The Daily Boost #454
Let the wave come. It will go again.
Reflect on these words from Yuval Noah Harari:
People are liberated from suffering when they understand the impermanent nature of all their feelings, and stop craving them. When the pursuit stops, the mind becomes very relaxed, clear and satisfied. All kinds of feelings go on arising and passing—joy, anger, boredom, lust—but once you stop craving particular feelings, you can just accept them for what they are. You live in the present moment instead of fantasizing about what might have been.
The resulting serenity is so profound that those who spend their lives in the frenzied pursuit of pleasant feelings can hardly imagine it. It is like a [person] standing for decades on the seashore, embracing certain “good” waves and trying to prevent them from disintegrating, while simultaneously pushing back “bad” waves to prevent them from getting near . . . Day in, day out, the [person] stands on the beach, driving [him/herself] crazy with this fruitless exercise. Eventually, [s/he] sits down on the sand and just allows the waves to come and go as they please. How peaceful!
(My thanks to Yuval Noah Harari, via PollyCastor.com.)
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Thank you, dear Phyllis! Very much in accord with my spiritual path (Buddhist).
Phyllis, just what my universe called for early this morning. 🙏🏽🙏🏼