© R.M.
Ceasing is the same as samadhi,
and contemplation is the same as wisdom.
All good dharmas arise from cultivating these two.
And why is this so? This is so
because ceasing overcomes attachment
while contemplating disentangles one entirely from it.
- Treatise on Completion of Truth
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To be free from the passions
And to be calm,
This is the most excellent Way.
- Sutra of Forty Two Chapters
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Consider the world light,
And the spirit is not burdened;
Consider the myriad things slight,
And the mind is not confused.
Consider life and death equal,
And the intellect is not afraid;
Consider change as sameness,
And clarity is not obscured.
- Lao-tzu
® R.M.
Motivation can be an elusive, ephemeral thing. It can be triggered by a deep inner voice or a jolt coming from the outside to give a push or lend a hand. There are days when the biorhythms are playing the right tune and the stars’ trajectories are moving in your favor; the motivation is already loaded…just push play. Even on those extra good days when all systems are GO an approach is necessary to get all the juice that’s fit to squeeze.
There are two famous quotes that I just came across again (because they are so famous), which say: “you can never step into the same river twice” and the other is “don’t mistake the map for the territory”. Everything changes (this fact will not ever change though) and if you have a special map or device that motivates you try not to confuse it with the actual thing that you are trying to get motivated to do. Your motivational plan/map needs to always be updated and revised but you do not need to take it with you into the stream of life because it might get wet.