Even when our intentions are noble and our efforts sincere, even when we dedicate our lives to the service of others, the corrosive pressure of frantic over-activity can nonetheless cause suffering in ourselves and others. A "successful" life can become a violent enterprise.
Some of us have a hard time believing that we are actually able to face our own pain. We have convinced ourselves that our pain is too deep, too frig… - Wayne Muller
Some of us have a hard time believing that we are actually able to face our own pain. We have convinced ourselves that our pain is too deep, too frig…
- Wayne Muller
When we come close to those things that break us down, we touch those things that also break us open. And in that breaking open, we uncover our true… - Wayne Muller
When we come close to those things that break us down, we touch those things that also break us open. And in that breaking open, we uncover our true…
For thousands of years we have gathered in circle--around fires, around bodies, around altars--because we can't do this alone. - Wayne Muller
For thousands of years we have gathered in circle--around fires, around bodies, around altars--because we can't do this alone.
What is at the center of your life? Carefully examine where you spend your attention, your time. Look at your appointment book, your daily schedule .… - Wayne Muller
What is at the center of your life? Carefully examine where you spend your attention, your time. Look at your appointment book, your daily schedule .…
As Gandhi wisely points out, even as we serve others we are working on ourselves; every act, every word, every gesture of genuine compassion naturall… - Wayne Muller
As Gandhi wisely points out, even as we serve others we are working on ourselves; every act, every word, every gesture of genuine compassion naturall…
Because we do not rest we lose our way...Poisoned by the hypnotic belief that good things come only through unceasing determination and tireless effo… - Wayne Muller
Because we do not rest we lose our way...Poisoned by the hypnotic belief that good things come only through unceasing determination and tireless effo…
Sabbath requires surrender. If we only stop when we are finished with all our work, we will never stop, because our work is never completely done. Wi… - Wayne Muller
Sabbath requires surrender. If we only stop when we are finished with all our work, we will never stop, because our work is never completely done. Wi…
In that inevitable, excruciatingly human moment, we are offered a powerful choice. This choice is perhaps one of the most vitally important choices w… - Wayne Muller
In that inevitable, excruciatingly human moment, we are offered a powerful choice. This choice is perhaps one of the most vitally important choices w…
If we do not allow for a rhythm of rest in our overly busy lives, illness becomes our Sabbath— our pneumonia, our cancer, our heart attack, our accid… - Wayne Muller
If we do not allow for a rhythm of rest in our overly busy lives, illness becomes our Sabbath— our pneumonia, our cancer, our heart attack, our accid…
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