Quote from Awake in the World
Awake in the World: Teachings from Yoga and Buddhism for Living an Engaged Life
by Michael Stone
Shambhala Publications, Boston, Massachusetts © 2011 208 pp.Days and nights, in waking, standing still, sitting and lying down, if you always contemplate in this way, you will know that your own body is like the moon in water, the reflection in a mirror, the heat waves in a hot day, the echo in the empty valley. You cannot say it is a being because even if you try to catch it you cannot see its substance. You cannot say it is non-being either because it is clearly in front of your eyes.
"Last night after our final meditation session, as I walked out of the hall, I looked back at the cushions lined up in rows and felt all the hard work and also the quietness of the day. My breathing was easy. When I walked outside I felt a longing to turn around and sit back down for the rest of the night. As we end retreat, notice where the energy wants to move for you -- forward into the world or hanging on to the peaceful silence of retreat -- and see if you can continually attend to each arising moment and shift over and over again into each new situation. " -- Michael Stone (p. 104)
-- quote submitted by Jennifer Knight
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