Practice Over Parables
Ultimately the meaning of our spirituality is realized through the practice of finding meaning in every-day living.
Ultimately the meaning of our spirituality is realized through the practice of finding meaning in every-day living.
Beyond all the goals, resolutions, and plans for the future, you — just as you are today — are worthy of love and acceptance.
In spiritual practice we aren’t learning how to turn off our emotions: that’s not real. Instead we’re learning the skills to be okay while we feel them.
We don’t set out to be assholes. We start out hoping to do something great, to leave our mark on the world … in an effort to be loved. And then we get lost.
I want you to remember that you matter, that there is no honor in working yourself to death or sacrificing this life you’ve been granted for any dream.
What I found at the Shaolin Temple was that I couldn’t find peace; I had to learn instead to be at peace with what I found in me… both the warrior and monk.