Self-love involves a yes to myself in whatever I am going through, instead of holding on to some concept of what or how I should be. Any idea I have about who I am or who I should be is never accurate, for it always falls short of the living presence that I am, as this unfolds freshly in each new moment. Who I am is not a fixed entity but a dynamic stream of experiencing that is alive in every moment – when I let myself happen.
John Welwood.
But this morning, a kind day has descended, from nowhere,
and making coffee in the usual way, measuring grounds
with the wooden spoon, I remembered,
this is how things happen, cup by cup, familiar gesture
after gesture, what else can we know of safety
or of fruitfulness?
Marie Howe, American Poet, From Nowhere
When you touch one thing with deep awareness, you touch everything. The same is true of time. When you touch one moment with true awarenes, you touch all moments. According to the Avatamsaka Sutra, “The one contains the all”. If you live one moment deeply, that moment contains all the past and the future in it
Thich Nhat Hanh, Your True Home
Waking up to who you are requires letting go
of who you imagine yourself to be.
Alan Watts
Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly
will acquire the skill to do difficult things easily.
Friedrich Schiller
Just know what is happening in your mind: not happy or sad about it, not attached.
If you suffer – see it, know it, and be empty.
It’s like a letter – you have to open it before you can know what’s in it.
Ajahn Chah
