"Most of us are working so hard. It's like we're in a motorboat noisily zipping around, trying to find a place that is quiet, peaceful, and still. We're solving a problem, responding to demands, preparing for what's next, improving ourselves. But we're just making more waves and noise wherever we go. It counters all our ambitious conditioning, but true freedom comes when we throttle back the motor and come naturally into stillness. What we are seeking is not "out there," not an improved self that just requires more vigilant effort or control. It is the silent awareness that is always right here, discovered in the background of whatever we experience."
From Tara Brach's True Refuge:
"Most of us are working so hard. It's like we're in a motorboat noisily zipping around, trying to find a place that is quiet, peaceful, and still. We're solving a problem, responding to demands, preparing for what's next, improving ourselves. But we're just making more waves and noise wherever we go. It counters all our ambitious conditioning, but true freedom comes when we throttle back the motor and come naturally into stillness. What we are seeking is not "out there," not an improved self that just requires more vigilant effort or control. It is the silent awareness that is always right here, discovered in the background of whatever we experience."
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AuthorTarn Wilson is the author of the memoir The Slow Farm and numerous essays. You may read more of her work at tarnwilson.com. Archives
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