Wednesday, March 23, 2011

365 Days, Day 284


You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire Universe, deserve your love and affection (Buddha)

Delight in meditation and solitude. Compose yourself, be happy. You are a seeker (Buddha)

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, not to anticipate the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly (Buddha)

Starting the day with gentle stretching exercises out in the open (overlooking the green carpeted valley sweeping up to the clawed mountains on the other side) at 6.30 in the morning, is glorious. we were still in Noble Silence so the only sounds are of nature: the wind in the trees, the birds, the cows, the chickens and the humans stirring in the valley. Underfoot the grass was cold and soft.

One is aware of one’s own breathing during Noble Silence. The Importance of Breath.

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