Michelle

“Meditators dream of attaining the single-pointed focus that young children experience naturally when they play. Spiritual aspirants long for the rapture that defines moments of pure delight.”
― Victor Shamas, The Way of Play: Reclaiming Divine Fun & Celebration

“Acceptance is an important part of serenity. It is not enough, however, simply to accept the things we cannot change. For me, serenity comes from not having any investment in the outcome. If I am genuinely serene, then it will not matter to me whether things change or stay the same. Either way, I choose to be happy.”
― Victor Shamas, The Chanter's Guide: Sacred Chanting As a Shamanic Practice

“Nothing in the universe is impermeable to the flow of love.”
― Victor Shamas, The Chanter's Guide: Sacred Chanting As a Shamanic Practice

“Art is unquestionably one of the purest and highest elements in human happiness. It trains the mind through the eye, and the eye through the mind. As the sun colors flowers, so does art color life.”
― John Lubbock, The Pleasures of Life