I need to find a Transendental primary source, but all the ones I find are very long. I need one with quotes I can connect to modern day. Help...

If you are looking for poetry by either Emerson or Thoreau
which depicts examples of why their texts are considered Transcendental, you may want to
look at the following poems (both poets were always looking for beauty in both nature
and the spirit of the individual). The following exemplify these
ideals.

"Celestial Love" by Emerson and
Waldon by Thoreau (specifically the chapters titled "Brute
Neighbors,” “Sounds,” and “Solitude").

Outside of these
examples, if you are looking for a primary source which describes very critical and
specific aspects of both Emerson's and Thoreau's writings as being ones characteristic
of the Transcendental movement, you can examine the link which follows this post. The
article, written by Levi Asher, states the following:

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Socially, the Transcendentalists stood for
equality of women and innovation in the educational system. Philosophically they
inclined towards a Platonic sense of idealism. In terms of literature and art, they were
sympathetic towards the same styles the Romantic writers of England were experimenting
with.

Perhaps the best
primary source to examine is "The Dial: A Magazine for Literature, Philosophy, and
Religion." This magazine is mentioned in Asher's article and many others which discuss
the Transcendental movement, Emerson, and
Thoreau.