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Festina lente
Wisdom often consists of holding two opposing notions simultaneously. One example is the Latin proverb Festina lente - Make haste, slowly.
During my stay at the Japanese Zen monastery Antaiji I was able to experience the idea of festina lente first hand. Everything here had a place and time. And there were clear instructions for almost every task around the premises.
This made it easy to perform tasks or move between them swiftly but it also created an optimal and distraction-free environment to complete them mindfully.
The result was people who worked hastily, yet intentionally. Who rushed and who yet were mindful.
The result was flow, flow even during mundane tasks.
M.C. Escher’s “Waterfall” (1961)
Wisdom often consists of holding two opposing notions simultaneously. One example is the Latin proverb Festina lente - Make haste, slowly.
During my stay at the Japanese Zen monastery Antaiji I was able to experience the idea of festina lente first hand. Everything here had a place and time. And there were clear instructions for almost every task around the premises.
This made it easy to perform tasks or move between them swiftly but it also created an optimal and distraction-free environment to complete them mindfully.
The result was people who worked hastily, yet intentionally. Who rushed and who yet were mindful.
The result was flow, flow even during mundane tasks.
M.C. Escher’s “Waterfall” (1961)