You look at it, but it is not to be seen; Its name is Formless. You listen to it, but it is not to be heard; Its name is Soundless. You grasp it, but it is not to be held; Its name is Bodiless. These three elude all scrutiny. And hence they blend and become one.
Food to a large extent is what holds a society together and eating is closely linked to deep spiritual experiences.
Your hand opens and closes, opens and closes. If it were always a fist or always stretched open, you would be paralysed. Your deepest presence is in every small contracting and expanding, the two as beautifully balanced and coordinated as birds’ wings.
True religion is not talk, or doctrines, or theories, nor is it sectarianism. It is the relation between soul and God.
A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.
