"To take responsibility for peace in your world is genuinely heroic. Practicing meditation can be hard on your stiff body and restless mind, but it does not hurt anyone. No one is harmed by your practice; indeed, everyone is helped. When you are still, no eyebrows are arched, no fists are clenched, no fingers are tapped, no sideways glances are given. When you are quiet, nothing mean, cruel, or critical is said. We have the power to transform everything when we have the courage to do nothing." -- Karen Maezen Miller
What are you noticing about your practice of quietness and peace?
... for Mindful Monday
Source: Miller, Karen Maezen. Paradise in Plain Sight: Lessons from a Zen Garden. Novato, CA: New World Library, 2014, p. 65.
Photo credit: "Quiet Road," Christine Vaufrey, 2011.
We have the power to transform everything when we have the courage to do nothing.” — an excellent line.