So much fear and desire come from that commitment to 'I am' - to being somebody. Eventually they take us to anxiety and despair; life seems much more difficult and painful than it really is.
But when we just observe life for what it is, then it's all right: the delights, the beauty, the pleasures are just that.
- Ajahn Sumedho, "Seeing the Way"
From "365 Buddha: Daily Meditations," edited by Jeff Schmidt. Reprinted by arrangement with Tarcher/Putnam, a division of Penguin Putnam Inc.
But when we just observe life for what it is, then it's all right: the delights, the beauty, the pleasures are just that.
- Ajahn Sumedho, "Seeing the Way"
From "365 Buddha: Daily Meditations," edited by Jeff Schmidt. Reprinted by arrangement with Tarcher/Putnam, a division of Penguin Putnam Inc.
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