| A commentary on the wisdom of various quotes | | | | who looks inside, awakens." |
| from the movie Kung Fu Panda. | | | | Where are you looking for your truth: inside or |
| Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery. | | | | outside? |
| Today? Today is a gift. That's why we call it the | | | | The people around you are living their lives and |
| present. | | | | following their truth. "My truth is not your truth", |
| A great quote and probably the most well-known | | | | as Bruce Lee said. Don't confuse the truth of |
| saying in Kung Fu Panda (and catchy too!). | | | | other people with your own truth. Exert yourself |
| Tomorrow is over and finished with. Whatever | | | | in finding your own path and follow it with your |
| happened, happened. Whatever didn't happen, | | | | heart. There are no secret ingredients. Everything |
| didn't happen. Spending time and energy in the | | | | you need to be you - to 'make' you - is inside |
| present fretting over things that are now history | | | | you already. |
| is a waste of your resources. | | | | One often meets his destiny on the road he |
| Tomorrow is a mystery. We don't know what | | | | takes to avoid it |
| tomorrow will bring. Your life could change | | | | A lot of the first half of the movie is about the |
| dramatically in the next 24 hours...or perhaps | | | | characters - including Po, the Kung Fu Panda |
| tomorrow will be much the same as today. | | | | himself - accepting that the overweight bear is |
| Whatever plans you may make, the future is out | | | | indeed the Dragon Warrior. It is his destiny but |
| of your direct control. | | | | only Master Wugui can see that. |
| But today? Today is a gift. It is yours to have | | | | You are who you are. Discover who you are and |
| here and now. Right now you have control over | | | | love yourself for who you are. Respect yourself |
| your thoughts and your feelings. It may not | | | | for who you are. Banish influences that will ask |
| always seem that way, but it's true. You do. That | | | | you to do anything other than fulfill your own |
| was the great 'secret' discovered by Viktor Frankl | | | | unique destiny. Taking your life off on a tangent |
| in the hell of Auschwitz. You, and only you, have | | | | may bring achievement, success, accomplishment |
| the power to assign meaning to your present | | | | and so on but how do you feel five minutes later? |
| circumstances and condition. And therein lies the | | | | If reaching those goals has been contrary to your |
| chance for change and an opportunity for growth. | | | | nature you will know it straight away. Despite the |
| Decide today what meaning you want to attach | | | | successes you will be left with an empty, hollow |
| to events in your life. Do not allow yourself to be | | | | feeling, wondering why everyone was making |
| subjugated to alien meanings imposed on your | | | | such a fuss about this latest thing you have done. |
| from those around you. This is your present for | | | | Now, you can see right through it and see it for |
| yourself. | | | | what it is: an illusion. Sooner or later, you will be |
| There are no accidents | | | | forced to take a long, hard look at yourself once |
| Master Wugui (Oogway) is the fountain of | | | | again and consider the direction your life is heading |
| wisdom in Kung Fu Panda and this is a great | | | | in. Take a moment now and consider if your |
| quote from him that hints at the underlying | | | | heart is telling you that your current path is your |
| oneness of existence. There are no accidents...only | | | | destiny. If not, you will save yourself a lot of time |
| events. What we see before us is the | | | | and effort to recalibrate your guidance system |
| mind-bogglingly complex, but nevertheless real, | | | | and head back in the direction you know deep |
| interactions between particles that are invisible to | | | | inside you should be going in. |
| all but the most powerful microscopes. These | | | | This is a central teaching in Kung Fu Panda |
| particles may cause apparent accidents to | | | | Let go of the illusion of control |
| happen, but that is an illusion, as Master Wugui | | | | Another great one from Master Wugui. |
| points out. It is us, our ego-driven selves, branding | | | | This refers to both internal and external control. |
| an event an accident that obscures the greater | | | | Externally, Master Wugui is talking about |
| truth of unity from our perception. The Universe | | | | overcoming the idea that you can control things |
| knows what it is doing. It is in control; perfect and | | | | outside yourself. In one of the great moments of |
| beautiful in its harmony. | | | | Kung Fu Panda Master Wugui stresses that the |
| There are no secret ingredients | | | | seed from a peach will grow into a peach tree. It |
| This is my favorite quote from Kung Fu Panda. | | | | is its nature. It can't fight it and it doesn't try. You |
| There are no secret ingredients. You don't need | | | | may not want a peach tree; you may prefer |
| any 'secrets'. The 'secret', if that is what it is, is to | | | | apples. But you won't get an apple tree from a |
| harmonize with your true nature and maintain that | | | | peach seed. An attempt to control the nature of |
| harmony throughout your life. You are enough; | | | | peach seed is delusion. |
| you have everything that you need to live your | | | | Internally, the quote again reminds us that we |
| life. You just need to be very sure that it is | | | | can't ultimately control our true nature. Trying to |
| indeed your life that you are living and not | | | | do so is a temporary illusion, but one that can |
| someone else's. Another one of my favorite | | | | potentially cause tremendous damage to yourself |
| quotes comes from Jung: | | | | if you are not careful. Do not reign in your true |
| "Your vision will become clear only when you look | | | | nature. Find it and harmonize with it. It is your |
| into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; | | | | friend, not your enemy. |