Presence is needed to become aware of the Beauty, the Majesty, the Sacredness of Nature
Man is encompassed with a dome of incomprehensible wonders. In him and about him is that which should fill his life with majesty and sacredness. Something of sublimity and sanctity has thus flashed down from heaven into the heart of every one that lives.
In the mundane, nothing is sacred. In sacredness, nothing is mundane.
Beyond its practical aspects, gardening - be it of the soil or soul - can lead us on a philosophical and spiritual exploration that is nothing less than a journey into the depths of our own sacredness and the sacredness of all beings. After all, there must be something more mystical beyond the garden gate, something that satisfies the soul's attraction to beauty, peace, solace, and celebration.
Silent solitude makes true speech possible and personal. If I am not in touch with my own belovedness, then I cannot touch the sacredness of others. If I am estranged from myself, I am likewise a stranger to others.
Why has marriage failed? In the first place, we raised it to unnatural standards. We tried to make it something permanent, something sacred, without knowing even the abc of sacredness, without knowing anything about the eternal. Our intentions were good but our understanding was very small, almost negligible. So instead of marriage becoming something of a heaven, it has become a hell. Instead of becoming sacred, it has fallen even below profanity.
Faced with the sacredness of life and of the human person, and before the marvels of the universe, wonder is the only appropriate attitude.
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power.
Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect.
Eating is perhaps the most direct way we acknowledge or deny the sacredness of the earth.
