In all of the universe, throughout all of time,
no one else will be you,
doing this mountain of dishes on this random Tuesday ever again.
It is a sacred duty to open up to that rare and fleeting experience.
Brad Warner
Rare and fleeting
Tag: Mindfulness
now
An inner alignment with the Now is the end of suffering.
Eckhart Tolle
Sunday Quote: new every moment
A person who has clarified their real state sees only
each thing,
each thing,
each thing,
and lets go of understanding an underlying nature for each thing.
Dogen, Uji
how to have a completely interesting life
What I like about the trees is how
They do not talk about the failure of their parents
And what I like about the grasses is that
They are not grasses in recovery
And what I like about the flowers is
That they are not flowers in need of empowerment or validation. They sway
Upon their thorny stems
As if whatever was about to happen next tonight
was sure to be completely interesting
Tony Hoagland, 1953 – 2018) American poet.
in depth
To know the ten thousand things,
know one well
Miyamoto Musashi, 1584 – 1645, The Book of Five Rings
moment by moment
When you really face the fact that there is nowhere to go and no choice, then you enter your situation completely.
Your mind does not keep saying “Well maybe I’ll do this, maybe I’ll do that”
There is no choice. There is only this moment, moment by moment by moment by moment.
At that point, you can open to the simplicity of your being and of your connection with others.
From that, clear action is possible, compassionate meeting is possible.
Wu Kwang, Zen teacher
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