Eternity
He who binds to himself a joy
Does the winged life destroy;
But he who kisses the joy as it flies
Lives in eternity's sun rise.
Does the winged life destroy;
But he who kisses the joy as it flies
Lives in eternity's sun rise.
william blake on non-grasping
dharma teaching yesterday was using these three
points to cut through habits of mind
1. recognition...i have tasted presence, buddha
mind and know that to be my true nature
2. decision...to return here, continually
bringing myself back
3. confidence...that i can liberate myself from
suffering
this is very helpful now, in the thick of crazy
thoughts and emotional pain
the trick is remember these 3 points in times of
joy
had i been practicing with as much sincerity and
fervency as i am when motivated for want to be free of suffering during the
happy beginnings the addiction could not have set in...i changed loyalty to the
feelings of being loved and in relationship. from the buddha to my body
with another (bodies that are decaying) from the dharma to the desperation of getting
that love i didn't receive as a child (only i/life can give) from the sangha to
the senses (temporary and deceptive)
good news is it's not too late to go back now to
now
:)
For when, with irreversible intent,
The mind embraces bodhichitta, Willing to set free the endless
multitudes of beings, In that instant, from that moment on, a great and
unremitting stream, A strength of wholesome merit, Even during
sleep and inattention, Rises equal to the vastness of the
sky. -Shantideva
the passage i had memorized several months ago.
how perfect.
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