The Gita emphasises a state of ‘action in inaction’ (naishkarmya karma)
We exhaust ourselves trying to control outcomes.
The [Bhagavad] Gita reminds us: surrender the illusion of control.
Do your duty impeccably, but let go of how things should turn out.
This is the secret of wise action
Stephen Cope, The Wisdom of Yoga: A Seeker’s Guide to Extraordinary Living,
Peace isn’t a thought or a feeling.
It’s the ground of being that’s always here
when you stop clinging to the noise in your head.
Ajahn Sumedho, The Sound of Silence
The Buddhists say there are 121 states of consciousness.
Of these, only three involve misery or suffering.
Most of us spend our time moving back and forth between these three.
Jenny Offill, Dept. of Speculation
When you combine acceptance with responsibility and defenselessness, your work becomes an expression of your higher purpose.
You stop wasting energy resisting office politics, stressing over deadlines, or obsessing over outcomes.
Instead, you focus on creative solutions, trusting that the universe will support your intentions when you act in alignment with truth and compassion.
Deepak Chopra, The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success
trust your heart
if the seas catch fire
(and live by love
though the stars walk backward)
e e cummings, dive for dreams
Picked some ripe blackberries beside the woodland path I walked along yesterday evening. Freely given, like all of life, and not to be taken, as we say, “for granted.” The only real response is gratefulness.
Be still, my soul, and steadfast.
Earth and heaven both are still watching
though time is draining from the clock
and your walk, that was confident and quick,
has become slow.
So, be slow if you must, but let
the heart still play its true part.
Love still as once you loved, deeply
and without patience. Let God and the world
know you are grateful. That the gift has been given.
Mary Oliver, The Gift
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