"Your mind is a garden, your thoughts are the seeds, the harvest can either be flowers or weeds."
Nick Polizzi daily email today:
I came across the little saying below yesterday and felt called to share it.
"Your mind is a garden, your thoughts are the seeds, the harvest can either be flowers or weeds."
Our thoughts often pass behind our eyelids without much investigation into their origin -- as though these assemblages of information are out of our control, a simple reaction to something we just witnessed.
But are they really so untamable?
In Eastern religions, particularly Tibetan Buddhism, there is a notion of cultivating spaciousness or breathing room between our inner world and any events that are transpiring around us. It takes a little practice, but if we learn to hold space for whatever the "outer us" is experiencing, we can begin to examine the thoughts, beliefs and patterns that are running through our minds.
Will this thought help me evolve and thrive or will it hinder me?
If it passes this simple litmus test, we nourish it. If it is toxic or doesn't serve our highest ideals, we know it's time to set up spiritual shop and trace it down to its roots for further exploration and healing work.
"Spiritual life is a lot like gardening. We till and cultivate the garden of our heart, planting seeds of presence, openness and the ability to respect whatever arises. We water each one so the things which are beautiful in us can blossom." - Jack Kornfield
Master gardeners and small farmers never stop minding their soil, even in times of abundance when the plants are flourishing. In order to create a healthy ecosystem, they must be aware of the natural rhythms and character of their particular plot.
If everything is roses in your life right now, it doesn't mean your inner gardening is done. On the other hand, if you're going through a rough patch today, don't think it's too late to start planting new seeds.
We humans tend to get spiritual in a hurry when big life challenges arise, but when the rain clouds part, we forget to continue our higher practices. What we often forget is that the deep work we did in the hard times is what sprouted the happy times we're now enjoying.
A parting question: Looking within at your own inner garden, where is there a seedling of potential waiting to be watered? Are there any "weeds" just waiting to be compassionately released back into the ethers?
Stay curious,
Nick Polizzi
Host of Proven: Healing Breakthroughs Backed By Science
& Founder of The Sacred Science
Comments
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I love that first poem. I think that's so true.
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Thanks for sharing, this gives me pause to think about what is going on in my "mind garden" when there is too much snow to have a plant garden.
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I am a fan of Nick Polizzi and his work!
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