"There was a period of time when I used to have a picture of myself on
my puja table. People would come and say, 'My god, what an ego this guy
has.' But really, it was a chance for me to practice opening my heart to
myself... and to appreciate the predicament I am in. I mean, I could
see the whole incarnation. If I am quiet enough, I can see the story
line of the guy in that picture.
It's about finding a place from within yourself where you can see the
unfolding of law. Dad did this; Mother did this; economics did this;
education did this; opportunity did this; drugs did this; Maharajji did
this.
When you look at yourself as a set of phenomena, what is there to judge?
Is this flower less than that flower? It's just different. You begin to
appreciate your uniqueness without it being better or worse. This is
cultivating an appreciation of uniqueness rather than preference.
- Ram Dass -
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