A little twist ~ Pema Chödron https://justdharma.com/s/wezj2
All of life is interconnected. If something lives, it has life force,
the quality of which is energy, a sense of spiritedness. Without that,
we can’t lift our arms or open our mouths or open and shut our eyes. If
you have ever been with someone who is dying, you know that at one
moment, even though it might be quite weak, there’s life force there,
and then the next moment there is none. It’s said that when we die, the
four elements—earth, air, fire, water—dissolve one by one, each into the
other, and finally just dissolve into space. But while we’re living, we
share the energy that makes everything, from a blade of grass to an
elephant, grow and live and then inevitably wear out and die. This
energy, this life force, creates the whole world. It’s very curious that
because we as human beings have consciousness, we are also subject to a
little twist where we resist life’s energies. –
Pema Chödron from the
book "The Wisdom of No Escape and the Path of Loving Kindness" ISBN:
978-1570628726 - https://amzn.to/1eGdDZy Pema Chödron on the web: http://pemachodronfoundation.org/ https://www.shambhala.com/pema-chodron http://www.shambhala.com/heartadvice/ Pema Chödron biography: http://www.gampoabbey.org/pema-bio.php
