Creating Space
Practicing creating space is a first step toward experiencing basic happiness.
While we are creating space, we can experience a break from any tension and
looping thoughts that were crowding in on us. They may still be lurking in
our mind, but they no longer define how we feel. Creating space gives us a
taste of the natural mental peace and steadiness that is uncovered once our
thoughts and emotions lose their power to carry us away from the present
moment. Wouldn't it be wonderful to experience this peace in any situation?
-- from "Radically Happy: A User's Guide to the Mind", by Phakchok Rinpoche
and Erric Solomon, published by Shambhala Publications
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