NUGGETS OF WISDOM - 1223

 

• ·       “How can something cease to exist that has no solid existence in the first place?” – Steve Hagen

  ·       “We often think we know things when in fact it’s only our imagination taking us further and further away from what is actually happening. What we imagine then seems very real to us. Soon we’re caught up in our imaginary longings and loathings. But if you’re here—truly present—you realize there’s nothing to run from or to go after. You can stay calm…Just be with this moment and see what’s going on.” – Steve Hagen

  ·       “If it’s Truth we’re after, we’ll find that we cannot start with any assumptions or concepts whatsoever. Instead, we must approach the world with bare, naked attention, seeing it without any mental bias—without concepts, beliefs, preconceptions, presumptions, or expectations.” – Steve Hagen

  ·       “Good and bad aren’t absolutes. They are beliefs, judgements, ideas based on limited knowledge as well as on the inclinations of our minds.” – Steve Hagen

  ·       “Our problem is that we don’t pay attention to what we actually know. We give our attention to what we think—to what we have ideas or beliefs about—and we discard what we actually see.” – Steve Hagen

  ·       ANGER: I can look at it from a better angle, I can express it without causing harm, I can call it by a new name, then it has a chance to be something other than anger. Who says anger has to last?