People run in every direction meeting sorrow after sorrow. Why? Because they’re disconnected from themselves. -- Pythagoras Have you ever asked yourself Why do we suffer? Shinzen Young, a well-known Dharma teacher, describes suffering using the following formula: Suffering = Pain x Resistance. What does this mean exactly? 🙂 Pain is part of life and …
To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you. -- Lewis B. Smedes What does forgiveness mean to you? 🙂 Sometimes there is a little bit of confusion around it. Forgiveness is not condoning a behavior, pretending nothing bad ever happened. It does not even mean hanging out with the …
The power of imagination created the illusion that my vision went much farther than the naked eye could actually see. – Nelson Mandela Our imagination is such a powerful force, whose source is very deep within. It moves through us in mysterious ways, inspiring the creative process, which is inherently unknown. In fact, as we surrender to …
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Do not try to save the whole world or do anything grandiose. Instead, create a clearing in the dense forest of your life and wait there patiently, until the song that is your life falls into your own cupped hands and you recognize and greet it. Only then will you know how to give yourself …
Story of a Journey 