5/05/2022

Better a single moment

 


“Better a single moment of awakening in this world
than eternity in the world to come.

And better a single moment of inner peace
In the world to come than eternity in this world.

Why?
A single moment of awakening in this world
is eternity in the world to come.

The inner peace of the world to come
is living in this world with full attention.

The two are one, flip sides of a coin
forever tumbling and never caught.”

~Rabbi Jacob, Pirke Avot 4:22