Embrace impermanence and the flow of life from "summary" of The Presence Process by Michael Brown
Life is a constantly changing river, always flowing, never standing still. This is the natural way of things. We are like leaves on this river, being carried along by the current. We must learn to embrace this impermanence, to accept it as the fundamental truth of our existence. It is in fighting against this flow, in trying to hold on to what is passing away, that we create suffering for ourselves. When we resist the natural flow of life, when we cling to what is transient and ephemeral, we are like a tree trying to hold on to its leaves in the autum...
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