Sophia Bauer

“What if sacredness, rather than being relegated to a place or a thing, was a condition? A condition of holding divine light. An internal condition of communion. As when a flower turns toward the sun or an owl toward the moon. Can the sacred live in the sharp intake of breath caused by the beauty of a sunset? In the ripple of the words “I love you” said to a spouse or child or parent or friend?”
― Rainn Wilson, Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution

“There’s something unsettling about her. A bad omen. You wouldn’t want to catch her steady eye in the boisterous crowd celebrating a ship’s maiden voyage.”
― Ainslie Hogarth, Motherthing

“My father says that we should welcome all stories to see if they are worth remembering. “You can put ideas on and off just like moccasins. You can wear them and set them aside, hold on to those you find meaningful. Don’t be afraid of learning something beyond what we’re able to teach you. Even the wisest person doesn’t know everything. But it’s also important to preserve the ideas that make sense to you, even in the face of resistance—someone telling you that you’re wrong and only they know the truth. Such boasting is evidence of a fool, perhaps a dangerous one.”
― Mona Susan Power, A Council of Dolls

“This discussion reminds me of a Zen teaching: “A finger pointing at the moon is not the moon.” We humans are capable, through language and image and art, of indicating something beautiful and mysterious. It is the pointing that guides us to the mystery. Language and metaphor are the finger. Poetry and music are the finger. Holy writings, divine texts, and religious wisdom are the finger. A spiritual teacher is the finger. Pointing to where? To the ancient, luminous moon of the essence of truth/God/beauty/wisdom. But be careful not to mistake the finger for the moon.”
― Rainn Wilson, Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution