STILL FLOWING WATER: Mark Nunberg Quoting Ajahn Chah

 Quoting Ajahn Chah

" we meet the present moment, meet things as they are, as still, flowing water". 

The simile of still flowing water gives us the vision that our place in reality, MOMENT TO MOMENT is as Vast as space, as quiet as silent as imperturbable as space - all this at the same time we are directly in the ever-changing, ever moving, ever alternating causes and conditions of this moment, and of all moments, past and present.

seemingliy two contradictory conditions, both of which are true at the same time... yeah baby!

Try to be mindful, and let things take their natural course. Then your mind will become still, like a clear forest pool. ~ Ajahn Chah

Let go

Do everything with a mind that lets go. Do not expect praise or reward. ~ Ajahn Chah