Covet conceit
to be free of it
embrace closely
all that is real
breathe in
and out.
Can you know
a resolving solution
unless you experienced
and recognize entirely
underlying problems
a striking revelation
breathe in and out.
Accept you covet
wallowing in conceit
so you find a way out
realizing this is neither
what you want nor real
essence of the wholesome
impatience to learn patience
tension to recognize serenity
confusion to realize clarity
thus embrace all that is
so it may transform
and then dissolve
breathing in
and out.
“J’en ai marre” — How much is too much?
How to keep coveting conceit at bay?
“He who wants a rose must respect her thorn.” (Persian proverb)
“Just as the sand settles into stillness… so too can the mind find clarity in silence.”
“Words are but one way to express our understanding… Sometimes, the heart speaks louder in silence than in sound. Compassion and love can flow through presence and action, beyond the confines of language.”
“It is time for the outer development of technology to be matched by the inner development of humanity. The world only changes when we envision the transformation we wish to see. The task for us is to imagine another way and shepherd it into being.”
— Jack Kornfield All in this together, pp. 23, 48, 49, and 89
Three famous guardians who don’t covet conceit
