April 23 Tip: Buddhist Pema Chodron: The opposite of the cycle of suffering

Buddhist Pema Chodron: The opposite of the cycle of suffering

(The April 23 Compassionate Living Tip from Interfaith Paths to Peace)

THE OPPOSITE OF SAMSARA

The opposite of samsara (the cycle of suffering) is when all the walls fall down, when the cocoon completely disappears and we are totally open to whatever may happen, with no withdrawing, no centralizing into ourselves. That is what we aspire to, the warrior’s journey. That is what stirs us: leaping, being thrown out of the nest, going through the initiation rites, growing up, stepping into something that’s uncertain and unknown. 

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