Chris,
quoting:
"Recall all, to encounter the absolute is not yet awakening."
Right. And, like the Buddha, I recommend carrying the goad that you can best
wield in the circumstances.
But, recommendations are ineffective, and unnecessary. Wisdom, and your work
on clarifying Skilful Means, puts the proper goad right into your hands
instantly (It's like the stonework on Machu Picchu: you can't even get a piece
of paper between there).
The goad might also be a balm.
Fortunately, we've had teachers who help unwaveringly in our training. Well,
many of us do! Or did. Mine have died.
One teacher I knew, if someone cried about a loss, cried with them.
--Joe
> Chris Austin-Lane <chris@...> wrote:
>
> What Buddha said to that mother is find some mustard seeds from a house
> where there had been no tragedies. Finding none, she regained her
> connection to the reality around her.
>
> Recall all, to encounter the absolute is not yet awakening.
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