Contemplative Monday

The following is from 'Heart Advice, Weekly Quotes From Pema Chodron'.

BIG SKY

"Sometimes we're going to find ourselves completely caught up in a drama.

We're going to be just as angry as if someone had just walked into the room

and slapped us in the face.

Then it might occur to us: "Wait a minute---what's going on here?"

We look into it and are able to see that, out of nowhere,

we feel that we have lost something or been insulted.

Where this thought came from we don't know, but here we are,

hooked again by the eight worldly dharmas (click here).

Right then, we can feel that energy, do our best to let the thoughts dissolve,

and give ourselves a break.

Beyond all that fuss and bother is a big sky.

Right there in the middle of the tempest,

we can drop it and relax."