Human beings do not find their essence through fulfillment or eventual arrival,
but by staying close to the way they like to travel,
to the way they hold the conversation between the ground on which they stand and the horizon to which they go.
We are, in effect, always close to the ultimate secret:
that we are more real in our simple wish to find a way than any destination we could reach
David Whyte, Consolations
We tend to think that life will occur sometime later. However, this moment – exactly as it is – is the full disclosure of reality.
When you find your place right where you are,
the Way itself is being lived out,
and we realize the entire universe in the present moment.
Dōgen, Genjōkōan,
Life is completely still.
It is without excitement.
It is always still, indifferent to
whether or not your life is dramatic
Joko Dave Haselwood, 1931 – 2014, Zen teacher
My motto for this week
Stop giving your precious energy
to things that make you feel bad.
Louise Hay
After another week in which we were told to fear one another, where bullying masquerades as a virtue, and common decency in relationships is treated as a weakness…
Why should the individual adjust himself to an unhealthy society?
If he is healthy, he will not be a part of it
Krisnamurti, Commentaries on Living [Commonly rendered as It’s no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society]
We gain peace of mind when we recognize that, in this moment, nothing is actually missing. The sacred is not elsewhere.
Rice in the bowl
Water in the bucket
Zen koan response by Yumen when asked what is fully awakened awareness
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