"Joy is being willing for things to be…" — Joko Beck

"Joy is being willing for things to be as they are."

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29 Quotes by Joko Beck

Joko Beck has 29 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

We have self-centered minds which get us into plenty of trouble. If we do not come to understand the error…
We learn in our guts, not just in our brain, that a life of joy is not in seeking happiness,…
How do we know if our practice is a real practice? Only by one thing: more and more, we just…
Awareness is our true self; it's what we are. So we don't have to try to develop awareness; we simply…
If I were to tell you that your life is already perfect, whole, and complete just as it is, you…
We have to face the pain we have been running from. In fact, we need to learn to rest in…
My dog doesn't worry about the meaning of life. She may worry if she doesn't get her breakfast, but she doesn't…
We are just living this moment; we don't have to live 150,000 moments at once. We are only living one.…
What does open us is sharing our vulnerabilities. Sometimes we see a couple who has done this difficult work over…
Life is a second-by-second miracle.
Practice can be stated very simply. It is moving from a life of hurting myself and others to a life…
Meditation is not about doing something

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This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would… — Hannah Arendt
Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth… — Pietro Aretino
Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento

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