what do sad people have in common?

javier ideami

 

What do sad people

have in common? It seems they

have all built a shrine to the past and

often go there and do a strange

wail and worship.

 

What is the

beginning of happiness?

It is to stop being so

religious like

that.

 

Hafiz

the gift

 

 

In the ch’an perspective

wisdom is a state that is free from

attachments, free from measurement,

free from self-reference and

empty of vexation.

 

Sheng Yen

 

good approaches the superior person

electric night, sardinia

 

The

hexagram Lin

signals the approach of

powerful beneficial influences.

Just as the winter solstice heralds the

return of spring, the appearance of this hexagram

marks a similar movement toward light and

growth. Progress and success are

assured now to those who

persevere on the path

of truth.

 

To

maximize

the opportunity implicit

in this moment, it is important to

cultivate a proper attitude. It is easy, during

good times, to relax our inner discipline and fall back

into incorrect thoughts and actions. Allowing one’s ego to take

over in a moment of success is a sure means of ending the

progress that has begun. The growth that is at hand

was made possible by conscientious behavior,

and continuing carefully along that path

is our only means of coming

into full possession

of it.

 

A

steadfast

modesty and acceptance,

whether external conditions are good

or bad, is the mark of the superior person.

In yourself, maintain balance, equanimity, and

humility in times of accomplishment. With

others, remain patient, tolerant, and

gentle. Clinging to those principles

assures you of a time of joy

and prosperity.

 

The I Ching, or Book of Changes

Hexagram 19, Lin / Approach

 

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the universe is a harmonious oneness

embrace the oneness

 

Forget

about understanding and 

harmonizing and making all things one. 

The universe is already a harmonious 

oneness; just realize

that. 

 

If you 

scramble about in

search of inner peace, 

you will lose your 

inner peace.

 

Wei wu Wei Ching, Chapter 56

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tao is the treasure of the world

you will often be thought crazy

 

Tao is the hidden

secret source of all life.

Good men recognize that tao provides

for them and therefore they esteem it.

Bad men don’t recognize this,

but the tao doesn’t stop

providing for

them.

 

Beautiful words

win some men honors;

good deeds buy others acclaim.

But the tao values everyone,

not just those who excel.

What’s the sense

in discarding

anyone?

 

Thus, on the day

a new king is crowned

or powerful ministers installed,

while others rush forward with gifts

and praises, just be still

and offer tao.

 

Why

have sages

prized tao for so long?

Because with tao, he who

seeks finds, and he who has

flaws is forgiven. This is

why it is the treasure

of the world.

 

Tao te Ching of Lao Tzu,

Chapter 62


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still the body and quiet the mind

iwao akiyama

 

All craving or hatred

is forgetfulness of life. When accumulated

illusions are not cleared up, they interfere with perception

of the Way. This is why we need to give up cravings and abide in

nothingness, so that we have a basis for gradual clarification.

If we look back at our former cravings after that,

then we will naturally find them

unappealing…

 

If you still the body and quiet

the mind, myriad illnesses

will all vanish.

 

Treatise on Sitting Forgetting

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