“Things go their own sweet way, whether you let them or not. The rose blooms without your approval and dies without your consent. Even though you haven’t issued directions, the streetcar rings its bell, the taxi stops to pick up a man in a gray suit. The world runs perfectly. It’s all done without you. It’s all done for you, whether or not you interfere. Even your interference is life living itself out through you. Life continually pours forth its gifts and lives itself out in its own sweet way. All you need to do is notice. That’s true mastery.”
- Byron Katie - A Thousand Names For Joy, ch. 48
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Heaven isn’t something to achieve, it’s something to notice.