Philosophy 04 (Jan 25 - Dec 26)

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A Reminder to Let Go

We are born with all the wisdom, playfulness and imagination we need;

We just sometimes need a reminder, to return to our senses and get out of our own way.

Let go of whatever fears, assumptions, distractions, resistance and busyness, may be hampering you.

- Marc Lesser, “Do Less, Accomplish More”

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The Beauty of Grief

Grief helps your bones feel the deeper beauty that undergirds life.

- Paula Arai, “Where Fear and Love Meet”

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Small But Mighty Steps

Cooking a meal for a friend, buying a cup of coffee or a gift for a workmate, are small but significant steps on the path.

- Manjusura, “An Everyday Aspiration”

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Unlimited Love

Once we recognize our layers of self-protection, we have the opportunity to remember that while we are limited beings, we have access to unlimited love.

- Satya Robyn, “On Wanting to Sound Good”

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Turning Toward Pain

Turning toward our pain gets easier with practice.

Gradually, we become less afraid of our discomfort.

- Bodhipaksa, “Loving Pain”

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Contemplation and Acceptance


The problem is in your mind. You can’t change external things.

Whether you think about it or not, you will die anyway.

But by thinking about it and accepting it, you will get rid of your fear.

- Ajahn Suchart Abhijāto, “Meet a Teacher: Phra Ajahn Suchart Abhijāto”

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Love is simply attention, awareness. 

Charlotte Joko Beck, “Attention Means Attention”

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Experience This Very Moment

Give yourself permission to experience this very moment.

- Kimberly Brown, “The Antidote to Boredom”

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Embracing Right Effort

Your efforts, however small, are never in vain.

- Haemin Sunim, “Lessons from Life’s Low Point”

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Finding Inner Refuge

When you connect with the inner refuge, you can rest in that space just as a child rests in his or her mother’s loving arms, feeling protected, safe, secure, complete.

- Tenzin Wangyal, “The Light Is Always There”