Today, I Found Myself Heading To A Buddhist Temple For An Addiction Recovery Meeting And Meditation Session.

We search for everything we believe we don't have, not knowing that everything we are looking for is already inside us. We are born with it. Miguel Angel Ruiz

“Whoever is happy will make others happy, too.”

— Mark Twain (via psych-facts)

Remember feelings pass. Even the most intense and disturbing emotions pass.

I for one am grateful that our brains can forget.

Today, I found myself heading to a Buddhist temple for an addiction recovery meeting and meditation session. Initially, I was overwhelmed with anxiety, my mind racing with all the ways things could go wrong. Why? Because the mind, though a powerful tool, is just that—a tool. It should be used only when needed; otherwise, it will create problems simply to justify its own activity, becoming an addiction in itself.

As I made my way there, I became aware of the vibrations of the music resonating in my ears, the wind brushing against my face, the comfort of my seat—each moment was rich with joy. Yet, we so rarely tap into the immediate joy available to us in the present.

If we are completely present to whatever is arising, we can stretch beyond our self-imposed limits; we can endure what may seem unendurable.

- Shinge Roko Cherry Shayat Roshi

- mindfulness in plain english by Ven. Henepola Gunaratana

You’re never too old to learn something new. Never stop studying.