Our breathing is a stable solid ground that we can take refuge in. Regardless of our internal weather- our thoughts, emotions and perceptions- our breathing is always with us like a faithful friend. Whenever we feel carried away, or sunken in a deep emotion, or scattered in worries and projects, we return to our breathing to collect and anchor our mind. We feel the flow of air coming in and going out of our nose. We feel how light and natural, how calm and peaceful our breathing functions. At any time, we can return to this peaceful source of life.
Thich Nhat Hahn
Before one’s individual ability-to-be, there goes an unshakable joy in this possibility. Heidegger, Being and Time
When we seek happiness through accumulation, either outside of ourselves–from other people, relationships, or material goods – or from our own self-development – we are missing the essential point. In either case we are trying to find completion. But ……completion comes not from adding another piece to ourselves but from surrendering our ideas of perfection.
