Saturday : Step back

This body’s lifetime is like a bubble’s:

may as well let things go.

Hopes and events seldom agree,

but the one who can step back doesn’t worry

We blossom and fade like flowers

we gather and part like clouds

earthly thoughts I forgot long ago

relaxing all day on a mountain peak

Shiwu, Chinese Zen Poet, 1272 – 1352, Mountain Poems, No. 31

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It’s amazing how cleverly ideas and philosophies were put into words so long ago. We are trying to find solutions to problems in our every day lives and they had much of it figured out thousands of years ago. I

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Mindfulbalance supports the slow, patient practice of mindfulness meditation, as a way to find balance and meaning in life, reduce stress and develop health and wellbeing. It contains reflections to encourage the practice of meditation as well as occasional posts from psychology, spirituality and the wisdom traditions. The daily posts are prompted by Rilke's advice: "Write about what your everyday life offers you, your sorrows and desires, the thoughts that pass through your mind, and your belief in some kind of beauty". Written in County Laois, Ireland