“Girl with Ducks” | Anthony Satori
“You do not have to be responsible for the world you are in. Just do your part, as well as you can. That is enough.”
– John von Neumann
Do Your Part as Well as You Can
simplicity
Simple Life
“Confucius” | Anthony Satori
“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.”
– Confucius
Stop worrying about things that are outside the bounds of your control. Let them go. Also, stop worrying about things that are within the bounds of your control. Control them. That is, take the best action within your reach, right now, to make them better – and then leave the rest to God.
Elegance
“Clear Blue” | Anthony Satori
“Elegance is achieved when all that is superfluous has been discarded and the human being discovers simplicity and concentration: the simpler the posture, the more beautiful it will be.”
– Paulo Coelho
Grasshopper
“Buddha” –|– Anthony Satori
“When a grasshopper sits on a blade of grass, it has no thought of separation, resistance, or blame. Children seem to prefer dragonflies whose wings and bellies are as red as chili peppers. But the green grasshopper blends completely with the green grass, and children rarely notice it. It neither retreats nor beckons. It knows nothing of philosophy or ideals. It is simply grateful for its ordinary life. Dash across the meadow, my dear friend.”
– Thich Nhat Hanh
Lemonade
“Lemonade” | Anthony Satori
“If people sat outside and looked at the stars each night, I’ll bet they’d live a lot differently.”
— Bill Watterson
Cobalt Blue
“Cobalt Blue” | Anthony Satori
“The way of the creative works through change and transformation, so that each thing receives its true nature and destiny and comes into permanent accord with the great harmony: this is what furthers and what perseveres.”
— I Ching
Awakening
“Awakening” | Anthony Satori
“That is the real spiritual awakening, when something emerges from within you that is deeper than who you thought you were. So, the person is still there, but one could almost say that something more powerful shines through the person.”
— Eckhart Tolle
Summer Nights
“Summer Nights” | Anthony Satori
“Only those who have cultivated the art of living completely in the present have any use for making plans for the future, for when the plans mature they will be able to enjoy the results.”
— Alan Watts
This Happiness
“This Happiness” | Anthony Satori
“This happiness consisted of nothing else but the harmony of the few things around me with my own existence, a feeling of contentment and well-being that needed no changes and no intensification.”
— Hermann Hesse
A philosophy of simplicity, and the cultivation of inner/outer harmony, these are the sources of true happiness. The contented one knows that happiness is not something “out there” that needs to be chased and pursued, but rather, if one understands and internalizes the principles of simplicity and harmony, everything that is needed for happiness is right here, right now, within reach, right in our own backyard.
This does not, however, mean that the contented one does not appreciate and savor every moment of new experience, of elevated quality, of unique elegance and beauty. In fact, it is quite the opposite. Because the contented one does not need these things to be truly happy, such treasures can be openly welcomed into their world, and the greatest pleasure and value and joy can be derived from them — naturally and purely — when they arrive.
Enlightenment is Always There
“In the Night” | Anthony Satori
“Enlightenment is always there. Small enlightenment will bring great enlightenment. If you breathe in and are aware that you are alive — that you can touch the miracle of being alive — then that is a kind of enlightenment.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh
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