We want safety for ourselves and for those we love. But in our world, in the here and now, the current world, we’ve got trouble. There is no real safety. That’s because this safety we seek is all related to our bodies: keeping them whole, safe, free from illness, free from threat or hurt or discomfort. The Cloud Upon the Sanctuary Karl Eckartshausen In the regions of material and corruptible nature mortality hides immortality, therefore all our trouble results from corruptible... Read more
Letter to Menoeceus Epicurus Let no one be slow to seek wisdom when he is young nor weary in the search thereof when he is grown old. For no age is too early or too late for the health of the soul. And to say that the season for studying philosophy has not yet come, or that it is past and gone, is like saying that the season for happiness is not yet or that it is now no more. Therefore, both old and young... Read more
You were only at the beginning. Even though you’d already been through some hard times, some heartache, you’d survived. Things weren’t settled; nothing was settled. You could envision the future, and it looked good. Even though life itself was more grimy than glorious, you ate the energy of that vision, you saw the future stretched out bright and glimmering. Anything was possible. Everything was going to be fine. That was before you lost your mom to cancer, or your dad to... Read more
Musings of a Chinese Mystic Chuang Tzu Therefore all things are One. What we love is animation. What we hate is corruption. But corruption in its turn becomes animation, and animation once more becomes corruption. [Source] Sadhana: The Realisation of Life, Part I Rabindranath Tagore What is that spirit? The Upanishad says, The being who is in his essence the light and life of all, who is world-conscious, is Brahma. To feel all, to be conscious of everything, is his... Read more
Accomplishment is often how we derive our value, our identity. To accomplish, we have to hold on. We use a lot of other phrases to say hold on, though. They sound better to us. They sound wise, discerning. Phrases like these: Define your goals Sharpen your saw Clarify your vision Guard your time Maintain your skills Set your standards Protect your resources Establish your boundaries. What we’re really saying, though, is “Don’t let go! Grasp it tighter! Hang on to what... Read more
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