Category: Core Knowledge
Meditation Is Learning Not To Obey Every Thought
Success is not a perfectly calm mind. It is one additional moment of choice between thought and action.
Compassion Does Not Require Access
We do not have to turn another person into a villain before we are allowed to say no.
The First Angry Sentence Does Not Have To Be Spoken
The first angry sentence may tell us where to look. The second, calmer sentence can say what we actually need.
Soft Heart, Clear Truth, Calm Voice
Softness protects the heart from hatred. Truth protects the self from disappearance. Calm protects the message from unnecessary force.
The Mala I Grew Into
I am not learning to weaken my truth. I am learning to remove the force that can stop others from hearing it: soft heart, clear truth, calm voice.