Tag: Be fully present

First step

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Move and the way will open

Zen proverb

What makes a calm mind

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Undisturbed calmness of mind is attained
by cultivating friendliness toward the happy,
 compassion for the unhappy,
delight in the virtuous,
and indifference toward the wicked.
Patanjali, Yoga Sutras 

Mute angels

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We are touched by
fantastic things that seldom speak.
So be careful not to turn away the
mute angels who are waiting.

Mark Nepo, The Song Gives Birth to the Singer.

Drop into being

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The act of taking your seat in your own life, which could also be seen as taking a stand of a certain kind, on a regular basis, is in and of itself a profound expression of human intelligence. Ultimately it is a radical act of sanity and love —namely to stop all the doing that carries us through our moments without truly inhabiting them, and actually drop into being, even for one fleeting moment. That dropping in is the exceedingly simple, but at the same time, hugely radical act undergirding mindfulness as a meditation practice and as a way of being. It is easy to learn. It is easy to do. But it is also equally easy to forget to practice, even though this kind of dropping in takes literally no time at all, just remembering.

Jon Kabat Zinn, Meditation is Not what you Think

A wonderful day

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The purpose of life is to be defeated by ever greater things.

Rainer Maria Rilke

Never once in my life did I ask God for success or wisdom or power or fame.

I asked for wonder, and he gave it to me.

Rabbi Joshua Herschel

Sunday quote: Open to all

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Experience life in all possible ways – good, bad, bitter-sweet, dark, light, summer, winter. Experience all the dualities.  Don’t be afraid of experience, because the more experience you have, the more mature you become.

Osho