A piece of wisdom from
December 1, 2025 · Monday
The quote
“Are we to look at cherry blossoms only in full bloom, the moon only when it is cloudless? Branches about to blossom, or a garden strewn with faded flowers, are worthier of our admiration.”
— Yoshida Kenko · Wabi-Sabi
The concept
Longevity
You will probably die. The next forty years of habits decide when, and how.
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A practice for today
Before bed tonight, name one thing where the lesson of Longevity. You will probably die. The next forty years of habits decide when, and how.
From the Bhagavad Gita
Verse 2.22
वासांसि जीर्णानि यथा विहाय नवानि गृह्णाति नरोऽपराणि। तथा शरीराणि विहाय जीर्णान्यन्यानि संयाति नवानि देही॥
“As a person sheds worn-out clothes and puts on new ones, so does the embodied self shed worn-out bodies and take on new ones.”
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