Everything is meant to be let go of, so that the person may stand in unhampered nothingness
Meister Eckhard
Just as a snake sheds its skin,
so we should shed our past, over and over again
The Buddha
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Tag: balance
A motto for the new month
Awareness is your refuge:
Awareness of the changingness of feelings, of moods, of material change and emotional change:
Stay with that, because it’s a refuge that is indestructible.
It’s not something that changes. It’s a refuge you can trust in.
This refuge is not something that you create. It’s not a creation. It’s not an ideal.
It’s very practical and very simple, but easily overlooked or not noticed.
When you’re mindful, you’re beginning to notice:
It’s like this
Ajahn Sumedho, The Sound of Silence
A special place and time
The Place where you are right now
God circled on a map for you.
Hafiz
Sunday Quote: What autumn teaches
Imitate the trees.
Learn to lose in order to recover,
and remember that nothing stays the same for long,
not even pain.
May Sarton
Lean toward
The next time you lose heart and you can’t bear to experience what you’re feeling, you might recall this instruction: change the way you see it and lean in. Instead of blaming our discomfort on outer circumstances or on our own weakness, we can choose to stay present and awake to our experience, not rejecting it, not grasping it, not buying the stories that we relentlessly tell ourselves. This is priceless advice that addresses the true cause of suffering — yours, mine, and that of all beings.
Pema Chodron, Taking the Leap
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Note, dont react
Buddhadasa Bhikkhu said, “If there was to be a useful inscription to put on a medallion around your neck it would be This is the way it is’.” This reflection helps us to contemplate: wherever we happen to be, whatever time and place, good or bad, ‘This is the way it is.’ It is a way of bringing an acceptance into our minds, a noting rather than a reaction.
Ajahn Sumedho, The Way it is
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