Concept
Rest
Stopping. Not as a reward for finishing, which never comes, but as a thing a person is allowed to do while the work is still there.
16 passages · 11 traditions
Astrology
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Christian
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Matthew 11:28–30"Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you will find rest for y…PracticeAn instruction for practice
The Practice of the Presence of God, Fourth ConversationHe told me that all consists in one hearty renunciation of everything which we are sensible does not lead to GOD; that we might accustom ourselves to a continual conversation with Him, with…
Confucian
Hindu
Jewish
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Secular reflection
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Reflection: The day starts the night beforeThe day starts when you lay your head down. Whatever you hand to the dark is what will be waiting in the morning, already dressed and standing by the bed. Most people spend the last hour of…ReflectionWritten for this collection
Reflection: The weight you are carryingTiredness lies about its own cause. It presents as a failure of character — you are lazy, you are behind, you should be managing this — when the actual reading is much duller. You have been…
Stoic
PhilosophyA philosophical argument
Meditations IV.3This then remains: Remember to retire into this little territory of thy own, and above all do not distract or strain thyself, but be free, and look at things as a man, as a human being, as a…PhilosophyA philosophical argument
On the Shortness of Life, 1–2The greater part of mankind, my Paulinus, complains of the unkindness of Nature, because we are born only for a short space of time, and that this allotted period of life runs away so swiftl…PhilosophyA philosophical argument
On Peace of Mind, 17It also proves a fertile source of troubles if you take pains to conceal your feelings and never show yourself to anyone undisguised, but, as many men do, live an artificial life, in order t…
Taoist
PracticeAn instruction for practice
Tao Teh King, ch. 10When the intelligent and animal souls are held together in one embrace, they can be kept from separating. When one gives undivided attention to the (vital) breath, and brings it to the utmos…ScriptureRead as scripture by its tradition
Tao Teh King, ch. 16The (state of) vacancy should be brought to the utmost degree, and that of stillness guarded with unwearying vigour. All things alike go through their processes of activity, and (then) we se…