At Peace
In The Present
Being there is to have some of that rub off on you.
[culture, Japan, JT]
Originally shared by Zaid El-Hoiydi
A Man at Peace
❝If you are depressed, you are living in the past. If you are anxious, you are living in the future. If you are at peace, you are living in the present.❞
Lao Tzu
❝Before enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment; chop wood, carry water.❞
Buddha
Just like back in 2015 when I last visited the Meiji Jingu shrine what struck me most just after the temple itself (future separate posts) was men and women like this one.
The way they worked, the simple yet refined and hardy tools they used, their imperturbability, their regularity, their patience and their endurance.
#Japan, #Tokyo, October 10th, 2018.
In The Present
Being there is to have some of that rub off on you.
[culture, Japan, JT]
Originally shared by Zaid El-Hoiydi
A Man at Peace
❝If you are depressed, you are living in the past. If you are anxious, you are living in the future. If you are at peace, you are living in the present.❞
Lao Tzu
❝Before enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment; chop wood, carry water.❞
Buddha
Just like back in 2015 when I last visited the Meiji Jingu shrine what struck me most just after the temple itself (future separate posts) was men and women like this one.
The way they worked, the simple yet refined and hardy tools they used, their imperturbability, their regularity, their patience and their endurance.
#Japan, #Tokyo, October 10th, 2018.
And it is to remain unperturbed when a gaijin lady puts her feet right where your manual leaf blower has to go next. (See basket video.)
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