Philosophical Fridays – Nature’s Contrast

“You are the sky.  Everything else – it’s just the weather.”
– Pema Chödrön

             

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Philosophical Fridays – Wondering

We are not disturbed by what happens to us, but by our thoughts about what happens to us. – Epictetus

Philosophical Fridays – Perception

“As long as you have certain desires about how it ought to be you can’t see how it is.”
  ―Ram Das

Philosophical Fridays – Reflecting

“It is simply being aware of this present experience, and realising that you can neither define it nor divide yourself from it.”
― Alan W. Watts

Philosophical Fridays – Missing Piece

“Cosmic humour, especially about your own predicament,
is an important part of your journey.”
― Ram Dass

Philosophical Fridays – Rediscovering Simplicity

“This is a way of saying that our deepest spiritual, religious, and psychological problems are extremely simple.
Just go out and look at the sky.
Get to know where you are.
Heaven is there for all to see.”
~ Alan W. Watts

Philosophical Fridays – Lines of Vision

For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them. – Thich Nhat Hanh