We see the clouds and we know what they are,
and we do so with the sunshine and the rain.
We know they come and go and are external to us.
Tag: mindfulness
if you want to
If you want to travel the Way of Buddhas and Zen masters,
then expect nothing, seek nothing, and grasp nothing.
If we understand
If we understand our own suffering,
it will be easier to understand the suffering in the other person.
decide that
Decide that wherever you are, is the best place there is.
Once you start comparing, there’s no end to it.
at the still point
At the still point in the center of the circle
one can see the infinite in all things.
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.
the past
“The past is for reference not for residence.” Today is time to reflect on what to let go of that is not working for you.