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Historically, Rites of Passage were used to mark and give meaning to a person’s transition from one status to another. The transition we’re marking is the shift from dependency to autonomy, from reliant child to responsible adult. In the transition ritual, sacred wisdom was passed on by a tribal elder.
Barbara Stanny • Sacred Success: A Course in Financial Miracles
WABI SABI is in many ways like the bittersweet taste of the last strawberry in this old Zen tale. It is an expression of the beauty that lies in the brief transition between the coming and going of life, both the joy and melancholy that make up our lot as humans.
Andrew Juniper • Wabi Sabi: The Japanese Art of Impermanence
life is like getting into a boat that’s just about to sail out to sea and sink.
Pema Chodron • When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times (Shambhala Classics)
Don’t just stand there with your hair turning gray,
soon enough the seas will sink your little island.
So while there is still the illusion of time,
set out for another shore.
No sense packing a bag.
You won’t be able to lift it into your boat.
Give away all your collections.
Take only new seeds and an old stick.
Send out some prayers on the wind before yo
Although usually understood to mean “birth and death,” it means “wandering,” as in wandering through birth and death.
Red Pine • The Lankavatara Sutra: Translation and Commentary (NONE)
