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“People suffer because they are caught in their views. As soon as we release those views, we are free and we don’t suffer anymore.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh
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The art of being yourself | Caroline McHugh | TEDxMiltonKeynesWomen
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Paul McCartney – Blackbird (Live Version fom 70s)
In 2018, McCartney further elaborated on the song’s meaning, explaining
that “blackbird” should be interpreted as “black girl”, in the context
of the civil rights troubles in southern 1960s US.
Blackbird
Blackbird singing in the dead of night, take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life, you were only waiting for this moment to arise
Blackbird singing in the dead of night, take these sunken eyes and learn to see
All your life, you were only waiting for this moment to be free
Blackbird fly
Blackbird fly, into the light of a dark black night
Blackbird singing in the dead of night, take these sunken eyes and learn to see
All your life, you were only waiting for this moment to be free
You were only waiting for this moment to be free
You were only waiting for this moment to be free
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What could I say to you that would be of value, except that perhaps you seek too much, that as a result of your seeking you cannot find. … When someone is seeking, it happens quite easily that he only sees the thing that he is seeking; that he is unable to find anything, unable to absorb anything, because he is only thinking of the thing he is seeking, because he has a goal, because he is obsessed with his goal. Seeking means: to have a goal; but finding means: to be free, to be receptive, to have no goal. You, O worthy one, are perhaps indeed a seeker, for in striving towards your goal, you do not see many things that are under your nose.
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Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything – anger, anxiety, or possessions – we cannot be free.