I wrote this to someone today and it kind of encapsulates my take on life:
The trees have been a comfort to me as well. They remind us the world is what it is, and to expect it to change to conform to our wishes and dreams, however valid they may be, is a conceit of our own. Buddhism tells us to look within, to look at who is doing the looking, and to see that both the cause of our suffering and the pain it brings are externalities to that inner point of…
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#mindfulness #buddhism #life
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