poetry in motion
it’s all about action
poetry in motion
This is a field in which one is challenged to act; it is your actions alone that define you.
Stephen Batchelor • Confession of a Buddhist Atheist
You've been taught that in order to be happy, you need to
• Chase goals
• Accomplish things
• Hit milestones
Only to find that none of it really lasts.
If you want to be happy & accomplish more with less effort, find joy in everything... See more
Joe Hudsonx.com
when people diagnose “lack of agency” the real issue is lack of playfulness. fix playfulness and agency follows naturally. trying to "will" agency into your life as if you’re somehow broken only perpetuates the problem
hermit the catx.com
The Revolution is in the individual spirit, or it is nowhere. It is for all, or it is nothing. If it is seen as having any end, it will never truly begin.”
― Ursula K. Le Guin in The Dispossessed
Vincent Van Gogh on the accumulation of small things:
“Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together. The trick is to focus on the first small thing. Starting small is still starting, and small beginnings often lead to extraordinary endings.”
Instead of putting faith in what we believe, think, explain, justify, or otherwise construct in our minds, we can learn to put our trust and confidence in immediate, direct experience, before all forms and colors appear. Religion, in its most essential expression, can help us do this.
Steve Hagen • Buddhism Is Not What You Think: Finding Freedom Beyond Beliefs
