Great wealth consists in living on a little with a contented mind;
for of a little there is never a lack.
Lucretius, Roman poet c 99 BC – 55 BC, On the Nature of Things Book 5, 1118-1120
photo Suriya Donavanik
Tag: impermanence
The way things are
Hope and fear are both phantoms that arise from thinking of the self.
When we don’t hold strongly to the self as self, what do we have to fear?
Have faith in the way things are.
Love all things that happen as your self; then you can care for all things.
Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
photo : julio nohara
Not getting stuck in passing thoughts
One should learn from nature by observing the fact that flowing water never stagnates
and a busy door with active hinges never rusts
Sun Ssu–mo
photo dhowes9
Sometimes we do not know
Frequently we don’t know the answers to some of the questions that life throws at us. We come to see that there is always a balance between knowing and not knowing. We prefer knowing, certainty, clear ideas. But maybe wisdom comes from being able to allow what we don’t know, and from learning to trust.
This is how we become wise:
When the formed
is taught by the unformed.
Chuang Tzu
photo taro taylor
Confidence
All the world is full of suffering.
It is also full of overcoming
Helen Keller
photo evgord
A day to simplify things
Simplify the problem of life:
distinguish the necessary and the real.
Probe the earth to see where your main roots run.
Thoreau
