How do we cultivate the conditions
for joy to expand?
We train in staying present.
Pema Chodron
photo of Spring wildflowers at Lyrath House, Kilkenny
Month: April 2016
At our feet
And the world cannot be discovered by a journey of miles,
no matter how long,
but only by a spiritual journey,
a journey of one inch,
very arduous and humbling and joyful,
by which we arrive at the ground at our feet,
and learn to be at home.
Wendell Berry, The Unforseen Wilderness
photo frankoweaver
Being too busy
I practice meditation
so that I can notice the small purple flowers by the roadside
that I would otherwise miss
Anagarika Shri Munindra, 1915 – 2003, Vipassana teacher
photo matt lavin
Sunday Quote: Open our eyes
Happiness is available.
Please help yourself.
Thich Nhat Hahn
photograph of glendalough Co Wicklow
Not a dress rehearsal
Treat every moment as your last
It is not a preparation for something else
Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginners Mind
photo by Alan light
New month: Beginners Mind
Ah, but we die to each other daily.
What we know of other people
Is only our memory of the moments
During which we knew them. And they have changed since then.
To pretend that they and we are the same
Is a useful and convenient social convention
Which must sometimes be broken. We must also remember
That at every meeting we are meeting a stranger.
TS Eliot, The Cocktail Party
photo Marty
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