Monks constructing a festival mandala with sand and the dust of precious stones. After the festival the mandala will be destroyed, thus expressing the insubstantiality of visible forms.
"Sometimes you outgrow your tribe or a relationship and it’s time to move on. Letting go can be very difficult and painful, but it’s better than being miserable, co-dependent, or being a version of yourself that betrays who you really are."
(via elige)
(via mysticmementos)
I found this man on 7th Avenue in Park Slope. He was leaning heavily on his cane, looking down, wearing a grimaced face. I felt bad for him, so I smiled and waved when I walked past. His face changed completely. He lit up, smiled wide, and gave me a cheery greeting. There was nothing forced about it. He seemed like a man who went through life looking for the smallest excuses to be happy.
I walked 50 feet down the sidewalk, turned around, and walked back to him. “I want to take your photo,” I told him, “because of how big you smiled when I walked by.”
He said: “Well I saw someone smiling at me who I didn’t even know. So I thought: ‘By God! I Better do something!’”
(via jwll)
androgyny —
"Where you will be 5 years from now will be determined by the people you meet, the places you travel, the books you read, and the passions you set your mind to."
- Simon Chan
"Everything is energy. Physical matter is energy. Thoughts are energy. Feelings are energy. Every image, thought, feeling, and belief you consciously or unconsciously hold about yourself carries a specific energy pattern to it. These energy patterns are complex and very real. Collectively they make up your experience of self, which is your inner reality. This ongoing inner reality creates the outer reality you live with everyday."
- Pandit Rajmani Tigunait
(via jwll)
Ne-Yo | Say It
Makes me wanna do some thangs…
"Sometimes people let the same problem make them miserable for years when they could just say, “So what.” That’s one of my favorite things to say. “So what.” “My mother didn’t love me.” So what. “My husband won’t ball me.” So what. “I’m a success but I’m still alone.” So what. I don’t know how I made it through all the years before I learned how to do that trick. It took a long time for me to learn it, but once you do, you never forget."
- Andy Warhol
(via jwll)
NO FEAR.
(via mysticmementos)
(via darksultry)
