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MAKE THE IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBLE,
THE POSSIBLE EASY,
AND THE EASY ELEGANT
MOSHE FELDENKRAIS
Whatever is – Thank You !
My well-being is encased in love&peace and thrives in this atmosphere
THINGS DO NOT ALWAYS GO ACCORDING TO PLAN
yet we can find the equanimity to say yes to what is and thanks for what has been.
This is the archetype of synchronicity and of a divine plan that makes our destiny a larger one than ever we imagined. David Richo
MAKE THE IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBLE,
THE POSSIBLE EASY,
AND THE EASY ELEGANT
MOSHE FELDENKRAIS
Whatever is – Thank You !
My well-being is encased in love&peace and thrives in this atmosphere
The practice of loving-kindness recommends sending/giving/wishing love, compassion, joy, and equanimity to ourselves and others. We beam each of the four in turn, first to ourselves, then to those we love, those toward whom we are indifferent, those with whom we have difficulties or who are enemies, and finally toward all people everywhere.
Loving-kindness also grows in us through action as we practice virtues: the habits of wholesomeness, the building blocks of self-respect, character, and integrity. We begin by taking steps, however small, that lead toward virtue. Interior shifts may follow, and then we are acting virtuously without having to think about it or plan it. The Roman philosopher Seneca wrote of this result: “My goodness now requires no thought but has become habit and I cannot act but rightly.”
A spiritual practice of fine-tuning our virtues focuses on them as specific affirmations and commitments to action. They are not meant to be “shoulds” but gentle invitations that stir and steer us to new possibilities in our way of living. The virtues that equip us to grow in loving-kindness are challenges and opportunities not demands or obligations.
By David Richo The Five Things We Cannot Change and the Happiness We Find by Embracing Them (Shambhala, 2005)
MAKE THE IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBLE,
THE POSSIBLE EASY,
AND THE EASY ELEGANT
MOSHE FELDENKRAIS
Whatever is – Thank You !
My well-being is encased in love&peace and thrives in this atmosphere
IN THE HOUSE OF THE HEALTHY PSYCHE
Your healthy mind, which includes every cell of your body, is like a clean, quiet room. It is meant to be presided over by your healthy ego within a spiritual self, and not by anyone or anything else. The house is the universe with all its living beings and lively events— since there is no inside/outside between self and world! In this room, there are no screams of terror or horror, no shame or regrets echoing from the corners. Nor are there graffiti on the walls: “You should or should have!” “You can’t!”
Your room often has visitors but it is not haunted by archaic ghosts or current obsessions. Nor is it cluttered by old grudges or ongoing compulsions. Fear and attachment pass through like hikers that take nothing and leave nothing behind. Grief is acceptable since losses happen in this living room. Yet, this is usually a joyous and welcoming room from which you do not seek to flee and out of which you gather much to give. In it is the love that “makes one little room an everywhere.”
From
book
When Love Meets Fear by David Richo
MAKE THE IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBLE,
THE POSSIBLE EASY,
AND THE EASY ELEGANT
MOSHE FELDENKRAIS
Whatever is – Thank You !
My well-being is encased in love&peace and thrives in this atmosphere
MAKE THE IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBLE,
THE POSSIBLE EASY,
AND THE EASY ELEGANT
MOSHE FELDENKRAIS
Whatever is – Thank You !
My well-being is encased in love&peace and thrives in this atmosphere