Exploring The Backcountry
Brief Philosophies on Leadership
Do you have the patience to wait
Until all your mud settles and the water is clear?
Can you remain unmoving
Until the right action arises by itself?
by Lao Tzu
Lao Tzu, meaning Old One, is a Chinese philosopher considered to be of the 6th Century BC. Some modern historians speculate that Lao Tzu is a mythical figure.
The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.
by Michel de Montaigne
French philosopher, 1533-1592
Bodhichitta is a Sanskrit word that means means “noble or awakened heart. “ Those who train wholeheartedly in awakening bodhichitta are called bodhisattvas—not warriors who kill but warriors of nonaggression who hear the cries of the world. Warrior-bodhisattvas enter challenging situations in order to alleviate suffering.
by Pema Chodron
American Buddhist nun, student of Tibetan meditation master, Chogyam Trungpa. Above passage comes from Chodron’s book, Comfortable with Uncertainty, ©2002.
