In ordinary life we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give,
and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Blessed
Tag: Life
Just rest
Once there was a man who hated his own shadow.
When he walked and found that his shadow was close behind him, he began to walk faster and faster.
But every time he put his foot down, there was another step, while his shadow kept up with him without the slightest difficulty.
He attributed his failure to the fact that he was not running fast enough.
So he ran faster and faster, without stopping, until he finally dropped dead.
Those who do not understand the Dao are just like this man who hated his shadow. It is actually very easy to be rid of one’s shadow – just rest under a tree.
Just rest.
Chuang Tzu, 369 – 286 BC, Chinese Philosopher
[The Tao or Dao is the natural order of the universe. Health and happiness comes from being in harmony with this natural way]
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Mysterious
A man who has never experienced this has missed something important. He must sense that he lives in a world which in some respects is mysterious; that things happen and can be experienced which remain inexplicable; that not everything which happens can be anticipated. The unexpected and the incredible belong in this world. Only then is life whole.
For me the world has from the beginning been infinite and ungraspable.
Carl Jung
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What wishes to grow?
Whatever wishes to grow within you —a curiosity, a talent, an interest —
is life seeking its expression through you. Our old desire for comfort, even happiness,
may prove an impediment. We are here a very short time.
Let us make it as luminous and as meaningful as we can.
Time to stop being afraid, and time to show up as yourself.
James Hollis, Living an Examined Life: Wisdom for the Second Half of the Journey
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Sunday Quote: Every ending is a beginning
We arrive and we start again
Hazak, Hazak, Venithazzek [חֲזַק חֲזַק וְנִתְחַזֵּק ]
Be strong,
be strong,
Let us be strengthened
[or Let us strengthen one another]
The words traditionally chanted at the end of the reading of the books of the Torah
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Comings and goings
Does not just apply to people but to all experiences
When you do not block people from coming to you, when you do not stop people from leaving, and when your mind transcends both their coming and leaving, your spiritual practice is indeed accomplished.
Kim Jae Woong, Polishing the Diamond, Enlightening the Mind: Reflections of a Korean Buddhist Master
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