Lessons for Living: What Only Adversity Can Teach You

The most effective way to sap distraction of its power is just to stop expecting things to be otherwise—to accept that this unpleasantness is simply what it feels like for finite humans to commit ourselves to the kinds of demanding and valuable tasks that force us to confront our limited control over how our lives unfold.Some Zen Buddhists hold tha... See more

Man lives by time. Inventing the future has been his favorite game of escape. We think that changes in ourselves can come about in time, that order in ourselves can be built up little by little, added to day by day. But time doesn’t bring order or peace, so we must stop thinking in terms of gradualness. This means that there is no tomorrow for us t... See more

Second: discipline yourself to remain mentally in the now. Don’t allow the mind to daydream, and don’t worry about the future. Sure, you can make plans for future things that need to be organized today, but don’t future-think too much. Stay centered in the eternal present. Working on trusting and exercising the muscle of your perception, it grows q

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