Time (& A Little Bit Of Effort) HEALS All Wounds

Autobiography in Five Chapters
(from THE TIBETAN BOOK OF LIVING AND DYING)


Chapter One

I walk down the street,
There is a deep hole in the pavement.
I fall in.
I am lost ... I am hopeless.
It isn't my fault.
It takes forever to find a way out.  

Chapter Two

I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the pavement.
I pretend I don't see it.
I fall in again.
I can't believe I am in the same place.
But it isn't my fault.
It still takes a long time to getout.  

Chapter Three

I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the pavement.
I see it is there.
I still fall in ... It's a habit.
My eyes are open.
I know where I am.
It is my fault.
I get out immediately.  

Chapter Four

I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the pavement.
I walk around it.  

Chapter Five

I walk down another street.

 

When we persevere on the spiritual path, and examine ourselves honestly, it begins to dawnon us more and more that our perceptions are nothing more than a web of illusions. Simply to acknowledge our confusion, even though we cannot accept it completely, can bring some light of understanding and spark off in us a new process, a process of healing.

~ Sogyal Rinpoche

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