G.K. Chesterton wrote that angels can fly because they can take themselves lightly. It goes hand-in-hand with this quote by Huxley, "Learn to do everything lightly". https://t.co/aGHMOmpR4c
G.K. Chesterton wrote that angels can fly because they can take themselves lightly. It goes hand-in-hand with this quote by Huxley, "Learn to do everything lightly". https://t.co/aGHMOmpR4c
I have found that, as in all grave situations of life, two things are most useful: a common-sense approach and a sense of humor.
Sogyal Rinpoche • The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying: The Spiritual Classic & International Bestseller: Revised and Updated Edition
Would you be willing to share with me the secret of Rule Number 6?” “Very simple,” replies the resident prime minister. “Rule Number 6 is ‘Don’t take yourself so g—damn seriously.’” “Ah,” says his visitor, “that is a fine rule.” After a moment of pondering, he inquires, “And what, may I ask, are the other rules?” “There aren’t any.”
Benjamin Zander • The Art of Possibility
Okakura Tenshin points out that this focusing on the meaning of our lives tends to make us too heavy and self-important, “How can one be so serious with the world when the world itself is so ridiculous?”
Andrew Juniper • Wabi Sabi: The Japanese Art of Impermanence
“Thee onnlly wway ttoo ccope withh ssometthingg ddeadly sseriouss iss ttoo ttry ttoo trreatt itt a llittlle lligghtly.”
Madeleine L'Engle • A Wrinkle in Time
“You can do it like it’s a great weight, or you can do it like it’s part of the dance.”
– Ram Dass
– Ram Dass