Sharon,

I like Sharon Salzberg’s story of the meditator trying to build a comfortable
meditation chair and realizing he was already sitting on one ;) (I have a
special tall forward sloping chair)

A quick note: (It is too hot in Sydney tonight). In the past I’ve found myself
searching the web for hours and then realizing all I had to do to be satisfied
was to breathe! And to realize that I already have 99.9% of what I need in the
present moment to be happy.

With metta / Antony.

From: shar_63 (sharonwerner@...)
Sent: Monday, 16 November 2009 1:11:43 AM
To: Buddhaviharas@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Buddhaviharas] Sharon Salzberg - general Brahmaviharasþ

"We can travel a long way and do many different things but our
deepest happiness is not born from accumulating experiences. It is
born from letting go of what is unnecessary and knowing ourselves to
be always at home. True happiness may not be at all far away, but it
requires a radical change of view as to where to find it. . . .

"Sometimes we take quite a journey - physically or mentally or
emotionally - when the very love and happiness we want so much can be
found by just sitting down. We spend our lives searching for
something we think we don't have, something that will make us happy.
But the key to our deepest happiness lies in changing our vision of
where to seek it. As the great Japanese poet and Zen master Hakuin
said, 'Not knowing how near the Truth is, people seek it far away.
What a pity! They are like one who, in the midst of water, cries out
in thirst so imploringly.'"

~ Sharon Salzberg, "Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of
Happiness" Shambhala Publications, 1995

May this be of benefit.


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