“During workshops, I ask people to close their eyes and contemplate: Would you rather be a tyrant, kicking a little child, or would you rather be the little child who was kicked? People reflect deeply. And they report to me that they would rather be the little child who was kicked. “This is the shift,” Byron Katie says, “When something is seen in Truth, old belief falls away. We are the tyrant we fear. When we can see this, innocence is revealed, the heart opens, lies are revealed, judgment falls away; we are free. The experience of that is what we call forgiveness.” from "A cry in the desert". |
Blessing must arise from within your own mind. It is not something that comes from outside. When the positive qualities of your mind increase and the negativities decrease, that is what blessing means. The Tibetan word for blessing … means transforming into magnificent potential. Therefore, blessing refers to the development of virtuous qualities you did not previously have and the improvement of those good qualities you have already developed. ― Dalai Lama XIV
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Would you rather be the kicked or the kicker?
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