If I had to summarise the entirety of most people's lives in a few words, it would be endless resistance to what is. As we resist, we are in constant motion trying to adjust, and yet we still remain unhappy about what is.If I had to summarise the entirety of an enlightened person's life in a few words, it would be complete acceptance of what is. As we accept what is,  our minds are relaxed and composed while the world changes rapidly around us.Whether you like it or not, change is inevitable. Embrace it and welcome it.

Resistance and Acceptance

Our reality is created by what we choose to focus on.Reality exists because our minds are aware of it; without our minds, the universe would not exist.The world exists because we are aware of it. We cannot be aware of a reality we do not perceive.Our minds create the world by focusing on parts of it, thus making the mind significant in creating our experience of the world.Training our minds to focus wisely is crucial for shaping our desired reality. In other words we have the ability to choose our world.

Reality

The mind cannot have two thoughts at once. See if you can think two thoughts at exactly the same time.Well? Is it possible?

Is It Possible?

Everything in this universe is evanescent. Because it is evanescent, it is also precious. Spend this precious moment wisely and beautifully.

Evanescent

Most people are completely absorbed in their emotions and have limited self-awareness. Being able to notice negative emotions is the first step to befriending them (awareness).

Awareness

When your mind is joyful and compassionate, the world is too. When your mind is filled with negative thoughts, the world appears negative too.”

The Mind

When we look at the world we only see the part that interests us, it is not the entire universe but a limited one that the mind cares about.

Our World

Do not try to get rid of your thoughts—it won't work. Instead, witness the emergence of a thought. Witness the disappearance of a thought. The moment you become aware of it, the mind quiets and becomes clear.

Witness

Everyone appears as Buddhas in the eyes of the Buddha and everyone appears as pigs in the eyes of a pig.

The Buddha and The Pig

“The reason you regard me as pure and compassionate is that you are pure and compassionate yourself.”

Feelings originate with the mind projecting its subjective experience onto the world. The world isn’t inherently joyful or said; it just is.

It Just Is

Some ask if swallowing your pride is conceding defeat. I don't think so. Humility is a sign of inner strength and wisdom.When you swallow your pride, real communication becomes possible. We can finally hear each other and eventually solve our problems

Pride

Quietly observe the feeling without trying to change it, it will change on its own. As if watching the water flow by.Do this for just 3 minutes and watch.Watch the feelings as if they are external to you.☁️ You cannot control the feelings in your body, they are just passing through like the clouds in the sky ☁️Remember that you are neither your feelings nor the story your mind tells about you to make sense of them. You are the vast silence that knows of their emergence and their disappearance.

When You Are Feeling Low

It is difficult to quickly control a strong negative emotion; the more we try to control it the more it becomes agitated and resurfaces.Even if we control it, we may end up only suppressing it, only for it to reemerge later.Don’t get stuck on labels i.e anger as emotions change whereas words stay static. Watch them and see them slowly changing shape either revealing a deeper layer of emotion or disappearing on its own.

Emotions

I squeeze myself into the subway car. People are crowded all around me. I can either get annoyed or think it's fun that I don't have to grab a handrail. People react differently to the same situation. If we look at it more closely, we see it's not the situation that is troubling us, but our perspective on it

Illusion of Perception

Pure attention without judgment is not only the highest form of human intelligence, but also the expression of love.Observing your emotions means facing them, not avoiding them. This helps us see that negative feelings aren't a fixed reality but are temporary. Instead of fighting these emotions, just watch and accept them.

Observing

With love in our hearts, we find even the most mundane things sacred and beautiful. With love in our hearts, we become kinder and gentler, even to complete strangers.Without love in our hearts, we find the world meaningless and random. Without love in our hearts, we become strangers even to our family and friends.”

Love

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The multimillion-copy bestselling book of spiritual wisdom about the importance of slowing down in our fast-paced world, by the Buddhist author of Love for Imperfect Things “Wise advice on how to reflect and slow down.” —Elle Is it the world that’s busy, or is it my mind? The world moves fast, but that doesn’t mean we have to. This bestselling mindfulness guide by Haemin Sunim (which means “spontaneous wisdom”), a renowned Buddhist meditation teacher born in Korea and educated in the United States, illuminates a path to inner peace and balance amid the overwhelming demands of everyday life. By offering guideposts to well-being and happiness in eight areas—including relationships, love, and spirituality—Haemin Sunim emphasizes the importance of forging a deeper connection with others and being compassionate and forgiving toward ourselves. The more than twenty full-color illustrations that accompany his teachings serve as calming visual interludes, encouraging us to notice that when you slow down, the world slows down with you.

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Zen Buddhist teacher, bestselling author & founder of the School for Broken Hearts in Seoul.Born in South Korea and educated at Berkeley, Harvard, and Princeton, he received formal monastic training from Haein monastery, South Korea and taught Asian religions at Hampshire College in Massachusetts for seven years.He is one of the most influential Zen monks in the world, with over 1.5 million followers on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. His first book, The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down has been translated into more than 35 different languages and sold over four million copies.His second book, Love for Imperfect Things was the number one bestseller of the year 2016 in South Korea and became available in multiple languages in 2019.

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