Beauty is often overlooked precisely because it is is present in the ordinary. It is not about adding knowledge, but about seeing what already is.
Because it is so clear,
it is hard to see.
Had he known that that the candlelight is fire,
The rice would long since have been cooked
Mumon (Wumen Huikai) 1183–1260, Chinese Chan master
Try to live simply.
A simple lifestyle freely chosen is a source of strength
Quaker Faith and Practice, Advices and Queries, 41
For today: gather yourself in the heart instead of scattering yourself among your problems.
The heart-mind grounds the body.…
When the heart-mind is settled and our energy (qi) gathers there and is not scattered,
the body’s energies work together harmoniously,
and the body remains free from suffering.
Dong Zhongshu, 179 BC – 104 BC, .Luxuriant Dew of the Spring and Autumn Annals
The heart [citta] is a sympathetic awareness,
and it takes on the energies of what you give attention to.
Bury yourself in media, and you absorb that buzzy and stimulated energy – to the point that the mind can barely function without stimulation.
On the other hand, if you attend to steady, bright energy in the body, your awareness becomes steady and bright.
This is crucial: meditation allows the heart feel good,without force or stimulation.
Ajahn Sucitto
Be aware of your breathing
Notice how this takes attention away from your thinking
and creates space.
Eckhart Tolle
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