So firm is the conviction that we are not good enough—that we don't have enough or know enough—that the idea that you are whole and entire is almost impossible to fathom. However jumbled and messy the circumstances of life, what is required is a switch of mind and heart. What is needed is radical acceptance, embracing this wondrous gift we are given. As Zen master Haquin once said, "This very body is the Buddha body. This very land is the Buddha land."
Doubt, mistrust and an attitude of lack keeps you from belonging to the world. So you have to catch yourself pecking, needling and picking at yourself, antsy to set yourself right. Always hankering to make yourself better is to live with a restless soul. The celebrated composer John Cage put it this way, “It is not irritating to be where one is. It is only irritating to think one would like to be somewhere else."
So try putting this into practice. Sit in deep relaxation with a full and open heart. Calm your spirit and be right where you are, and know that way down deep, you need nothing more, or less.
~ Tias Little
Learn more about this gifted teacher at his website here: https://prajnayoga.com
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