Pondering....

I almost forgot to read my daily reflection today which would have been bad because today is such a great one.

When we begin questioning about our existence,
perhaps the question to begin with is -
"Do we exist at all in the first place?"

Our existential crisis,
or suffering from not understanding our existence,
begins from grasping to the illusion that we exist.

What are we...
but a collection of shifting feelings, perceptions,
mental formations and consciousnesses...
in a body of constantly changing elements?

If there is no real self, who is the questioner?

~ The Daily Enlightment

Isn't this just a great quote to reflect upon, to think about? It really does make you wonder if there is a self or if we are just a small part of something bigger after all. But what really defines existence in the first place?....

Whiter than the stones
of Stone Mountain—
autumn wind.
~BASHO

And another great short but poetic quote. I love quotes, they make you stop and think or sometime they just explain a complex situtation with a just a few words. My favorite one for this week is simply

You existence is enough to make at least one person happy.

I don't know who said that one, but it is so true. But then you got to question again if we really exist after all. :) Maybe I should ask a philosophy major on this one. ;)

BTW girls I love y'all. You are my bestest friends ever and y'all make college so much fun. :)