In-sight
What, at this moment, is lacking?
Briefly without thoughts.
Mind calm and body at ease.
Can thoughts stop at will?
“Sometimes, I feel the past and the future pressing so hard
on either side that there’s no room for the present at all.”
― Evelyn Waugh
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As it is
Can I stop thoughts with very smart arguments?
Moment to moment,
accepting what is.
Attention sustained,
thought patterns lose strength.
Flow of sensation,
peaceful mind awakes.
“No thought, no reflection, no analysis,
no cultivation, no intention; let it settle itself.”
― Tilopa
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Climbing the ladder
How much time spent contending with me through them?
Flowers in spring.
The warmth of the summer sun.
Two-week holiday.
Leafs in autumn.
The clear white snow in winter.
A year-end bonus.
“Never mistake activity for achievement.”
― John Wooden
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Distractedly or Attentively
When are my deeds most effective?
I made a mistake.
The mind had wandered away.
No blame. Try again.
“If you don’t have time to do it right,
when will you have time to do it over?”
― John Wooden
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Social fast food
Do I post my life or do I live to post?
Path covered in snow,
as wild fox stares, I think:
I need to post this.
My feet on wet shore,
sun bathes in hundred colors:
High engagement rate.
“Is it kind? Is it true?
Does it improve upon the silence?”
― Buddhist proverb
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Product life cycle
A tool? Or a tool of the tool?
Birth, growth and decay.
Pick wild berries and mushrooms.
Cherry blossom day.
Product release date.
To sleep outside a shop.
The black friday sale.
“As you think, so shall you become.“
― Bruce Lee
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Let go of the future
How often was I right foreseeing my future in the past?
A few days from now:
Weather forecast said sunny.
But it is raining.
Some years from now:
Weather forecast said rainy.
But it is sunny.
“Do not reject the present moment to pursue what time will bring.
Reject what time will bring to pursue the present moment.”
― Buddhist proverb
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Now o’clock
What time is it?
Day, night, dusk or dawn.
Not too late nor too early.
It’s always right now.
“There is no beginning and there is no end to time.
There is only your perception of time.”
― Zen proverb
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Slow up
Is my life better the faster things go?
Slow down world’s speed.
To chose to go slower.
That real change is.
“We are so marinated in the culture of speed that we almost fail to notice the toll it takes on every aspect of our lives - on our health, our diet, our work, our relationships, the environment and our community.”
― Carl Honore
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The tyranny of speed
Am I free to slow down?
“We used to dial; now we speed dial.
We used to read; now we speed read.
We used to walk; now we speed walk.
We used to date, and now we speed date.
Even things that are by their very nature slow
we try and speed them up, too.”
― Carl Honore
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Here…now
Where and when do all things end and begin?
If you are depressed, you are living in the past.
If you are anxious, you are living in the future.
If you are at peace, you are living in the present.
― Lao Tzu
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Flow
Does a healthy mind harm its own body?
Breathe in, breathe out.
Awareness of the body.
Breathe in, breathe out.
“The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.”
― Buddhist proverb
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Moment to moment
Where does peace begin?
“Your insights become your thoughts,
your thoughts become your words,
your words become your actions,
your actions become your habits,
your habits become your values,
your values become your destiny.”
― Mahatma Gandhi
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Our present to you
What is the most precious thing we can give?
To find calm in mind,
one can always come back to:
A teaching for life.
“The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention.
When mindfulness embraces those we love, they bloom like flowers.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh
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The practice
Empty of all thoughts.
Flow of present sensations.
Awakes peaceful mind.
“Meditation is to get insight, to get understanding and compassion,
and when you have them, you are compelled to act.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh
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