A piece of wisdom from
October 7, 2023 · Saturday
The quote
“In the original family hoʻoponopono, the elder gathered everyone, the wronged spoke, the wrongdoer spoke, both said the four phrases, and the matter was placed in a stone and buried at sea. It did not return.”
— Mary Kawena Pukui · Hoʻoponopono
The concept
Hygge
The Danish art of cozy contentment, warmth, presence, and finding enough in small things.
Denmark is consistently among the happiest countries on earth, through long, dark, expensive winters, and Danes credit hygge (pronounced HOO-gah). It is not a thing you buy; it is an atmosphere you create: candlelight instead of glare, a wa…
A practice for today
When the next difficult feeling arrives, ask yourself: the lesson of Hygge. The Danish art of cozy contentment, warmth, presence, and finding enough in small things.
From the Bhagavad Gita
Verse 5.22
ये हि संस्पर्शजा भोगा दुःखयोनय एव ते। आद्यन्तवन्तः कौन्तेय न तेषु रमते बुधः॥
“The pleasures born of contact with external objects are wombs of suffering. They have a beginning and an end. The wise do not delight in them.”
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