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Pico Iyer • A Beginner's Guide to Japan
In an age of constant movement, nothing is so urgent as sitting still.
Pico Iyer
“Every journey is a question of sorts, and the best journeys are the ones in which every question opens into deeper and more searching questions.”
— Pico Iyer, The Pilgrim’s Way on Waking Up
In an age of speed, I began to think, nothing could be more invigorating than going slow. In an age of distraction, nothing can feel more luxurious than paying attention. And in an age of constant movement, nothing is more urgent than sitting still. You can go on vacation to Paris or Hawaii or New Orleans three months from now, and you’ll have a tr
... See morePico Iyer • The Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere (TED Books)
the art of sitting still (in other words, clearing the head and stilling the emotions)—and as I observed the sense of attention, kindness, and even delight that seemed to arise out of his life of going nowhere—I
Pico Iyer • The Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere (TED Books)
For all the daily excitement, however, something inside me felt that I was racing around so much that I never had a chance to see where I was going, or to check whether I was truly happy.
Pico Iyer • The Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere (TED Books)
Sitting still as a way of falling in love with the world and everything in it; I’d seldom thought of it like that. Going nowhere as a way of cutting through the noise and finding fresh time and energy to share with others;