Don’t go back over what has passed
Nor yearn for what is yet to be
What has passed has been abandoned
And the future is not yet here
The state of arising here and now
see it as it is, with insight
The Buddha, Majjhima Nikaya, 131
photo “mike” Michael L Baird
What is the hardest thing of all?
What seems to be the easiest: to use your eyes to see what lies in front of you
Goethe, The Heart of Listening
People have a hard time letting go of their suffering.
Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.
Thich Nhat Hanh
photo D. Sharon Pruitt
When the eyes and the ears are open,
even the leaves on the trees
teach like pages from the scriptures.
Kabir
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Photo borealis55
Practice is just hearing, just seeing, just feeling. This is what Christians call the face of God: simply taking in this world as it manifests. We feel our body; we hear the cars and birds. That’s all there is.
Charlotte Joko Beck.
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Expect nothing.
Live frugally on surprise.
Alice Walker
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