Alive with grace
“The present moment is the substance with which the future is made. Therefore, the best way to take care of the future is to take care of the present moment. What else can you do?”
— Thích Nhất Hạnh
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mountain goats emotions:
- mad at your dad in a car
- mad at your partner but not going to talk about it
- general defiant rage against the entire world
- content, but dreading when you won’t be
- paralyzing self hatred
- Bad but can’t really elaborate on it
- We have to understand that we do not come here to overcome a problem. We do not come here to acquire profound knowledge. We do not come here to memorize words that I say, or books that you’ve read and you memorized, the beautiful quotations, and you’re able to repeat these things. We come here to empty ourselves. It’s only when you become an empty vessel that the truth, which you really are, can shine forth. When you have too much head knowledge you keep yourself from awakening. When you have too much book knowledge, you keep yourself from awakening. This is why words are always inadequate. You are already liberated. All you really have to do is to get rid of those things that tell you you’re not. When thoughts come to you, when ideas come to you, whatever comes to you, realize that’s not what it is. Neti neti, not this, not this. Reality is your real nature. You don’t have to go anywhere to find it. You don’t have to travel the world looking for teachers. All you have to do is become humble, have humility, go within, and the truth will reveal itself. It makes no difference what your condition may be. This is totally irrelevant. You can be rich or poor, sick or healthy, deformed or otherwise. Makes no difference. It has nothing to do with reality. R.Adams.
*one hand clapping*
my intrusive thoughts during fall
young man
there r leaves all around
i said young man
eat a leaf off the ground
i said young man
won’t they make a cool sound
when you stuff! them! in! your! leaf hole
it’s fun to chew on the
Leaves On The Ground!
That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you’re not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong.
F. Scott Fitzgerald (b. 24 Sept 1896) to Sheilah Graham c. 1938, featured in Beloved Infidel: The Education of a Woman (via existential-celestial)
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