I Took a Vow of Beauty And Meaning

Christian Schloe

Just as monks take vows of poverty and chastity, you can take vows of beauty, service, loving care….

— THOMAS MOORE

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Joy is not like fun.

True joy will arise spontaneously when obstacles are removed, releasing the imprisoned life force energies of mind and body.

Fun is simply a manufactured commodity that shakes us until we feel giddy; making a hollow promise to release us into the freedom of joy that we innately crave.

~ Domo Geshe Rinpoche ~

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“The doors to the world of the wild Self are few but precious. If you have a deep scar, that is a door, if you have an old, old story, that is a door. If you love the sky and the water so much you almost cannot bear it, that is a door. If you yearn for a deeper life, a full life, a sane life, that is a door.”

― Clarissa Pinkola Estés

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In every living thing, there is a desire for love.

— DH Lawrence

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“Are we not at every instance living the experience of a universe whose immensity, by the play of our senses and reason, is gathered up more and more simply in each one of us? Are we not experiencing the first…