"I recognized 'original perfection,' as Buddhists call it, the original perfection of her human nature... The fact that she did not speak seemed more proof of wisdom..."
"The other day I saw a man trying to get a smile from a baby. He was having no success, but he persisted as if nothing in his life was more important. Why do we want smiles from babies? It is because the smile is genuine... A baby’s love is real."
Test Your Enlightenment:
Find one of your old baby pictures. Note the glow in your eyes when you smiled. Now look in the mirror. Can you see the same glow in your eyes today?
You have big shoes to fill. They are your very own baby slippers.
"At age four we talked of God, on the nature of death and other deep subjects. She was still young enough to understand."
"Stars in the night sky seem to weaken and fade at dawn, but they have not weakened or faded, only receded from view. The same is true of the brilliance of your nature. You can be as you were born. You can raise your eyes and look about and be radiant at what you see. Awareness is all you need."