Terry Cozad Taylor
@interfaithpeace.bsky.social
Director of the Interfaith Peacemaking Initiative at Louisville’s Drepung Gomang Center for Engaging Compassion. Also an artist, writer, and photographer.
The very time I thought I was lost, the dungeon shook and my chains fell off.
—African American Spiritual
—African American Spiritual
October 1, 2025 at 11:04 AM
The very time I thought I was lost, the dungeon shook and my chains fell off.
—African American Spiritual
—African American Spiritual
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
—His Holiness the Dalai Lama
—His Holiness the Dalai Lama
September 29, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
—His Holiness the Dalai Lama
—His Holiness the Dalai Lama
I would not look upon anger as something foreign to me that I have to fight... I have to deal with my #anger with care, with #love, with #tenderness, with #nonviolence.
—Thich Nhat Hanh,
—Thich Nhat Hanh,
September 28, 2025 at 12:29 PM
I would not look upon anger as something foreign to me that I have to fight... I have to deal with my #anger with care, with #love, with #tenderness, with #nonviolence.
—Thich Nhat Hanh,
—Thich Nhat Hanh,
You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake.
—Jeannette Rankin
—Jeannette Rankin
September 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake.
—Jeannette Rankin
—Jeannette Rankin
#Nonviolence is not inaction. It is not discussion. It is not for the timid or weak…Nonviolence is hard work. It is the willingness to #sacrifice. It is the #patience to win.
—Cesar Chavez
—Cesar Chavez
September 26, 2025 at 8:15 PM
#Nonviolence is not inaction. It is not discussion. It is not for the timid or weak…Nonviolence is hard work. It is the willingness to #sacrifice. It is the #patience to win.
—Cesar Chavez
—Cesar Chavez
Keep the 3 most difficult tings for humans in front of you: returning love for hate, including the excluded, and admitting you were wrong.
—Anthony de Mello.
—Anthony de Mello.
September 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Keep the 3 most difficult tings for humans in front of you: returning love for hate, including the excluded, and admitting you were wrong.
—Anthony de Mello.
—Anthony de Mello.
The greatest challenge of the day is: How to bring about a #revolution of the heart, a revolution which has to start with each one of us.
—Dorothy Day
—Dorothy Day
September 23, 2025 at 12:07 PM
The greatest challenge of the day is: How to bring about a #revolution of the heart, a revolution which has to start with each one of us.
—Dorothy Day
—Dorothy Day
September 22, 2025 at 11:34 AM
#Nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and moral questions of our time; the need for mankind to overcome oppression and violence without resorting to oppression and violence.
— Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
— Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
September 21, 2025 at 11:53 AM
#Nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and moral questions of our time; the need for mankind to overcome oppression and violence without resorting to oppression and violence.
— Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
— Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
September 20, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Before enlightenment
Chop wood
Carry water
After enlightenment
Chop wood
Carry water
After enlightenment
September 18, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Before enlightenment
Chop wood
Carry water
After enlightenment
Chop wood
Carry water
After enlightenment
Smile, breathe and go slowly.
—Thich Nhat Hanh
—Thich Nhat Hanh
September 15, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Smile, breathe and go slowly.
—Thich Nhat Hanh
—Thich Nhat Hanh
September 13, 2025 at 11:24 AM
The highest and most #beautiful things in life are not to be heard about, or read about, nor seen, but if one will, are to be lived.
—Soren Kierkegaard
—Soren Kierkegaard
September 12, 2025 at 11:05 AM
The highest and most #beautiful things in life are not to be heard about, or read about, nor seen, but if one will, are to be lived.
—Soren Kierkegaard
—Soren Kierkegaard
Fallen petals rise
Back to the branch.
Ah, butterflies!
—Basho
Back to the branch.
Ah, butterflies!
—Basho
September 10, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Fallen petals rise
Back to the branch.
Ah, butterflies!
—Basho
Back to the branch.
Ah, butterflies!
—Basho
You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.
— Jon Kabat-Zinn
— Jon Kabat-Zinn
September 9, 2025 at 11:33 AM
You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.
— Jon Kabat-Zinn
— Jon Kabat-Zinn
September 7, 2025 at 11:40 AM
September 5, 2025 at 11:07 AM
September 4, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Life is like photography: you use the negative to develop.
—Swami Beyondananda
—Swami Beyondananda
September 3, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Life is like photography: you use the negative to develop.
—Swami Beyondananda
—Swami Beyondananda
