#letting-go

If you want to be given everything, give everything up.

Waking up to who you are requires letting go of who you imagine yourself to be.

To breathe in, you must breathe out. To live, you must give up the clutch on life.

When you try to stay on the surface of the water, you sink; but when you try to sink, you float.

The root of all human anxiety is the attempt to hold your breath indefinitely.

Let go, and you find that the universe catches you every single time.

What is necessary is to give space to the quiet, subtle processes of the soul that happen when we cease to force our will.

One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.

Do not hold on to someone who is leaving, for you will not meet the one who is arriving.

The art of living is dying to the past every day.

Let go of the past, let go of the future, let go of the present, and cross to the further shore.

You only lose what you cling to.

In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.

Let what comes come, let what goes go. Find out what remains.

Do not hoard thoughts; let them pass like shadows.

Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go.

To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it.

Do not seek fame. Do not make plans. Do not be absorbed by activities. Do not think that you know.

Set your mind at ease in the great openness; do not calculate advantages and disadvantages.

Release your grip on past regrets; water that has flowed past the mill cannot turn the wheel again.

People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.

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.

Do not grieve over the broken cup; in the tavern of eternity, the wine is poured directly into the heart.

Let the grievance flow away into the river.

Do not look for the morning bird in the nest it abandoned yesterday.

We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.

Be like a tree and let the dead leaves drop.