Watch the thought and its ways with care
And let it spring out of love
Born out of concern for all beings.
As the shadow follows the body, as we think, so we become.
The Dhammapada
Tag: impermanence
Serenity
He knows how to enjoy the fullness of each moment, as his own mind is serene and at peace. There is a sufficiency in the things around him
At Nantai I sit quietly with an incense burning,
One day of contentment, all things are forgotten,
Not that my mind is stopped and thoughts are put away,
But that there is really nothing to disturb my serenity.
Shou-an , quoted in Suzuki, Essays in Zen Buddhism – First Series
The secret
The ridicule or praise of people means nothing
This is an old truth; Don’t think it was discovered recently.
“I want this, I want that”
Is nothing but foolishness.
I’ll tell you a secret:
All things are impermanent.
Ryoken, 1758–1831, Zen Buddhist monk and poet
Sunday Quote: Listening
And this was written before mobile phones….
The world is full of people
who have stopped listening to themselves
Joseph Campbell
Content
There is great happiness
in not wanting,
in not being something,
in not going anywhere.
J. Krisnamurti. 1895 – 1986
Take each moment as it comes
Drinking tea, eating rice,
I pass my time as it comes;
Looking down at the stream,
Looking up at the mountains,
How serene and relaxed I feel indeed!
Ch’an master Nan-ch’üan P’u-yüan, c. 749 – c. 835
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