On space and #stillness Joan Gould writes about a #cathedral as seen and then forgotten, the way a house in the middle of a forest is forgotten. The forest itself can never be forgotten. Great buildings, like forest, are remembered for the stillness they cause in us, not for the plenty they contain.

Will our seeker watch out for the warning sign? Will she step into the puddle and fall into the deep? When life goes topsy-turvy we must discern where the danger lies. #MindfulNavigation

Planetary boundaries guide humanity’s future on earth. Six of nine planetary boundaries including climate change,biodiversity and freshwater use are transgressed, posing serious threats to Earth’s stability. www.planetaryaccounting.org

You might be afraid of the #dark, but the dark is not afraid of you. That’s why the dark is always close by. The dark peeks around the corner and waits behind the door, and you can see the dark up in the sky, almost every night, gazing down at you -Lemony Snicket’s The Dark #childrens #story #book

The story of Dim Sum Palace by X.Fang is rich and sumptuous. The chefs were too busy to notice the little girl in their bowl. But the Empress noticed. And gently placed her back in her bed. #seeker #storyteller

There is no good way to say this - a sentence that is both accurate and effective. Children die and parents go on living, a fact that defies adjectives. In the abyss, holding onto facts, logic, meaning and weight is not much yet this holding on is the best we can do -Yiyun Li #seeker

The cosmos is not just human. The human is also cosmic.
Why is it we know so much about the cosmos but almost nothing about consciousness?
The flip locates consciousness as the locus of scientific practice.
The flip spiritualises our shared humanity.
The Flip
Jeffrey Kripal #philosophy #wisdom

The seeker was created by my talented friend and author-illustrator Sandra Fay

sandrafay.com #seeker

Blessed are you pilgrim for you will discover that the true journey begins when it ends.

One year ago I walked El Camino, and received this blessing at Zabaldika. Walking the Way within is to suffer, discern, strengthen, restore, transcend and live and walk the soulful journey with courage.