Love every grain of sand, every leaf, every ray of light.

What it means

Father Zossima teaches that loving everything, down to the smallest thing, opens your eyes to the mystery in it. It is a practice of attention as much as feeling. Start with what is in front of you.

The source

"Love every grain of sand, every leaf, every ray of light." Fyodor Dostoevsky said it in The Brothers Karamazov, Book 6, ch. 3. Translated by Constance Garnett, 1912.

"Love all God’s creation, the whole and every grain of sand in it. Love every leaf, every ray of God’s light."

Constance Garnett, 1912, The Brothers Karamazov, Book 6, ch. 3. Text read at gutenberg.org.

Who said it

Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821–1881). Russian novelist who survived a mock execution and Siberian prison camp. He wrote Crime and Punishment, The Idiot and The Brothers Karamazov.

Questions

What does "Love every grain of sand, every leaf, every ray of light." mean?

Father Zossima teaches that loving everything, down to the smallest thing, opens your eyes to the mystery in it. It is a practice of attention as much as feeling. Start with what is in front of you.

Who said "Love every grain of sand, every leaf, every ray of light."?

Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821–1881). Source: The Brothers Karamazov, Book 6, ch. 3.

What is the original wording?

Love all God’s creation, the whole and every grain of sand in it. Love every leaf, every ray of God’s light (Constance Garnett, 1912). Translated by Constance Garnett, 1912.

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"Love every grain of sand, every leaf, every ray of light." (Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov, Book 6, ch. 3, trans. Constance Garnett, 1912). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/love-every-grain-of-sand-every-leaf-every