Seeking And Finding

Look, and it can’t be seen.
Listen, and it can’t be heard.
Reach, and it can’t be grasped. –Tao Te Ching by Lao-Tzu (translation by Stephen Mitchell)

“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.” ― Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha

“The contemplative way of life is so called because it’s the way of life devoted to the cultivation of contemplative experience. That’s our starting place. To contemplate means to observe carefully, to pay close attention. Most of the things that we notice, we notice in passing, on our way to something else; then, every so often, something gives us reason to pause. Something catches our eye or draws our attention, and we’re drawn for a moment to ponder or to reflect on that which awakened us in this way.” -James Finley, “Turning To The Mystics” podcast

“I was found by those who did not seek me; I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me.” -Romans 10:20

“Life is like a finger pointing away to the moon. Don’t concentrate on the finger or you will miss all that heavenly glory.” -Bruce Lee, Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee’s Wisdom for Daily Living

If you spend all your time seeking, you’ll never have any time finding (another word for finding might be enjoying).

And perhaps all that you seek, you already have. You just don’t realize it because you’re too busy seeking.