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ever-moving, ever-renewed by the ebb and flow of the tides. Like water, if life does not flow, it becomes stagnant.
In order to adjust to the laws of nature, all forins accept change. We can learn even from the trees. In the fall, they give up their leaves. They do not resist. It is a process, a catharsis, a fasting, a cleansing, a shedding. It is throwing away the old in order to inake room for the new. There is no sorrow or påin. There is deep patience. There is deep wisdom. They know that the life force is retained. Heat remains in their roots.
The tree knows: “If I want new leaves, I have to give up old ones.” Similarly, if you want to feel fresh and make room for the new, let there be a shedding, a fall in every season of your life. Let yourself experience a renewal each day, each moment. Drop away old thoughts like dry leaves and open yourself to new ways of thinking and living. If you want to expand and grow, keep your relationship with the universe continually positive, receptive, expectant.
At the heart of Eastern philosophy is the teaching of detachment. What is this philosophy? It is merely
