We hear and read about the difficulties ahead of us as a global community to address the problems we have created, and it can be difficult to bear. But then we read things like this: "In the face of the tremendous suffering of the world, there is a joy that comes not from denying the pain, but from sitting in meditation, even when it is difficult, and letting our hearts open to the experience. It is the nitty-gritty work of practice to sit here and feel your sadness and my sadness and our fear, desperation, and restlessness, to open to them and begin to learn that To Love is to die to how we wanted it to be, and to open more to its truth. To Love is to accept. It is not weakness. It is the most extraordinary power." :) -- Jack Kornfield, in Engaged Buddhist Reader
Posted on: Sat, 06 Jul 2013 15:41:53 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015