“Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.”― Thich Nhat Hang, Stepping into Freedom: Rules of Monastic Practice for Novices
So many of the wise ones advise us to notice how our thoughts move in and out of our mind and that the act of noticing creates a space between ourselves, as a witness observer, and our thoughts, as the thing which is being observed. These wise ones grasp serenity, stillness and depth through practice and non-judgement.
If you just sit and observe, you will see how restless your mind is. If you try to calm it, it only makes it worse, but over time it does calm, and when it does, there’s room to hear more subtle things – that’s when your intuition starts to blossom and you start to see things more clearly and be in the present more. Your mind just slows down, and you see a tremendous expanse in the moment. You see so much more than you could see before. It’s a discipline; you have to practice it.”
― Walter Isaacson, Steve Jobs
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