Rob Tourtelot
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Rob Tourtelot
I call these experiences our dark teachers. The lessons that hurt, scare, scar, wound, and almost destroy us are very often the things that make us who we are because they require us to muster what we thought we could not muster—courage, compassion, kindness, forgiveness, love, resilience, strength, generosity of spirit, ferocity of heart. The... See more
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youtube.com“There is no knowing for a fact. The only dependable things are humility and looking.”
― Richard Powers, The Overstory
― Richard Powers, The Overstory
The Overstory Quotes by Richard Powers
The most effective way to sap distraction of its power is just to stop expecting things to be otherwise—to accept that this unpleasantness is simply what it feels like for finite humans to commit ourselves to the kinds of demanding and valuable tasks that force us to confront our limited control over how our lives unfold.
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
Navigating mystery humbles us, reminds us with every step that we don’t know everything, are not, in fact, the masters of all.
Martin Shaw • Navigating the Mysteries
When we meditate for a purpose—to be calm, to gain insight—we are striving, not meditating. If we spend our time assessing how we are doing, we are defending ourselves against the intimacy of life, not letting it get hold of us.
John Tarrant • John Tarrant : Articles
I started to meditate in a different way. I let go of the idea of what meditation was supposed to be. So I would sit down and let my experience simply be, in a very deep way. I started to let go of trying to control my experience. That became the beginning of discovering for myself what True Meditation is. From that point on, that shift - moving... See more