Meditations

Action

Energy is an eternal delight,

and he who desires,

but acts not,

breeds pestilence.

~ William Blake

Be a lamp into yourself.

Work out your liberation with diligence.

~ The Buddha

EIGHT

The highest good is like water.

Water gives life to the ten thousand things and does not strive.

It flows in places men reject and so is like the Tao.

In dwelling, be close to the land.

In meditation, go deep in the heart.

In dealing with others, be gentle and kind.

In speech, be true.

In ruling, be just.

In daily life, be competent.

In action, be aware of the time and the season.

No fight: No blame.

~ Lao Tzu

 

What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday,

and our present thoughts build our life of tomorrow:

Our life is the creation of our mind.

If a man speaks or acts with an impure mind,

suffering follows him as the wheel of the cart

follows the beast that draws the cart.

If a man speaks or acts with a pure mind,

Joy follows him as his own shadow…

~ Buddha, The Dhammapada

 

The winds of grace are always blowing,

but it is you that much raise your sails."

~ Rabindarath Tagore

The superior man goes through his life

without any one pre-conceived

course of action or any taboo.

He merely decides for the moment

what is the right thing to do.

~ Confucius

In the Native way we are encouraged to recognize

that every moment is a sacred moment,

and every action, when imbued with dedication

and commitment to benefit all beings,

is a sacred act.

~ Dhyani Ywahoo

 

Most men pursue pleasure

with such breathless haste

they hurry past it.

~ Soren Kierkegaard

Inspiration follows aspiration.

~  Rabindranath Tagore

Become aware of what is in you.

Announce it, pronounce it,

produce it and give birth to it.

~ Meister Eckhart

Be very careful what you set your heart upon,

for you will surely have it.

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

It is not enough to be busy, so are the ants.

The question is: what are we busy about?

~ Henry David Thoreau

A life of reaction is a life of slavery,

Intellectually and spiritually.

One must fight for a life of action, not reaction.

~ Rita Mae Brown

Do you have the patience to wait

until your mud settles, and the water is clear?

Can you remain unmoving

until the right action arises by itself.

~ Lao-tzu

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