Daily Insight: Pema Chödrön Building Sand Castles

“We are like children building a sand castle. We embellish it with beautiful shells, bits of driftwood, and pieces of colored glass. The castle is ours, off limits to others. We’re willing to attack if others threaten to hurt it. Yet despite all our attachment, we know that the tide will inevitably come in and sweep the sand castle away. The trick is to enjoy it fully but without clinging, and when the time comes, let it dissolve back into the sea.”

― Pema Chödrön, When Things Fall Apart:
Heart Advice for Difficult Times

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Daily Insight: St. Augustine: Travel to Wonder

“People travel to wonder
at the height of the mountains,
at the huge waves of the seas,
at the long course of the rivers,
at the vast compass of the ocean,
at the circular motion of the stars,
and yet they pass by themselves
without wondering.”

― Saint Augustine
The Confessions Of St. Augustine

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Words of Wisdom for Aug. 31, 2019: Tara Brach on Impermanence

"We are uncomfortable because everything in our life keeps changing — our inner moods, our bodies, our work, the people we love, the world we live in. We can't hold on to anything — a beautiful sunset, a sweet taste, an intimate moment with a lover, our very existence as the body/mind we call self — because all things come and go. Lacking any permanent satisfaction, we continuously need another injection of fuel, stimulation, reassurance from loved ones, medicine, exercise, and meditation. We are continually driven to become something more, to experience something else."

— Tara Brach,
Radical Acceptance:
Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha

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Words of Wisdom for Aug. 15, 2019: Mingyur Rinpoche on Adapting to Change

"Daily life provides countless occasions for adapting to change and impermanence. Yet we squander these precious opportunities, assuming that we have all the time in the world."

— Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche,
Turning Confusion into Clarity:
A Guide to the Foundation Practices of Tibetan Buddhism

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Clinging for Permanence