We start making every child ambitious, and ambition means you cannot love; ambition is anti-love. Ambition needs fight, ambition needs struggle, ambition needs you to use others as a means.
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To live moment to moment is the life of meditation. Then life becomes spontaneous without any effort; then nobody can make you miserable, nobody can disappoint you, nobody can make you a failure because in the first place you were not trying to be a success; you were not asking the future to be in a certain way. So whatever happens, the next moment you can rejoice. It is always your victory.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Living in the moment leads to a peaceful, spontaneous life where external circumstances have less power over your happiness.
The quote emphasizes the importance of living in the present moment as a form of meditation, which fosters a state of spontaneity and inner peace. By not fixating on success or future expectations, one can experience life’s moments with joy, regardless of external outcomes, thus achieving a personal victory in every moment.
Themes
MeditationMomentHappinessSpontaneityVictory
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech about mindfulness and living in the present.
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