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“Once we recognize that all things are impermanent, we have no problem enjoying them. In fact, real peace and joy are only possible when we see clearly into the nature of impermanence.”
― Thundering Silence: Sutra on Knowing the Better Way to Catch a Snake
― Thundering Silence: Sutra on Knowing the Better Way to Catch a Snake
“The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.”
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“Happiness is impermanent, but it can be renewed. You are also impermanent and also renewable, like your breath, like your steps.
You are not something permanent experiencing something impermanent. You are something impermanent experiencing something impermanent.”
― The Art of Power: A Zen Master's Guide to Redefining Power, Achieving True Freedom and Discovering Lasting Happiness in a Stressful World
You are not something permanent experiencing something impermanent. You are something impermanent experiencing something impermanent.”
― The Art of Power: A Zen Master's Guide to Redefining Power, Achieving True Freedom and Discovering Lasting Happiness in a Stressful World
“It must be obvious, from the start, that there is a contradiction in wanting to be perfectly secure in a universe whose very nature is momentariness and fluidity. But the contradiction lies a little deeper than the mere conflict between the desire for security and the fact of change. If I want to be secure, that is, protected from the flux of life, I am wanting to be separate from life. Yet it is this very sense of separateness which makes me feel insecure”
― The Wisdom of Insecurity
― The Wisdom of Insecurity
“It is not impermanence that makes us suffer. What makes us suffer is wanting things to be permanent when they are not. We need to learn to appreciate the value of impermanence. If we are in good health and are aware of impermanence, we will take good care of ourselves. When we know that the person we love is impermanent, we will cherish our beloved all the more. Impermanence teaches us to respect and value every moment and all the precious things around us and inside of us. When we practice mindfulness of impermanence, we become fresher and more loving.”
― The Pocket Thich Nhat Hanh
― The Pocket Thich Nhat Hanh
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