Zen practice asks you not to worry about who you 'should' become. Find out who you are right now.
Brenda ShoshannaUnless we base our sense of identity upon the truth of who we are, it is impossible to attain true happiness.
Brenda ShoshannaWhen we are willing to accept our experience, just as it is, a strange thing happens: it changes into something else. When we avoid pain, struggle not to feel it, pain turns into suffering.
Brenda ShoshannaThis is how we know we are in a loving relationship. We are blooming, and the one we love is blooming as well.
Brenda ShoshannaAnother simple and powerful way to dissolve problems is not to dwell upon the outcome of your actions. Instead, learn to value each action (no matter how small or large), to do it with complete attention. Your joy and satisfaction comes from doing each action with a whole heart and mind. Results and consequences then take care of themselves. When you are not absorbed by concern for outcomes, how much anxiety can you ever have?
Brenda Shoshanna