“Meditation is not self-improvement. Do not enter into it under any such delusions. There is no one to be improved. Meditation is a form of enjoyment.” - Alan Watts This quote emphasizes a perspective on meditation that differs from how it is often approached in...
“The reason we suffer is that we seek peace elsewhere — and do not experience that we are peace incarnate itself.” — H. W. L. Poonja From the moment we enter the world, we are conditioned to focus outward. We learn to seek approval, pursue...
The Weight of Measures We carve the hours into rigid frames, each tick a tally, a whisper of blame. The clock, our master, with hands so stern, turns moments to prisons where lessons don’t learn. Dollars we stack like bricks in a wall, a fortress...
This is from David Whyte's essay "Alone" in his book Consolations. He explores the concept of embracing solitude and silence as a means to confront and understand ourselves. He suggests that when we fully embrace silence, we cease the continuous internal stories that lead to...