A piece of wisdom from
May 8, 2019 · Wednesday
The quote
“Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.”
— African proverb · Ubuntu
The concept
Ikigai
The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life
Ikigai (þöƒÒüìþö▓µûÉ) is the reason you wake up in the morning. It lives at the meeting point of what you love, what you are good at, what the world needs, and what you can be paid for. Discover yours ÔÇö practically, not theoretically.…
A practice for today
When the next difficult feeling arrives, ask yourself: the lesson of Ikigai. The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life.
From the Bhagavad Gita
Verse 12.13
अद्वेष्टा सर्वभूतानां मैत्रः करुण एव च। निर्ममो निरहङ्कारः समदुःखसुखः क्षमी॥
“He who hates no creature, who is friendly and compassionate, free from the sense of "I" and "mine", equal in pain and pleasure, patient — such a person is dear to me.”
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