Caring for the Moment
Posted by Zen Wisdom
Zen people often talk about "accepting the moment as it is." That's okay, but what we like even better is "caring for the moment" with the same lavish tenderness you'd bestow on a newborn.
— Perle Besserman and Manfred Steger in Grassroots Zen
Catholic Wisdom
God has intended us for happiness with greater love than can be imagined.
— Mechtild of Magdeburg, Christian medieval mystic
Teacher Wisdom
It is our beliefs about death that scare us to death.
— Byron Katie in Question Your Thinking, Change the World
Quaker Wisdom
The best definition I've ever heard for forgiveness is giving up the right to hurt someone for the hurt they've done to you.
— Joyce Sams in Plain Living by Catherine Whitmire
Literary Wisdom
Taking new steps, uttering a new word is what people fear most.
— Fyodor Dostoevsky, Russian novelist
Breath Prayer
Breathing in: Make an altar
Breathing out: of my ears.
— based on a quote from W. A. Mathieu in The Musical Life
Question
How can I remain nonviolent in a violent world and deal intelligently with anger?
— Lama Surya Das in The Big Questions