In the world at large, people are rewarded or punished in ways that are often utterly random. In the garden, cause and effect, labor and reward, are re-coupled. Gardening makes sense in a senseless world. By extension, then, the more gardens in the world, the more justice, the more sense is created. Andrew Weil
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  1. Her heart was a secret garden and the walls were very high. - William Goldman

  2. Don't let the tall weeds cast a shadow on the beautiful flowers in your garden. - Steve Maraboli

  3. Happiness will grow if you plant the seeds of love in the garden of hope with compassion and care. - Debasish Mridha

  4. Beauty is seeing a flower bloom in a garden or in nature. Artificial is seeing that same flower try and grow in a vase of water. - Anthony T.Hincks

  5. In God's garden even the weeds are beautiful. - Anthony T.Hincks

More Quotes By Andrew Weil
  1. The notion that a human being should be constantly happy is a uniquely modern, uniquely American, uniquely destructive idea.

  2. I think instead [of happiness] we should be working for contentment... an inner sense of fulfillment that's relatively independent of external circumstances.

  3. I believe that it may be normal, healthy, and even productive to experience mild to moderate depression from time to time as part of the variable emotional spectrum, either as an appropriate response to situations or as a way of turning inward and mentally chewing...

  4. In my view, prescribing antidepressant drugs is too often a quick and easy substitute for developing treatment plans that address the totality of health concerns and lifestyle factors that have an impact on wellness, including emotional wellness.

  5. Among other things, neuroplasticity means that emotions such as happiness and compassion can be cultivated in much the same way that a person can learn through repetition to play golf and basketball or master a musical instrument, and that such practice changes the activity and...

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