February has begun rainy and very wild and windy here in Ireland. I am reminded of how Ryokan worked with the mental energies, thoughts, feelings and moods which passed through his body-mind. We can learn a lot from these monks on how to work in a practical way with our daily experience:
Not being so attached to our facts, or even our “alternative facts”, and how to let go of certain types of thoughts which are just not important.
If someone asks about
the mind of this monk,
say it is no more than a passage of wind
in the vast sky.
Ryokan, 1758 – 1831, Buddhist monk, hermit and poet.
Mindfulbalance 
That is so timeless, calming and beautiful…
Thank you for your comment. There is certainly a lot of wisdom to be found in some of these old sayings, and timeless experience in working with the ups and downs of the mind. Best wishes, Karl