On Living

"Living is no laughing matter:
you must live with great seriousness
like a squirrel, for example-
I mean without looking for something beyond and above living,
I mean living must be your whole occupation."

~Nazim Hikmet

As It Is

 "Notice everything. Appreciate everything, including the ordinary.  

That's how to click in with joyfulness or cheerfulness."

~ from Start Where You Are by Pema Chödrön

This Is It And This Is Sufficient

This Is It And This Is Sufficient

These seven words, this is it and this is sufficient, are a simple way to sum up liberation. When Oneness is seen, it is realised not only that this is all there is, but that this is enough. When the veil of separation is not there, making us take the everyday for granted and clamour for something more exciting to happen, then the ordinary becomes transformed into this wonderful play of consciousness.

 Seeing Oneness is the end of searching because when the everyday is seen as a miracle there is no need to search for anything else to spice up life with. This is why, when the sense of being a person has dropped away, there tends to be profound relaxation and an enjoyment of simple things, such as the sound of leaves rustling in the wind, the sight of water rippling on the surface of a lake, or the smell of freshly ground coffee.

~Richard Sylvester