Tag Archive: Present

Apr
16

The Necessary Law of Rest

Well-being spreads like honey into every corner of your consciousness. ~Elizabeth Lesser Newton’s famous law provided that a body in motion tends to stay in motion unless external forces are applied. Today, it seems like an obvious observance, but in the intervening three centuries there has been little conviction to apply outside force in order …

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May
05

Breathing in, I dwell in the present. Breathing out, I am this wonderful moment.

I have always liked this meditation offered by Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk and writer Thich Nhat Hanh. It is simple, yet packed with power. This month, as some of my friends know, I am preparing for another residency at school which means papers to write, manuscripts to prepare, books to be read. I am also …

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