Quotes added on Thursday, April 30 2015
I give up.
You Are Also Correct
Two monks who came out of a lecture by their master went on a hot debate regarding what they heard during the lecture. Each of them insited that his understanding was the correct one. To settle the dispute, they went to see the master for a judgement.
After hearing the argument put forth by the first monk, the master said, "You are correct!" The monk was overjoy. Casting a winner's glance at his friend, he left the room.
The second monk was upset and started to pour out what he thought to the master. After he finished, the master looked at him and said, "You are correct, too." Hearing this, the second monk brightened up and went away.
A third monk who was also in the room was greatly puzzled by what he saw. He said to the master, "I am confused, master! Their positions regarding the issue are completely opposite. They can't be both right! How could you say that they are both correct?"
The master smiled as he looked into the eyes of this third monk, "You are also correct!"
Two monks who came out of a lecture by their master went on a hot debate regarding what they heard during the lecture. Each of them insited that his understanding was the correct one. To settle the dispute, they went to see the master for a judgement.
After hearing the argument put forth by the first monk, the master said, "You are correct!" The monk was overjoy. Casting a winner's glance at his friend, he left the room.
The second monk was upset and started to pour out what he thought to the master. After he finished, the master looked at him and said, "You are correct, too." Hearing this, the second monk brightened up and went away.
A third monk who was also in the room was greatly puzzled by what he saw. He said to the master, "I am confused, master! Their positions regarding the issue are completely opposite. They can't be both right! How could you say that they are both correct?"
The master smiled as he looked into the eyes of this third monk, "You are also correct!"
''It's okay.
It doesn't have to be today.
You don't have to be the best.
You don't have to prove anything.
You don't have to speak.
You don't have to pretend.
Sleep.
Draw.
Write.
Color.
It's okay.
Put the weapon down.''
GROUP QUESTION:
What is an area
in your life that you struggle with
that you want to
focus on
changing right
now?
For me, I have always struggled with consistency. It is a huge focus of mine that I am working on diligently to maintain. Consistency in the things I must do daily to succeed. That spans through several facets of my life, but I know it is an area that I struggle with, but I am working on it. How about you?
For me, I have always struggled with consistency. It is a huge focus of mine that I am working on diligently to maintain. Consistency in the things I must do daily to succeed. That spans through several facets of my life, but I know it is an area that I struggle with, but I am working on it. How about you?
