Philosophy 05 (Aug 25 - Dec 26)

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A Joyless Life

A life without generosity, respect and giving to others, is a joyless life.

Nothing is more joyless than selfishness.

- Sumedho, “Nothing Is More Joyless than Selfishness”

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Unforeseen Events

All events, no matter how preimagined, are unforeseen.

Likewise, all expectations, all plans, are merely conceptions in the present.

We cannot move toward them as if all that stood between us and their realization were empty space.

- Jonathan Bricklin, “Walking Backward Toward the Future”

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Five-Minute Meditation

The wildness of mind that we experience when we sit quietly, noticing our body and breathing for five minutes, is the result of everything we’ve been doing before those five minutes.

- Gaylon Ferguson, “Fruitless Labor”

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Unwavering Tranquility

By realizing the nature of existence as impermanent in a subtle sense, we can cultivate an unwavering tranquility amid life’s fluctuations.

- Uffe Damborg, “Gleaning Insight from Inconceivable Matters”

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Stopping and Starting

Strange as it may seem, stopping is as much an important aspect of practice as starting.

- Yongey Mingyur, “The Aim of Attention”

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Be More Resolute

What are you still attached to? What are you still infatuated with? Try to be more resolute!

We come into this world alone and we go alone.

- Funn Acaro

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The Light of Integrity

Integrity is like the light of your inner North Star.

Navigate by that light. Otherwise, you can get lost in a maze of other people’s expectations.

- Jack Haubner, “A Game of Robes”