On Silliness

December 8, 2024

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.

December 9, 2024

Meditation practice isn’t about trying to throw ourselves away and become something better. It’s about befriending who we are already.

December 10, 2024

Autobiography is only to be trusted when it reveals something disgraceful. A man who gives a good account of himself is probably lying, since any life when viewed from the inside is simply a series of defeats.

December 11, 2024

A man is about as big as the things that make him angry.

December 12, 2024

Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything – anger, anxiety, or possessions – we cannot be free.

December 13, 2024

The things you own end up owning you.

December 14, 2024

Any fool can criticize, complain, and condemn—and most fools do. But it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving.