“I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy. —RABINDRANATH TAGORE”
― Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder
― Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder
“The funny thing about the mind is that if you ask a question and then listen quietly, the answer usually appears.”
― The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness
― The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness
“An interviewer once asked Mother Teresa what she says to God when she prays. “I don’t say anything,” she replied. “I just listen.” Then the interviewer asked her what God says to her. “He doesn’t say anything,” said Mother Teresa. “He just listens. And if you don’t understand that, I can’t explain it to you.”
― Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening
― Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening
“Whatever has the nature to arise has the nature to cease.”
― Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening
― Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening
“Better than one hundred years lived without seeing the arising and passing of things / Is one day lived seeing their arising and passing.”2 What does this say about what we value and work for in our lives, and about the liberating effect of seeing directly, in the moment, the truth of change?”
― Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening
― Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening
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