If one’s sense of self is obtained through the eyes of another it is always subject to being lost.
BRENDA SHOSHANNAChange is the very basis of our life, not to be fought, to be welcomed and tasted, to be seen for the gift it truly is.
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This is how we know we are in a loving relationship. We are blooming, and the one we love is blooming as well.
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Be honest and simple. As you keep track all week long, you’ll be amazed at what claims your attention, what you give your precious life force to.
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Consider for a moment what you pay attention to all day long. What seems important to you, what do you take for granted and hardly attend to at all? Write it down. Do not judge your answers.
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It is a mistake to expect all of our needs to be met by one person or in one relationship. Honor and be grateful for that which you receive.
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Fear of the future and longing for the past are major factors which impede appropriate action.
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When we are in a truly loving relationship, we receive the gift of being known and accepted. We become more, not less, of who we are.
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A time of uncertainty, of not knowing exactly where we’re headed, or what kind of choice to make is a Zen moment.
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Don’t become bitter and spend all your time focusing on that which the person is not able to provide.
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Do not make this practice a source of pressure, compulsion, anxiety or pride. It is none of these. Zazen is simply a way to find your true home.
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Zen practice asks you not to worry about who you ‘should’ become. Find out who you are right now.
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Change is the very basis of our life, not to be fought, to be welcomed and tasted, to be seen for the gift it truly is.
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Who you are is always enough. If your partner wants something different, it does not reflect upon you, but upon their needs and fantasies.
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We calculate their value to us. When we approach relationships in this manner, we are coming as beggars, seeing the other as a source of supply.
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When we sit, we open our own treasure house. Rather than do this, however, most of us first seek to find the treasures another person can provide.
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What we pay attention to expands. What we pay attention to we become.
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