Our patterns are well established, seductive, and comforting. Just wishing for them to be ventilated isn't enough. Those of us who struggle with this know. Awareness is the key. Do we see the stories that we're telling ourselves and question their validity? When we are distracted by a strong emotion, do we remember that this is our path? Can we fee...
If you are a good horseback rider, your mind can wander but you don't fall off your horse. In the same way, whatever circumstances you encounter, if you are well trained in meditation, you don't get swept away by emotions. Instead they perk you up and your awareness increases.Pema Chodron
Dalai Lama: Stop praying for Paris — humans created this problem and humans must solve itBETHANIA PALMA MARKUS17 NOV 2015 AT 10:39 ET The Dalai Lama offered unusually sage advice for dealing with the terrorist attack on Paris on Friday.Don't pray for Paris — work for peace, he told Deutsche Welle, a German broadcasting company."We ...
