“God give me patience, to reconcile with what I am not able to change
Give me strength to change what I can
And give me wisdom to distinguish one from another.”
― Meditations
Give me strength to change what I can
And give me wisdom to distinguish one from another.”
― Meditations
“Today I escaped anxiety. Or no, I discarded it, because it was within me, in my own perceptions — not outside.”
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“At dawn, when you have trouble getting out of bed, tell yourself, "I have to go to work - as a human being. What do I have to complain of, if I'm going to do what I was born for - the things I was brought into the world to do? Or is this what I was created for? To huddle under the blankets and stay warm?”
― Meditations
― Meditations
“To insist on a spiritual practice that served you in the past is to carry the raft on your back after you have crossed the river.”
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“he saw and recognised the visible and he sought his place in this world. He did not seek reality; his goal was not on any other side. The world was beautiful when looked at in this way - without any seeking, so simple, so childlike. The moon and stars were beautiful, the brook, the shore, the forest and rock, the goat and the golden beetle, the flower and butterfly were beautiful. It was beautiful and pleasant to go through the world like that, so childlike, so awakened, so concerned with the immediate, without any distrust.”
― Siddhartha
― Siddhartha
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