[OceanofDharma] Quotes of the Week: Fearlessness and Joy Are Truly Yours

Ocean of Dharma Quotes of the Week

November 6, 2008 

FEARLESSNESS AND JOY ARE TRULY YOURS    
                                               
When a warrior king presents a gift,
It could be a naked flame, which consumes the jungle of ego,
Or an ice cold mountain range, which cools the heat of aggression.
On the other hand, it could be a parachute.
One wonders whether it will open or not.
There is a further choice --Thunderbolt:
Whether you are capable of holding it with your bare hand is up to you.
So, my heartfelt child, take these gifts and use them
In the way that past warriors have done.

Unpublished poem, from the manuscript of CONQUERING FEAR: THE HEART OF SHAMBHALA, forthcoming in 2009.


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