a guide from beyond.



Laughing Buddha.

"When you realize how perfect everything is

you will tilt your head back

and laugh at the sky."

(Buddha)



Villa Isola.

Villa Isola, built 1932-1933

A house of former

 Dominique Willem Berretty 1890-1934 who wrote

mi sole vivo.

"Nothing ever goes away,

untill it has taught us what we need to know."

(Pema Chodron)

Rainbow.

"Not every rain is followed by a rainbow,

But you can't have a rainbow

without any rain."



My Religion is Love.

"Dear God,

This is my simple religion

no need for temple

 no need for complicated philosophy

 our own brain

our own heart

is our temple

the philosophy is kindness. "

(HH Dalai Lama)

Birds Of Feather.

"Zen enriches no one,

there's nobody to be found,

the birds may come and circle for a while,

but soon they go elsewhere,

when they are gone,

the no-thing, the no-body that was there,

suddenly appears,

that is Zen.

It was there all the time, but the scavengers missed it,

because it was not their kind of prey."

(Thomas Merton)



Raindrops.

Souls and raindrops

Light raindrops fall and wrinkle the sea

then vanish and die utterly

one would not know that rain drops fell

if the round sea wrinkles did not tell

So souls come down and wrinkle life

and vanish in the flesh sea strive

one might not know that souls had place

were 't not in the wrinkle of life's face.

(Sydeny Lanier)



Walking away.

"I died a mineral and became a plant

I died a a plant and rose to animal,

I died as animal and I was man,

Why should I fear?

When was I less by dying?"

(Rumi)



Madame Chen.

"Everything in the world is neutral,

only we gave them labels,

if we think it's good for us, then we label it positive,

if we think it's bad for us, then we label it negative.

There is nothing either good or bad,

but thinking make it so."

Monk.



"If you understand,

things are just as they are,

if you don't understand,

things are just as they are."

(Zen)

Rain.

"Our past is like footprints,

it just confirm that we were there,

no burden on our future does it bear

bring the rain,

clear the pane of clutter,"

(Jeb Deckerson)