Paradise is our native country, and we in this world be as exiles and strangers

Paradise is our native country, and we in this world be as exiles and strangers

Paradise is to be the ultimate instrument, fulfilling God's desperate intent that we love each other. The music people . read more

Paradise is to be the ultimate instrument, fulfilling God's desperate intent that we love each other. The music people . . . they give thanks for the gift and reflect the love.

He that does good for good's sake seeks neither paradise nor reward, but he is sure of both in the read more

He that does good for good's sake seeks neither paradise nor reward, but he is sure of both in the end

The academy is not paradise. But learning is a place where paradise can be created.

The academy is not paradise. But learning is a place where paradise can be created.

Someone who has set out in the vehicle of a Bodhisattva should decide that `I must lead all the beings read more

Someone who has set out in the vehicle of a Bodhisattva should decide that `I must lead all the beings to nirvana, into that realm of nirvana which leaves nothing behind'. What is this realm of nirvana which leaves nothing behind ?

Nor count compartments of the floors,
But mount to paradise
By the stairway of surprise.

Nor count compartments of the floors,
But mount to paradise
By the stairway of surprise.

If one cannot catch the bird of paradise, better take a wet hen.

If one cannot catch the bird of paradise, better take a wet hen.

Paradise can be found on the back of horses, in books and between the breasts of women.

Paradise can be found on the back of horses, in books and between the breasts of women.

So on he fares, and to the border comes,
Of Eden, where delicious Paradise,
Now nearer, crowns read more

So on he fares, and to the border comes,
Of Eden, where delicious Paradise,
Now nearer, crowns with her enclosure green,
As with a rural mound, the champain head
Of a steep wilderness.