Desire for wealth, fame, and a better world, for title, achievement, and moral merit, along with every anxiety about the future of the earth, will completely vanish with the sound of the first robin on a Spring morning, if the heart is immersed in one moment of gratitude.
What holy book or words are needed? This thanksgiving breath of gratitude is the deepest prayer, the jewel at the center of creation. In one tiny droplet of the heart are clustered galaxies, celestial worlds, all sentient creatures of heaven and earth, trembling, immersed and purified. The greatest service I can perform for humanity is to be grateful for something very small in this moment. All good works and creativity flow from this.
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