Look within.
Within is the wellspring of good;
and it is always ready to bubble up, if you just dig.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
Sunday Quote: within
Tag: balance
in mud, the lotus blooms
There is a hard truth to be told:
before Spring becomes beautiful
it is plug ugly, nothing but mud and muck…
But in that muddy mess,
the conditions for rebirth are being created
Parker Palmer
Effort and non-effort
Ryokan realises that happiness is related to not forcing life, but letting it unfold. The buds in Spring come all by themselves.
Once in a while I just let time move on
Leaning against a solitary pine
Standing without speaking, as does the whole Universe
Ah, who can share this solitude with me?
Ryokan, 1758 – 1831, Soto Zen Buddhist monk
Learn to live lightly
We have to cultivate contentment with what we have.
We really don’t need much. When you know this, the mind settles down.
Cultivate generosity. Delight in giving.
Learn to live lightly.
In this way, we can begin to transform what is negative into what is positive. This is how we start to grow up.
Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo, No Excuses
Signs of Spring
Oh, give us pleasure in the flowers today;
And give us not to think so far away
as the uncertain harvest; keep us here
all simply in the springing of the year.
Robert Frost
The natural order
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day
Estragon: He could dance first and think afterwards….
Vladimir: Would that be possible?
Pozzo: By all means…. It’s the natural order.
Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot
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