It’s written that the sages, through deep meditation and a falling away of the “I,” came to understand that all experiences are not good or bad, that they are just that – experiences.
Ahh, if we could live our lives with that thought and not add fuel to the fire with other thoughts, balance and joy would no doubt prevail – as the sages have said since ancient times.
If only we could; if only we would.
Tucked away in a small journal, unfortunately I didn’t jot down the author’s name, I found these words:
“If someone with a wand took away your ability to think, all of your problems would go away.”
It’s about the negative nature of thinking that’s easy to fall into – those thoughts that repeatedly come to mind unless an awareness of what’s going on quiets the mind.
And tucked away in a small journal are words of another, and again, no author’s name, food for thought though:
“You will never find the answer by dwelling on the problem. You find the answer by dwelling on the solution to the problem.”