Nature & Life

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Strength

Strength is not someone who stands behind fierce words or fist formed hands it is rather a delicate flower which will willingly bend to ease the sorrow of a child or stranger strength is the compassionate resolve to share a tear and comfort a friend

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To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don't need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself. When you are born a lotus flower, be a beautiful lotus flower, don't try to be a magnolia flower. If you crave acceptance and recognition and try to change yourself to fit what other people want you to be, you will suffer all your life. True happiness and true power lie in understanding yourself, accepting yourself, having confidence in yourself. ~Thich Nhat Hanh

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Impermanence (Pali: anicca; Sanskrit: anitya) is a foundational Buddhist doctrine asserting that all conditioned phenomena—physical bodies, thoughts, and external objects—are in a constant state of flux, subject to change, decay, and death. Nothing possesses a permanent, independent, or solid core.

Key aspects of this concept include:

The Three Marks of Existence: Impermanence is the first of three fundamental marks, followed by suffering (dukkha) and non-self (anatta).

Cause of Suffering: Human suffering stems from clinging to things as if they were permanent, resisting the natural flow of change.

Living with Wisdom: Deeply understanding impermanence fosters detachment, reduces fear of loss, and encourages cultivating gratitude and living in the present moment.

Practical Application: It is not a pessimistic view, but a call to live fully and gracefully accept change, navigating life with greater ease.

By accepting that all conditioned things are inherently unstable, one moves toward peace and liberation.

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Do not live in the entanglement

of outward things ,

nor in the sense of inner emptiness.

Be serene

in the oneness of things

without forced effort ,

and false views

will vanish by themselves.

When you strive

to stop activity

to achieve passivity ,

the effort itself

fills you with activity.

As long as you remain

in one extreme or the other ,

you will never know oneness.

Those

who do not live in the Great Way

fail both in activity

and in passivity,

both in assertion

and in denial

Jianzhi Sengcan

… true serenity and oneness are achieved not through forced effort, clinging to activity, or enforcing passivity, but through natural spontaneity and freedom from dualistic extremes.

Jianzhi Sengcan (died 606) was the Third Chinese Patriarch of Chan (Zen) Buddhism, succeeding Dazu Huike and preceding Dayi Daoxin. Known for living in seclusion to avoid persecution, he is recognized as the author of the Xinxin Ming (Inscription on Faith in Mind), a foundational text of Chinese Zen.

Sengcan's legacy emphasizes the "sudden" view of the mind's enlightenment, famously starting his verses with "The Great Way is not difficult for those who have no preferences".

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Notre existence est une terre fertile qui ne demande qu'à s'épanouir. En prenant soin de nos racines et en écartant ce qui nous blesse, nous permettons à notre propre nature de fleurir librement.

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[thepeacefulgarden]

You don't need to wait until you hit rock bottom (or one of its many sub-basements.)

You don't need to wait until someone grants you permission.

You don't need to wait until you have that degree or get that promotion.

You don't need to wait until you win the lottery, or a long-lost wealthy relative leaves you their estate, or what have you.

You don't have to wait until you're famous.

You don't have to wait until you're older.

You don't have to wait until you graduate.

You don't have to wait until you find The One.

You don't need to wait until you can afford a house.

You don't need to wait until you can travel back in time to when you were younger, or when things were (supposedly) simpler.

You don't need to wait until you're fully healed.

You don't need to wait until someone else forgives you for your mistakes or wrongs.

You don't need to wait until you forgive whoever hurt you, or no longer feel anger towards them.

You don't need to wait until you make the honor roll or the dean's list.

You don't need to wait until you win that award.

You don't need to wait until you get into your first choice college or university.

You don't need to wait until you make the team, or make first chair.

You don't need to wait until you get into a relationship.

You don't need to wait until you move out of your parents' house.

You don't need to wait until everyone else's needs are met, or everyone else is happy.

You don't need to wait, period. The rest of your life begins anytime.

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