Sublime

Sufi poet Rumi once wrote, “Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and right-doing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there.”

Whatever is not in harmony with Dao will come to an early end.

When our effort is goalless, when there is no attachment to results, to the fruits of our labors, then our only work is to be with the energies of the present.

That happiness cannot be made permanent, in the sense in which we use that word. But, our mind is seeking permanent happiness, something that will last, that will continue. That very desire for continuity is corruption.

Quand le temps s’accélère et se précipite, les natures qui savent se jeter dans la vague sans la moindre hésitation prennent toujours de l’avance. Et pendant cette période combien de personnages en fait éphémères le temps n’a-t-il pas portés au-delà d’eux-mêmes,

When we throw a banana peel into the compost heap, if we are mindful, we know that the peel will become compost and be reborn as a tomato or as lettuce in just a few months. But when we throw a plastic bag into the garbage, thanks to our awareness, we know that a plastic bag will not become a tomato or a salad very quickly.

For if all is relative, if life is a torrent without form or goal in whose flood absolutely nothing save change itself can last, it seems to be something in which there is “no future” and thus no hope.

“But when you understand that nothing is permanent you cannot help but follow a better, happier path,” he said. “It calms your mind. You tend not to get overly excited, angry, or critical. With this principle people interact with others and it improves their relationships. They become more grateful and gratuitous. Because they realize all their mat

You can’t step into the same stream twice because it’s always flowing. Everything is.