Decide that wherever you are, is the best place there is.
Once you start comparing, there’s no end to it.
Sodo Yokoyama
at the still point
At the still point in the center of the circle
one can see the infinite in all things.
Chuang-tzu
your in-breath becomes
Your in-breath becomes the only object of your mind …
You release everything else.
You release the past, you release the future, your projects, your fear, your anger,
because your mind can have only one object at time.
Thich Nhat Hanh
you’re bound to it
You’re bound to it, you think you can’t live without it;
but in fact it is a [spiritual] obstacle.
the art of suffering
the art of suffering
is linked to the art of happiness.
act non-action
Act non-action;
undertake no undertaking;
taste the tasteless.
Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
to all appearances
To all appearances he is a fool. His steps leave no trace.
Chuang-tzu, The Perfect Man
the most precious
The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence.
Thich Nhat Hanh
the ground of anything
The ground of anything becoming troublesome is taking things to be real, when we don’t examine the interdependent origination of all things.
seek freedom
Seek freedom and become captive of your desires; seek discipline and find your liberty.
Frank Herbert, Dune
