9.4.23

Thought

Here & Now

I keep doing this because I don’t

think people thoroughly grok

the fact that here is where it all

is. After you finish the whole

thing & you’ve vibrated your spine

for years & done your pranayam &

meditated for years & years &

sat in a cave & here ants have eaten

your arms & legs you are.

You’re right here again . . . . . . . .&

What blows your mind is

you were here all the time

& it’s such a cosmic joke

it’s so funny your [sic] struggling so to get here

—Ram Dass. Be Here Now

Quote

Spiritual teacher Eckhart Tolle on existence:

"You are the universe, expressing itself as a human for a little while."

Meditation of the Day

Thich Nhat Hanh’s simple breath exercise:

As you breathe in, pay attention to just your in-breath, so it becomes the only focus of your mind. If you are truly focused, mindful of your in-breath, you will release everything else. You will release the past, the future, your projects, your fear, and your anger, because the mind has only one object at a time.

Happy Monday,

Val