We are locked inside our brains, cut off from the present moment, always centered on something beyond our reach. We are imagining this mirage of happiness, satisfaction and fulfillment which will magically appear once this and this and this happens. But what’s happening right now is “it” and it’s the only “it” we have. The rest is just fabrication.
Tenzin Palmo, Reflections on a Mountain Lake
Four Thoughts that Turn the Mind
Gather your attention on the inhale;
drop into the body on the exhale.
Reflect on these phrases:
I am aware of the preciousness of human life.
I am aware that death is inevitable
I am aware that whatever I do has a result.
I am aware that if I focus on self-importance, I will experience suffering.
Then, rest in openness.
Roshi Joan Halifax
If you only walk on sunny days,
you’ll never reach your destination
Paulo Coelho
Every man has his own courage,
and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the courage of other persons.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Beannachtaí Lá Fhéile Phádraig daoibh go léir!
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day.
The clouds above us come together and disperse;
The breeze in the yard departs and returns.
Life is like that, so why not relax?
Who can keep us from celebrating?
Lu Yu, Chinese tea master, 733 – 804
As a human being, you have the right to get angry; but as a practitioner, you do not have the right to stop practicing.
Thich Nhat Hanh
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