notes to self:

just let go
do not try to become anything
do not make yourself into anything
grasp at nothing
resist nothing
move gracefully through the world not caught in evaluating each event
watch with equanimity
learn to see the underlying sameness of all things
peace is within oneself, to be found in the same place as agitation and suffering
empty and free
tranquility and pure awareness


i previously took these & other excerpts from a book called 'a still forest pool'. i first came across this brilliant book 9 years ago, as a result of a meeting with a fellow traveler on a royal brunei airlines flight between bandar sari baghwan & bangkok.

i've gradually lost touch with some of the above suggestions and the perspective they represent; i think it would be very good, and beneficial, to consistently appreciate & adopt this perspective

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