On my walk today I saw a beautiful boxer with three legs. Her owner said she got hit by a car when she was six months old. All I could see was her beauty and love--her bright eyes, her energy, her alert presence to the moment, her life and strength! I know this is my projection, but I don't think she's ever had one thought that she should have four legs or that the car accident was a bad thing...that deprived her of a life full of zest and full dogness. Or that her life is harder than other dogs smile emoticon And she needs someone to come save her...What a beautiful guru! Is there anything in my life that I think other people have that I don't? Is there any "condition" at all that I am telling myself keeps me from living/loving fully in this moment? Can I live like a boxer with three legs? How do I know I don't need what I don't have? I don't have it. So beautiful. I don't care if the whole world believes a dog should have four legs...what's really true? I NEVER need anything I don't have. What a beautiful place to rest.
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
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