Being born into separation in this life, we come to see ourselves in relation to (and from the perspective of) that which surrounds us: family, society, culture, and environment. My experiences of those as safe or unsafe, affirming or hurtful, supportive or destructive shapes my perception of, and relation to myself as well, with those experiences and stories shaping my visible "conventional self". To remain limited to that "conventional self" becomes increasingly unsatisfactory with age! Just as the 3-year old in the passage learned to breathe and see a larger perspective, insight meditation provides a powerful tool to recognize the role of past experience, as well as the Love which extends infinitely beyond...
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On Jan 24, 2023Doe wrote :
Very insightful. I just adore your last line…’the Love which extends beyond’. I’ll meditate on that. Beautiful. Thank you. :)
On Jan 20, 2023 Ted wrote :