If you are looking for a book to relax and to spend a calm moment The things you can see only when you slow down by Haemin Sunim is the perfect book you need!
Indeed, sometimes you are just tired of everything that is happening in your life, too many things in one day and you feel that you are overwhelmed, just take a break! Slow down and enjoy the present moment because 'now' is only what you have and will always have.
In the book, I discovered how to appreciate the present moment, how to find peace in my inner self, and the author helped me with simple messages to calm the anxieties of my daily life. I believe that it will definitely help you as it benefited me. During my reading, I can feel the author's wisdom, and his words almost have the therapeutic power to calm you down and leave your stress behind you.
Read this fantastic book written by Haemin Sunim, a zen Buddhist teacher, born in South Korea and educated at Berkeley, Havard, and Princeton.
My favorite quotes:💖
The person leading you toward spiritual awakening is not the one who praises you or is nice to you. Your spirituality deepens because of those who insult you and give you a hard time. They are your spiritual teachers in disguise.
Of all the words that pour out of our mouths every day, how many are borrowed from others? How often do we say something original? Is there such a thing as our own words anyway?
Life is like theater. You are assigned a role. If you don’t like a role, keep in mind that you have the power to re-create the role you want.
Being right isn’t nearly as important as being happy together.
An emotional reaction often leads to a regrettable outcome.
Do not expect others to follow your way. When things always go your way, it is easy to become arrogant. Just remember that the person who has made your life difficult today could be an undercover teacher sent from above, tasked with your spiritual growth.
Politicians always say what sounds good. But what they say does not always resonate with us – because their words are coming from their head, not from their heart.
Do you know why that conversation is so boring? Because we are trapped in politeness, unable to speak from the heart. Any conversation can become interesting and lively as soon as we start speaking with real honesty.
What our mind focuses on becomes our world.
It suggests that the world is experienced according to the state of one's mind.
Nothing is intrinsically good or bad. Good or bad is always relative. Compare your situation with someone that is worse. Now yours does not seem so bad after all.
You are so eager to help your friends, but you treat yourself so poorly.
Life teaches us through our mistakes.
When you make a mistake, simply ask yourself what you were meant to learn from it.
When we accept such lessons with humility and gratitude, we grow that much more.
Has something disappointed you? Has something made tout sad? It's the school of life trying to teach you an important lesson. When you feel ready, take the time to understand the lesson.
The flaw that you immediately notice in someone you meet is probably a flaw of yours, too. If you didn't have it, you wouldn't have noticed it so quickly.
No one is inherently good or bad. Only the circumstances in which we encounter each other are good or bad.
Why can't you trust that friend? Because you know all too well that you, too, are capable of lying in similar circumstances.
An exceptional relationship is not one with a good beginning but one with a good ending. Relationships often begin accidentally, but when it comes to ending them, we usually have choices. Choose the ending wisely.
This concerns me. If we consider someone's identity as rooted primarily in his hometown or the school he graduated from, we end up looking only at his past and not paying attention to his current skills or future vision.
Always go with your first choice if you can afford it. It is better than a life filled with regrets.
Where you live shapes you. Do you live in a place conducive to the pursuit of your dreams?
If we are brutally honest with ourselves, most things we do for others are in fact for ourselves.
Do not let people's opinions of you determine who you are. Instead of worrying about what others think, devote yourself to your dreams.
Dream big but start small.
Keep your thoughts positive, because your thoughts become your words. Keep your words positive, because your words become your behavior. Keep your behavior positive, because your habits become your habits. Keep your habits positive, because your habits become your values. Keep your values positive, because your value becomes your destiny.
Actions speak louder than words.
Some say they don't really know what they are looking for in life. This might be because of getting in touch with how they feel, they have led their lives according to other people's expectations. Live your life not to satisfy others, but to fulfill what your heart desires.
If you are raising a child, then remember this: it is okay for your child to do well in one area and not so well in others.
Try these two things at the same time: pretend you are a champion and work diligently at becoming one. The gap between belief and reality will soon be close.
It is a sign of great spiritual strength to keep someone's secret.
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