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by Solen Feyissa

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One World

‘When we practice zazen (Zen Mediation) our mind always follows our breathing. When we inhale, the air comes into the inner world. When we exhale, the air goes out to the outer  world. The inner world is limitless, and the outer world is also limitless. We say “inner world” or “outer world,” but actually there is just one whole world. In this limitless world, our throat is like a swinging door. The air comes in and goes out like someone passing through a swinging door. If you think, “I breathe,” the “I” is extra. There is no you to say “I.” What we call “I” is just a swinging door which moves when we inhale and when we exhale. It just moves; that is all. When your mind is pure and clam enough to follow this movement, there is nothing: no “I,” no world, no mind nor body; just a swinging door.’

- Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind.

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If your mind is empty, it is always ready for anything, it is open to everything. In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s mind there are few.

Shunryu Suzuki (via om--namah-shivaya)

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Rammellzee. Equation for Mettropposttersizer. 1986.

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“A building without color is like a naked person, without clothes.” –Bodys Isek Kingelez

Congolese artist Bodys Isek Kingelez’s vibrant vision for the way we live is now on view in #KingelezCityDreams. … [Installation view of “Bodys Isek Kingelez: City Dreams,” The Museum of Modern Art, New York, May 26, 2018–January 1, 2019. © 2018 The Museum of Modern Art]

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Treat every moment as your last. It is not preparation for something else.

Shunryu Suzuki (via om--namah-shivaya)

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Q: How much “ego” do you need? A: Just enough so that you don’t step in front of a bus.

Shunryu Suzuki (via abiding-in-peace)

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everything sits with you.

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The roots of a lasting relationship are mindfulness, deep listening and loving speech.

Thich Nhat Hanh (via zenwords)

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I think I’m just gonna drop these off

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“Let go of the battle. Breathe quietly and let it be. Let your body relax and your heart soften. Open to whatever you experience without fighting.”

Jack Kornfield

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Moment after moment everything comes out of nothingness. This is the true joy of life.

Shunryu Suzuki (via aspiritualwarrior)

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“Peace requires us to surrender our illusions of control.”

Jack Kornfield

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abak akol.

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Ed Carlsen - Cage (Clemens Ruh Remix) by Clemens Ruh This is my official remix of Ed Carlsen's track 'Cage'. Taken from his debut album 'The Journey Tapes' released on the Montreal based label Moderna Records. Buy the album: CD/Digital: bit.ly/2ddhWSW iTunes: apple.co/2d3BxrW Spotify: bit.ly/2d0qoKK Additional guitars and Solo by Maximilian Möbius Original Credits: Ed Carlsen / Piano, Electric Guitar, Programming Julie Krog Jensen / Vocals 
Mattia Melis / Bass Bryony James / Cello Sophie Ryan / Violin https://bit.ly/2qnDRTB http://www.twitter.com/clemensruh https://bit.ly/32PzsWB

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We have a tendency to think in terms of doing and not in terms of being. We think that when we’re not doing anything, we’re wasting our time. But that’s not true. Our time is first of all for us to be. To be what? To be alive, to be peaceful, to be joyful, to be loving. And this is what the world needs the most.

Thich Nhat Hanh (via thebuddhistmind)