"Umupo ka. Pista sa iyong buhay."
Maganda ang isinulat ng mahusay na guro ng Zen na si Thich Nhat Hanh tungkol sa kung bakit nagsisimula ang pag-aaral na mahalin ang iba sa pag-aaral na mahalin ang ating sarili — isang damdamin na maaaring ipagwalang-bahala ng reaktibong modernong mapang-uyam bilang bakanteng fodder ng mga self-help na aklat, ngunit ang isa na higit na isinasaalang-alang ang pagmuni-muni ay nagpapakita ng pagiging totoo at labis na hindi komportable. Ano, pagkatapos ng lahat, ang ibig sabihin ng pagmamahal sa sarili — lalo na kung naghahangad tayong maging hindi makasarili at mapagbigay, at malampasan ang ilusyon na ego-shell na tinatawag nating sarili ?
Iyan ang sinabi ng makata at manunulat ng dulang Caribbean na si Derek Walcott (b. Enero 23, 1930) — isang manunulat ng gayong pambihirang kakayahan sa patula na ang kanyang 1992 Nobel Prize sa Literatura ay lumilitaw na hindi sapat na sukat ng kanyang kahusayan at mesmerism — address na may maliwanag na sidewise gleam sa kanyang tula na pinamagatang : Poems na pinamagatang : Love. 1948–1984 ( pampublikong aklatan ).
Sa isang archival On Being episode na pinamagatang “Opening to Our Lives,” binasa ng mindfulness pioneer na si Jon Kabat-Zinn ang obra maestra ni Walcott — walang alinlangan na isa sa mga pinakadakilang, pinaka-nakapagpapalakas ng kaluluwa na mga tula na naisulat kailanman. Mangyaring tangkilikin:
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Found it! https://flic.kr/p/5Ugepo
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Haven't contacted the photographers, but descriptions on Flickr indicate San Francisco, CA, Land's End
Is it possible to find the credit for the photo of the labyrinth by the sea that illustrates the soundcloud reading of the poem? I hope to find out more about where that photo was taken, and if it is possible to visit that location. Thanks
That I'm busy reposting every article that I read on your site - says it all !
Hello,
Great site. Look forward to the daily post. Only to add (if it doesn't, delete) to the front page quote by Shakyamuni Buddha it's interesting that it's a transliteration of the Pali Canon:
Searching all directions
with one’s awareness,
one finds no one dearer
than oneself.
In the same way, others
are fiercely dear to themselves.
So one should not hurt others
if one loves oneself.
The subtle difference is that self-hate is pretty much unknown outside the West. Thank you.