“We suffer more often in imagination than in reality.”
— Seneca
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And that in itself has been an enormous privilege and adventure
“…my predominant feeling is one of gratitude. I have loved and been loved; I have been given much and I have given something in return; I have read and traveled and thought and written…
Above all, I have been a sentient being, a thinking animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself has been an enormous privilege and adventure.”
– Oliver Sacks
The kitchen & the bath
Who enters the Turkish bath will sweat.
If you can’t stand the heat get out of the kitchen.
– proverbs quoted by Yonca and Alastair
Lake of Zürich
What unites us in our diversity?
“All beings are unique expression of the same essence.”
— Paul F. Shepherd, Zen master
RAIN
Recognize what is happening;
Allow the experience to be there, just as it is;
Investigate with interest and care;
Nurture with self-compassion.
Meditation by Tara Brach
Names unite us in our diversity
Ring a door bell here and find out what’s in a name.
Information on the project can be found at www.one-humanity.info
“Whatever we think about regularly, that becomes the habit of our mind.”
Cultivate mindful awareness, because whatever we practice grows stronger.
— Tara Brach quoting Buddha, Talk on Rewiring for happiness and freedom
Spring in Bellvoir Park
Good ancestors
“Are we being good ancestors?”
— Jonas Edward Salk
Quote found in The Good Ancestor by Roman Krznaric
His talk at the Engadin Art Talk on Longue Durée
How you relate
“It’s not what happens.
It’s how you relate to it.”
— Tara Brach
Rote Fabrik, Zürich.