“Johnny, what have you done in the kitchen?!” “What do you mean?” “I can’t find anything! I mean, what’s in this tin?! Peaches? Tomato soup? Mushy peas? How am I supposed to know? It’s hopeless! And you just back from a spiritual retreat!” “I had to do it, mother?” “Oh, you did, did you?!” “Yes, I did.” “And why is that?” “The guru was very clear: the first act of insight is to throw away the labels.”<\/p>\n
Labels – for kitchens, but not for life.<\/em><\/p>\n Taken from ‘One-Minute Mystic’ by Simon Parke (http:\/\/www.simonparke.com\/<\/a>). Available on amazon.co.uk (http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/<\/a>).<\/p>\n Les Bo\u00eetes de Conserve sans \u00c9tiquette<\/span><\/p>\n “Johnny, qu’est-ce que t’as fait dans la cuisine ?” “Que veux-tu dire ?” “Je ne trouve plus rien. Je veux dire, qu’est-ce qu’il y a dans cette bo\u00eete de conserve ? Des p\u00eaches ? De la soupe aux tomates ? De la pur\u00e9e de petits pois ? Comment vais-je le savoir maintenant ? C’est absurde. Dire que tu rentres tout juste d’une retraite spirituelle !” “Il fallait que je le fasse, m\u00e8re.” “Et tu l’as fait.” “Oui.” “Pourquoi ?” “Le gourou avait \u00e9t\u00e9 tr\u00e8s clair : le premier pas vers la sagesse consiste \u00e0 \u00e9liminer toutes les \u00e9tiquettes.”<\/p>\n Les \u00e9tiquettes appartiennent \u00e0 la cuisine, et non \u00e0 la vie.<\/em><\/p>\n Tir\u00e9 de\u00a0 ‘M\u00e9ditation Minute’ par Simon Parke (http:\/\/www.simonparke.com\/<\/a>). Disponible d’amazon.co.uk (http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" “Johnny, what have you done in the kitchen?!” “What do you mean?” “I can’t find anything! I mean, what’s in this tin?! Peaches? Tomato soup? Mushy peas? How am I supposed to know? It’s hopeless! And you just back from … Continue reading