31 July 2012

We Are One



WE ARE COMPLETELY INTERRELATED
If we begin to surrender to ourselves —begin to drop the story line and experience what all this messy stuff behind the story line feels like— we begin to find bodhichitta, the tenderness that’s underneath all the harshness. By being kind to ourselves, we become kind to others. By being kind to others— if it’s done properly, with proper understanding we benefit as well.
So the first point is that we are completely interrelated. What you do to others, you do to yourself. What you do to yourself, you do to others.
(Pema Chodron)

I'm thinking on and loving this thought lately and striving to practice it in my everyday life. And reveling in our summer abundance.


8 comments:

  1. Lovely thought and beautiful photo. Just look at that wonderful abundance.

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    1. Yes, fruits and vegetables as art. I didn't know if the photo and quote go together but it perhaps shows my split mind!

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  2. Such serenity and wisdom! Love the abundance in that picture, btw.

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    1. Thought you might like the photo. Glad you like the quote- she's my guru.

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  3. There is much wisdom in those words. And much beauty in the photo!

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  4. I love her....and that bounty!

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