The things you can see only when you slow down
作者: Haemin Sunim 初版: 2012 一位韓國籍的作者,接受西方教育,佛家禪修學者,信眾遍世界並經常巡迴講學和分享° 本書從書名就已經令人平靜下來,尤其自己過著每天爭分奪秒的生活,慢下來是一種奢侈行為,但其實只是一種慣性和焦急的心理态度,本質跟「貪」是相關的,主要是貪婪完成更多更多的東西。 作者叫大家慢下來,不單指行為,其實更重要的是思緒。因此我也懷著平靜的思緒去細讀此書,發現很多有啟發的字句,籍此記錄並分享。 - Wisdom is not something we have to acquire. Rather, it raises naturally as we slow down and notice what is already there. - Reality exists because our minds exist. - Pure attention without judgement is not only the highest form of human intelligence, but also the expression of love. - Being right isn’t really as important as being happy together. - Maturity is that we should not take our thoughts too seriously, and must learn to curb our ego and see the bigger picture. - If you consider only your side, you are no different from a child. - Happiness means finding a moment of joy in those ordinary hours. - It is not always a good thing to get what you want. If it always happens, it is easy to become lazy and arrogant. You may lose ability to empathise...