Tara Brach: The Bodhisattva Prayer: May this Serve to Awaken Compassion...;
When you run after your thoughts, you are like a dog chasing a stick: every time a stick is thrown, you run after it. Instead, be like a lion who, rather than chasing after the stick, turns to face the thrower. One only throws a stick at a lion once. Milarepa “Just as it is known t hat an image of one's face is seen d epending on a mirror b ut does not really exist as a face, s o the conception of "I" exist d ependent on mind and body, b ut like the image of a face t he "I" does not at all exist as its own reality." Nagarjuna "Thanks to impermanence, everything is possible." Nagarjuna On the heels the November 5th election results may this help a bit in relieving any apprehension or pain you may be feeling in your ground of being. We all remember the former president's lack of leadership during the pandemic and apparent lack of compassion during the most difficult time many Americans had ever experienced. With his laser focus...