Practicing is taking a stance. So even though the world gets swept away, you don’t get swept away. It offers you no shelter, but you’re finding shelter for the mind.

"Practicing is taking a stance. So even though the world gets swept away, you don’t get swept away. It offers you no shelter, but you’re finding shelter for the mind. In fact, shelter is one of the words for nibbana."

~ Thanissaro Bhikkhu "The Real World Isn’t for Real"

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