The person who enjoys the present
without hanging on what is missing,
that person is truly happy
Felix est ergo non qui iudicatur, sed qui sentit: hic est, qui praesentibus fruitur nec pendet ab absentibus.
Seneca, Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium, XV.9
The great paradox … is that the more we let go of our grasping and clinging, the more we find ourselves filled with an unshakable sense of wholeness.
The practice of yoga is not about achieving some distant perfection but about uncovering the perfection that is already here, hidden beneath the layers of our conditioning
Stephen Cope, The Wisdom of Yoga: A Seeker’s Guide to Extraordinary Living
When I begin to doubt that I have what it takes to stay present with impermanence, egolessness, and suffering, it uplifts me to remember Trungpa Rinpoche’s cheerful reminder that there is no cure for hot and cold.
There is no cure for the facts of life.
Pema Chödrön. The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times
Often, we focus only on the final goal and feel overwhelmed by its scale. The journey itself is the true architect of achievement.
‘Step by step, a path;
stone by stone, a cathedral,’
my great-grandfather used to say.
Phil Cousineau Stoking the Creative Fires: 9 Ways to Rekindle Passion and Imagination
A zen-like poem. What seems like a loss becomes clarity to see more riches.
Each day, less leaves
in the tree outside my window.
More leave, and every day
more sky. More of the far,
and every night more stars.
Li-Young Lee, Leaving
Thanksgiving happens when our sense of presence meets and fully beholds all other presences.
Being unappreciative, feeling distant, might mean we are simply not paying attention.
David Whyte, Gratitude
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