"What did I do today?
I exercised. I said goodbye
To a departing friend.
I went to market, ate my meals.
Took a walk. Took out the garbage.
Read a little. Meditated. Slept.
This was my mandala."
I have always loved to observe people in the midst of simple tasks: Washing dishes, opening doors, greeting each other. I'd like to learn to take greater pleasure in how such tasks configure themselves in my life each day. I think I would feel less pressed by "the big issues" if I were more willing to pay greater attention to my own small contributions each day: what patterns they form themselves into, and how those patterns converge into the larger whole.
I exercised. I said goodbye
To a departing friend.
I went to market, ate my meals.
Took a walk. Took out the garbage.
Read a little. Meditated. Slept.
This was my mandala."
I have always loved to observe people in the midst of simple tasks: Washing dishes, opening doors, greeting each other. I'd like to learn to take greater pleasure in how such tasks configure themselves in my life each day. I think I would feel less pressed by "the big issues" if I were more willing to pay greater attention to my own small contributions each day: what patterns they form themselves into, and how those patterns converge into the larger whole.
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