Accepting and rejecting

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We have a deep tendency to label our experiences, to decide quickly which are good or bad, which we like or do not like, sometimes before they even happen. This closes us down to the potential within them, to possibilities which could turn out differently than our thinking mind suggests. It stops us sticking close to what is, and focuses us on not what we think it might or should be

By our accepting and rejecting,

we lose sight of the true nature of things. 

Seng-T’san, Third Chinese Chan (Zen) Patriarch,  died 606. 

3 thoughts on “Accepting and rejecting

  1. It’s taken me years of regular sitting meditation practice, compassionate communication training, and countless books and workshops to start to see this.
    Just listening is enough.
    Just seeing is enough.

  2. If we did not make snap judgments in this modern day world, we would become OVERLOADED with possibilities.

    Seng-T’san lived in a simple time with far fewer distractions.

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