Coming back to the present moment takes some effort, but the effort is very light. The instruction is to “touch and go.” We touch thoughts by acknowledging them as thinking and then we let them go. It’s a way of relaxing our struggle, like touching a bubble with a feather. It’s a non-aggressive approach to being here.
Pema Chodron
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At my feet the white-petalled daisies display
the small suns of their center piece, their – if you don’t
mind my saying so – their hearts.
Of course
I could be wrong, perhaps their hearts are pale and
narrow and hidden in the roots.
What do I know?
But this: it is heaven itself to take what is given,
to see what is plain; what the sun lights up willingly;
for example – I think this
as I reach down, not to pick but merely to touch –
the suitability of the field for the daisies, and the
daisies for the field
Mary Oliver, Daisies
It is our interest in our experiences that enables us to become insightful, understanding and wise regarding them…By looking at our mundane and unacceptable experiences with an interested and open mind, insight, understanding and investigation can actually be fostered.
Jason Siff
If you can’t see what you are looking for,
see what’s there.
It’s enough.
Mark Nepo
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Our deepest fears
are the dragons guarding from us
our greatest treasures.
Rilke
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