A river grows wider the farther it flows,
and its water is never the same as before.
So too the soul: it expands as it travels,
Though to your eyes, it wears the same name.
Rumi, Masnavi III, 1400-1402
same and different
Tag: Be fully present
Underneath is bliss
The key to freedom is realizing that you are not your thoughts or emotions. You are the witness to them.
When you stop identifying with them, you stop being disturbed by them, and your natural peace and bliss emerge
Michael Singer — The Untethered Soul
Sunday quote: patience
Adapt the pace of nature;
her secret is patience
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Where we identify
It’s easy to identify with all the places we’ve been hurt and abandoned, but can we identify with the timeless wholeness that weathers every condition?
If we can’t, we may spend this life protecting ourselves and never really risk really living
Sensei Bonnie Myotai Treace,
Complaining
For some unfortunate reason,
complaining, rejecting or fearing something strengthens your sense of ego and makes you feel important.
You contract back into your small and false self
and from there, unfortunately, it becomes harder and harder to reemerge
Richard Rohr, The Naked Now
Don’t be fooled
We depend on change in order to live, so acquaint yourself with the fact that it’s all inconstant
Pleasure isn’t for sure; pain isn’t for sure; happiness isn’t for sure; stillness isn’t for sure; distraction isn’t for sure.
Whatever arises, you should tell it: Don’t try to fool me. You’re not for sure
Ajahn Chah
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