This
whole business of character defects, and humbly working on them, puzzled me
once I admitted I had them and that they no longer serve me. In meditation I
found a vehicle that works, breathing in, taking total responsibility for
them. fearlessly looking at them. Where have I erred? Inhaling... making no excuses… simply acknowledging them…
knowing, with all my soul that the Heart of Compassion has already forgiven
them. Now, forgive myself… Pause… and as I exhale undo the harm, reconcile, forgive,
heal with understanding… it is what the Tibetans call Bodhichitta…the training
of the mind.
Humility
opens my heart to union with a Power far greater than myself. It takes all my
effort at first to sit with no effort with all that business… everything and nothing. Emotional balance and peace of mind arise as I set my mind… transmitting into
the sphere of those near and dear to me… sending healing out to those I
imagined to have harmed me… sending compassion to those who are in need. This
is the perfection of humility… to rise and enter the chaos… calming the storm
upon the waters and pausing when agitated or doubtful… navigating through the
day ahead or the day that has passed. This is when meditation transcends navel
gazing and I find peace.
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