The beauty of the world is revealed when we learn how to look
To photograph is to put the head, the eye and the heart on the same line of sight.
Henri Cartier-Bresson 1908 – 2004, French Photographer
To look
Tag: Present moment
Independent yet dependent
Tozan, a famous Zen master, said:
“The blue mountain is the father of the white cloud. The white cloud is the son of the blue mountain. All day long they depend on each other, without being dependent on each other. The white cloud is always the white cloud. The blue mountain is always the blue mountain.”
This is a pure, clear interpretation of life. There may be many things like the white cloud and the blue mountain: man and woman, teacher and disciple. …They are quite independent, but yet dependent. This is how we live, and how we practice.
Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind
Patience, wait and see
The nature of rain is the same,
but it makes thorns grow in the marshes and flowers in the gardens.
Arab Saying
Start with this right now
On the other hand, you could just relax and realize that, behind all the worry, complaint and disapproval that goes on in your mind, the sun is always coming up in the morning, moving across the sky, and going down in the evening. The birds are always out there collecting their food and making their nests and flying across the sky. The grass is always being blown by the wind or standing still. Food and flowers and trees are growing out of the earth. There’s enormous richness.
You could envelop your passion for life and your curiosity and your interest. You could connect with your joyfulness.
You could start right now.
Pema Chodron, The Wisdom of No Escape
Sunday Quote:Blessed
Sometimes I need only to stand
wherever I am
to be blessed
Mary Oliver, It was Early
The key insight
Groundlessness, uncertainty, insecurity, vulnerability — these are words that ordinarily carry a negative connotation. We’re generally wary of these feelings and try to elude them in any way possible.
But groundlessness isn’t something we need to avoid. The same feeling we find so troubling when we open to it can be experienced as a huge relief, as freedom from all restraints. It can be experienced as a mind so unbiased and relaxed that we feel expansive and joyful.
Pema Chodron, Living Beautifully: with Uncertainty and Change
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