« I discovered that to float there was nothing to do. Without resistance, without tension, the swimmer who excels in the art of floating, has nothing to do. This non-sports activity could inspire an art of living: do nothing, not fight, not to oppose, not to discuss the real but to let itself float in it. Detachment, in the midst of the wave of passions, is the art of floating happily. »
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Alexandre Jollien
The Naked Philosopher |
Alexandre Jollien
The Naked Philosopher
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« An adequate desire is a desire that is born deep within oneself and is not imported from the outside. It seems to me that this is the one to visit. »
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Alexandre Jollien
Small Treatise on Abandonment: Thoughts to Welcome Life as It Proposes |
Alexandre Jollien
Small Treatise on Abandonment: Thoughts to Welcome Life as It Proposes
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« One of the conversions of my life was to stop asking myself: "What do I need to be happy?" but: "How can I be in joy, here and now. »
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Alexandre Jollien
Small Treatise on Abandonment: Thoughts to Welcome Life as It Proposes |
Alexandre Jollien
Small Treatise on Abandonment: Thoughts to Welcome Life as It Proposes
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