“From time to time in the years to come, I hope you will be treated unfairly, so that you will come to know the value of justice. I hope that you will suffer betrayal because that will teach you the importance of loyalty. Sorry to say, but I hope you will be lonely from time to time so that you don’t take friends for granted. I wish you bad luck, again, from time to time so that you will be conscious of the role of chance in life and understand that your success is not completely deserved and that the failure of others is not completely deserved either. And when you lose, as you will from time to time, I hope every now and then, your opponent will gloat over your failure. It is a way for you to understand the importance of sportsmanship. I hope you’ll be ignored so you know the importance of listening to others, and I hope you will have just enough pain to learn compassion. Whether I wish these things or not, they’re going to happen. And whether you benefit from them or not will depend upon your ability to see the message in your misfortunes.”
From The Coddling of he American Mind By Johathan Haidt and Gregory Lukianoff
You can look back and rant and rave and point fingers. You can write a dissertation about why you are the way you are, and why it isn’t your fault, but time will keep on ticking. And you can’t have it back.
Ally Hamilton
Ally Hamilton
Pain is pain. Pain is terrible, but suffering is comprised of more than pain, suffering is comprised of the pain plus the feeling of "not ok", and "not ok" is a function of the value judgement that 'should' places on every moment of our present experience. Pain isn't optional, but 'should' definitely is.
by Brian Schulz
There’s nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.
Shakespeare
Yoga increases both our proprioception (the term for this neural brain-body mapping in space) and our introception (our ability to feel internal sensations like our own heartbeat and hunger or fullness). This in turn encourages us to identify with the body as a living being with its own wants and needs as opposed to an object we have to manipulate and control. Just these neurological and physiological benefits are tremendous, in addition to helping us feel stronger and more at ease in our bodies.
by Kimber Simpkins
Relaxation is who you are. Tension is who you think you should be"
Chinese proverb
Chinese proverb
If you can breathe, you can do yoga.
by Krishnamacharya
Our emotions are like the weather, while our true essence is the sky behind the weather – always clear and blue, in spite of the clouds and storms that inevitably pass through. The purpose of my yoga practice is both to acknowledge the storms and seasons that are present, and find comfort in the ever-present sky. One breath at a time.
Elizabeth Bechard
Elizabeth Bechard
You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.
What happened to me, I have done it to my self.
If it is important to you you will find a way, if it is not you will find an excuse.
“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!”
- Hunter S. Thompson
- Hunter S. Thompson
"The elites no longer believe their ideology, they're just going through the motions. Everyone participates but no one believes."
- Charles Eisenstein
"If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try and hold on to."
- Lao Tzu
- Lao Tzu
About time
Time is really only in the mind. The past is not, but I behold it in the present, because it is in this moment, in my memory.
The future is not; all that there is, in our present foreseeing.
Instead of saying that there are three times (past, present and future) we should say there is a present of things past (memory), a present of things present (cognition) and a present of things future (expectation). A length of time is not really a length of time but a length of memory or a length of expectation.
Confessions St Agustine
"A history of western philosophy" A. Kenny
The future is not; all that there is, in our present foreseeing.
Instead of saying that there are three times (past, present and future) we should say there is a present of things past (memory), a present of things present (cognition) and a present of things future (expectation). A length of time is not really a length of time but a length of memory or a length of expectation.
Confessions St Agustine
"A history of western philosophy" A. Kenny
The coming of people to grace
"It means living without fear or anger. Finding what you have enough, thought it may be very little- living without envy. It means being calm about your life, and turning to others with generosity and kindness"
Extract from The Yalda Crossing by Noel Beddoe
Extract from The Yalda Crossing by Noel Beddoe
"These people down there." Lancaster nodded at the busy streets, the crowded wharves. "Have they ever found grace?"...
"They've no interest in being gracious. They're interested in gaining wealth and owning things. It's why we came. Grace? How can they attain that? They've no idea who they are. They don't know what's been done to create this wealth they so pursue."
Extract from The Yalda Crossing by Noel Beddoe
"They've no interest in being gracious. They're interested in gaining wealth and owning things. It's why we came. Grace? How can they attain that? They've no idea who they are. They don't know what's been done to create this wealth they so pursue."
Extract from The Yalda Crossing by Noel Beddoe
“Water does not resist. Water flows. When you plunge your hand into it, all you feel is a caress. Water is not a solid wall, it will not stop you. But water always goes where it wants to go, and nothing in the end can stand against it. Water is patient. Dripping water wears away a stone. Remember that, my child. Remember you are half water.”
― Margaret Atwood, The Penelopiad
When I say "become water" I mean become a flow; don't remain stagnant. Move, and move like water. ..
Ambition means going uphill. Water goes down, it searches for the lowest ground, it wants to be a nonentity. It does not want to declare itself unique, exceptional, extraordinary. It has no ego idea.
Osho Take it Easy, Volume 1, Chapter 14
“WHEN YOU POUR WATER IN A CUP, IT BECOMES THE CUP. WHEN YOU POUR WATER IN A BOTTLE, IT BECOMES THE BOTTLE. WHEN YOU POUR WATER IN A TEAPOT, IT BECOMES THE TEAPOT.” - BRUCE LEE Remember that. You are over half water too.
“You cannot walk off with a river in a bucket. .. for in the bucket the water does not run. To “have” running water you must let go of it and let it run. The same is true of life.”
― Alan W. Watts, The Wisdom of Insecurity Remember that. You are over half water too.
I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent. Gandhi
“You know, life fractures us all into little pieces. It harms us, but it's how we glue those fractures back together that make us stronger.”
Carrie Jones, Entice
Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.
Mark Twain
If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them.
Dalai Lama
Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. They don't mean to do harm. But the harm does not interest them.
T. S. Eliot
“You know, life fractures us all into little pieces. It harms us, but it's how we glue those fractures back together that make us stronger.”
Carrie Jones, Entice
Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.
Mark Twain
If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them.
Dalai Lama
Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. They don't mean to do harm. But the harm does not interest them.
T. S. Eliot
