“Before, I always lived in anticipation . . . that it was all a preparation for something else, something "greater," more "genuine." But that feeling has dropped away from me completely. I live here and now, this minute, this day, to the full, and the life is worth living.” FeelingsLife IsGreaterMinutesGenuinePreparationThis DayAnticipationHere And NowWorth LivingLife Is Worth Living Book:Etty: The Letters and Diaries of Etty Hillesum, 1941-1943 Source: Etty: The Letters and Diaries of Etty Hillesum, 1941-1943
“Our life is whatever we are encountering right now, and our practice is shikantaza, which is literally 'just sitting.' More broadly it means to put our energy into settling everything in our world here and now, where we really live.” WorldMeanLife IsEnergyPracticeOur LivesRight NowSittingSettlingOur WorldHere And Now Author:Kosho Uchiyama