Just as flowers and leaves
are only part of the plant
and just as waves are only part of the ocean
perceptions, feelings and thought
are only part of the self
Thich Nhat Hahn, The Sun my Heart
Not the full self
The Body leads the way
Let go of control
and find refuge in the body’s immediate present sensory field.
When the mind relaxes its grip,
the body models sustained attention.
The body leads the way
It’s a great relief for the mind, in fact
Willa Blythe Baker
our basic goodness
Our minds can’t accept the fundamental genuineness and all-rightness of our lives.
We are actually very resistant to this reality.
We hate it because it is too simple, and we persistently think we need more.
Norman Fischer
calm
When the mind is calm, it’s like a an ocean that’s calm
the wind is still, the boat is not rocking
the water is clear, and the air wide open
Ajahn Lee Dhammadharo, 1907 – 1961
Let it be
Free yourself from the illusion of good and bad days.
Labeling time makes us nostalgic of the past and demanding of the future.
There is only here and now.
Let it be.
Ram Dass
An inner bow
It is good, every once in a while
to let ourselves be stupefied by gratitude
to cast upon ourselves a spell against indifference
by moving through the world with an inner bow
at every littlest thing that prevailed
over the odds of otherwise in order to exist
Maria Popova
