All the Buddhas of all the ages have been telling you a very simple fact: Be - don't try to become. Within these two words - being and becoming, your whole life is contained. Being is enlightenment, becoming is ignorance.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Enlightenment comes from accepting your current state rather than striving to become something else. The effort to change implies you are not enough as you are.
- In plain terms
- Accept who you are now instead of trying to become someone else.
- What can you take from it?
- Stop striving to improve and simply be present.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Where am I trying to become instead of being?
- What does it mean to accept myself fully right now?
Another view
Growth sometimes requires effort and intentional change.
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