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If one feels the need of something grand, something infinite, something that makes one feel aware of God, one need not go far to find it. I think that I see something deeper, more infinite, more eternal than the ocean in the expression of the eyes of a little baby when it wakes in the morning and coos or laughs because it sees the sun shining on its cradle.

Vincent Van Gogh#51

NatureFaithSpiritualityDaily lifeInnocenceWonder

About this quote

What does it mean?
The divine is found not in distant places but in the innocent gaze of a baby seeing the sun.
In plain terms
You can feel God in a baby waking up and seeing the sun.
What can you take from it?
Look for the infinite in simple, everyday moments.

Where it applies

  • spiritual practice
  • parenting
  • daily reflection

Putting it to work

  • notice small daily wonders
  • practice mindfulness
  • value innocence

Questions to consider

  • Where do you find the infinite?
  • How does innocence reveal truth?

Another view

This view assumes a spiritual perspective that not all share.

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