Nothing To It: Ten Ways to Be at Home with Yourself
Marcel Proust reminds us, “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.”
Brother Phap Hai • Nothing To It: Ten Ways to Be at Home with Yourself
every moment, however mundane, has the potential to be a moment of enlightenment.
Brother Phap Hai • Nothing To It: Ten Ways to Be at Home with Yourself
A goal is something that we hope to attain in the future. An intention, on the other hand, is something that we set our heart upon and begin to manifest right here and now.
Brother Phap Hai • Nothing To It: Ten Ways to Be at Home with Yourself
What are some of the ways that it manifests in you? What are some of the ideas of yourself and others that you are holding on to? What does being a “spiritual practitioner” mean to you? Are there ways in which this idea is an obstacle?
Brother Phap Hai • Nothing To It: Ten Ways to Be at Home with Yourself
born, long hours of sleep, wanting to conttol others, wanting things to go my way, eat more, get a better seat, medicine addiction, wanting to feel perfrct all the time
Our seeking mind is very subtle and we’re always running after one thing or another. The mantra “I have enough” that we explored in Chapter one is a really powerful practice for us, to recognize the conditions of happiness, the many ways that we’re supported by so many living beings in our lives.
Brother Phap Hai • Nothing To It: Ten Ways to Be at Home with Yourself
we need to bloom where we’re planted, so there’s no reason why we can’t become a bodhisattva right in the middle of where we are right now.
Brother Phap Hai • Nothing To It: Ten Ways to Be at Home with Yourself
Slowly our awareness begins to illuminate the more subtle realm of internal objects: experiences—both wonderful and less-than wonderful; notions of who we are or who another person is; resentments; and often, what we believe are our attainments in our meditation practice. Bringing awareness to the realm of greed can help us to be able to begin agai
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We know what we need to do and we know what we don’t need to do. What are some of the candle flames in your own life, in your own mind?
Brother Phap Hai • Nothing To It: Ten Ways to Be at Home with Yourself
Let us come back to ourselves and establish ourselves in what is present right now. Let us learn to recognize the conditions for happiness that are present within us and around us.