Nature & World Sayings
71 sayings found from the Medieval era from 14 authors
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Grow not in height alone; stretch your roots in grateful earth.
The river within can only be crossed when silence is deep enough.
Spiritual wisdom grows wild in the garden of surrender.
Trust the still pond inside; it reflects the real sky.
Those who chase shadows overlook the sun shining in their pocket.
The fish in the water is thirsty.
I laugh when I hear that the fish in the water is thirsty. You wander here and there in search of water, but there is no water anywhere.
The river flows, the boat goes; but the boatman sleeps.
The tree is in the seed, the seed is in the tree. The world is in the body, the body is in the world.
The earth is a dish, and the sky is a lid. The sun and moon are lamps, and the stars are jewels.
The seeker is thirsty, but the water is in the well. The well is in the house, but the house is locked.
The sun rises, and the moon sets. The day ends, and the night begins. But the truth remains.
The water is clear, but the fish are muddy. The sky is clear, but the clouds are muddy.
The tree gives fruit, but it does not eat it. The river gives water, but it does not drink it.
The river that flows in you also flows in me.
The moon shines in my body, but my blind eyes cannot see it.
The fish swims in water but never gets wet.
The moon shines in my body, but my blind eyes cannot see it: The moon is within me, and so is the sun. The unstruck drum of Eternity is sounded within me; but my deaf ears cannot hear it.
The river and its waves are one surf: where is the difference between the river and its waves? When the wave rises, it is the water; and when it falls, it is the same water again. Tell me, Sir, where is the distinction? Because it has been named as w…
The birds have vanished into the sky and now the last cloud drains away. We sit together the mountain and me, until only the mountain remains.