Musings on Balance
I say, let your affairs be as two or three, and not a hundred or a thousand; instead of a million, count a half dozen, and keep your accounts to a thumbnail...simplify, simplify, simplify. -Thoureau
From the Art of Pilgrimage:The five excellent practices of pilgrimage:
- Practice the arts of attention and listening.
- Renew yourself everyday.
- Practice meandering to the center of every place.
- Practice the ritual of reading sacred texts.
- Practice gratitude and praise singing.
Reflect on this: What is enough?