take refuge in your in-breath...

"I suggest you take refuge in your in-breath,
surrender to your in-breath,
 identify with your in-breath.
Don't take refuge in anything abstract.
Take refuge in something very concrete: your in-breath.
Taking refuge like that,
your fear, anger and restlessness will disappear."
 Thich Nhat Hanh

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wall art - Zen quote

available by LouiseArtStudio on etsy 

 

surrender into your own ground...

“A human being 

has so many skins inside,

 covering the depths of the heart. 

We know so many things, 

but we don't know ourselves! 

Why, thirty or forty skins or hides,

 as thick and hard as an ox's or bear's, 

cover the soul. 

Go into your own ground 

and learn 

to know yourself there.” 

~ Meister Eckhart

"Soft Surrender"

 artwork by ElizaTobin - available on etsy

"We must walk a fine line
 between surrender and engagement. 

As we individuate,
we learn to remain open 

to the nature of uncertainty in the journey,
allowing ourselves to fearlessly unfold. 

At the same time,
our active participation in the process

 functions as a kind of dialogue
between the ego and our Buddha-nature. 

We still pay the bills, do the washing up,
and take the kids to school." 

~Rob Preece

"Lotus Center"

artwork by ElizaTobin - available on etsy