If you have one pot
And can make your tea in it
That will do quite well.
How much he is missing
who must have a lot of things.
Sen no Rikyu, 1522 – 1591, Japanese tea master
Enough
Tag: Present moment
Sunday Quote: Gratitude or grievance
At every moment we have the choice of either feeling gratitude for what has been given to us or indulging in grievance about what is missing.
Grievance and gratitude are polar opposites.
John Welwood, Perfect Love, Imperfect Relationships.
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How we live our moments
Like it or not,
this moment is all we really have ot work with
Jon Kabat-Zinn
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Set your mind
At every moment, we always have a choice,
even if it feels as if we don’t.
Sometimes that choice may simply be to think a more positive thought.
Tina Turner, American singer, 1939 – May 24, 2023
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Holding on and letting go
Letting go is about carefully revealing assumptions, biases, and life messages (‘There’s something wrong with me, I’m unworthy’) and releasing them.
You can liken the process to a gradual descent out of the tumult and the gridlock of your personal world into the free space of the unconditioned. It’s rather like lowering oneself down a rope. You have to know how to do that. It is a matter of holding on to something you trust, even though it seems like a thin strand, then letting go a little bit and trusting the downward pull.
Ajahn Sucitto
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Reflect constantly
Watch the stars in their courses as though you were accompanying them,
and reflect constantly on the changing of the elements into one another.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 7.47
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