Slowness

Desires only appear to contain imperatives. Also in: Waking-up, Mindfulness, Slowness.
For the Sage, cravings happen in slow motion. Also in: Daoism, Slowness.
Rest is not for being able to be more productive. Also in: Human, Slowness.
Practice is something we do for the rest of our lives. Also in: Buddhism, Slowness.
Practice grows the amount of life you can hold with becoming upset, without it dominating you. Also in: Buddhism, Slowness, Mindfulness.
Let action emerge from experience. Also in: Buddhism, Daoism, Slowness.
When we avoid a (negative) task, we avoid the (negative) emotions associated with it. Also in: Human, Slowness.
True contentment is when desires have been diminished, not when they have been fulfilled. Also in: Daoism, Slowness.
Have patient determination: just commit to the next step on the path. Also in: Buddhism, Slowness.
Conquer by quiescence, by getting underneath. Also in: Daoism, Slowness.
"I don't know." Remind yourself of the fact, not try to make it know. Also in: Nondual, Slowness.
Meditation is about resting. Not-doing, relaxing, refreshing, recharging. Also in: Mindfulness, Buddhism, Slowness.
Nothing to gain, no results. Just the process. Also in: Buddhism, Experience, Slowness.
Wait for a better question to arise from loose and open attention. Also in: Slowness, Experience.
The problem is the reactivity, triggered by the underlying feeling tone, creating a compelling narrative. Also in: Buddhism, Slowness, Mindfulness.
The freedom is in the not-(becoming). Also in: Buddhism, Slowness.
Not analysis, but unthinking absorption. Also in: Buddhism, Slowness.
Learn to sense the feeling tone (vedana) before you become entangled and start to spiral. Also in: Mindfulness, Buddhism, Slowness.
Ask questions to sustain wonder and curiosity, not to uncover facts or answers. Also in: Experience, Slowness.
Following the breath will always bring you back to the stillness within. Also in: Experience, Slowness.
The Middle Way. Both indulgence and deprivation are equally useless for liberation. Also in: Buddhism, Slowness, Human.
Do everything with two hands. Also in: Buddhism, Slowness.
Walk until the heat goes out of it. Also in: Resilience, Slowness.
Some ideas are too big to take in once and completely. Also in: Slowness.
Proceeding slowly means mistakes instruct. Also in: Slowness, Mindfulness.
Excess invites disaster. Also in: Daoism, Slowness, Mindfulness.
Find calm by suspending the why. Also in: Buddhism, Slowness.
Work patiently, steadily, calmly. Allow ample time. Also in: Buddhism, Slowness, Acceptance.
Wait in, instead of wait for. Also in: Slowness, Acceptance.
To do things carefully, do them quietly. Also in: Slowness, Mindfulness.
Constantly "scratching the itch" conditions the mind to keep looking for more stimulation. Also in: Human, Slowness, Mindfulness.
Leave space for things to untangle themselves. Also in: Slowness, Mindfulness, Resilience.
We need perspective: we exaggerate what's close to us. Also in: Human, Slowness.
Let go. Don't push, don't pull. Make space. Also in: Buddhism, Acceptance, Slowness.
Have wise ignorance. Stop frantically conceptualising. Also in: Daoism, Experience, Slowness.
Be patient in understanding the complexity of a predicament. Don't rush to a solution. Also in: Slowness.
Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet. Also in: Stoicism, Acceptance, Slowness.
Treat the events of life like trays of snacks at a party. Also in: Stoicism, Slowness.
Wu wei. Avoid assertion, practice inaction. Also in: Slowness, Daoism, Acceptance.
Withhold judgement. Also in: Slowness, Buddhism, Daoism.
Slow your tempo. Also in: Slowness, Daoism, Mindfulness.
Respond rather than react. Intensity and reactivity breed more of the same. Also in: Buddhism, Stoicism, Slowness, Love.
Movement masks dukkha. Also in: Mindfulness, Buddhism, Slowness.
Make time to reflect. Reflection is where we cement learning. Also in: Mindfulness, Stoicism, Slowness.
Curb your ambition. Also in: Slowness, Daoism.

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