My Window To The World…

A lovely friend shared this with me late last year. Again: something I cannot forget, something I simply love.

“They arise, manifest, and then cease”:
this is the main mantra to use when “getting”
rewards, status, praise, or any kind of happiness,
so as not to indulge, forget ourselves, or be foolish.

“They arise, manifest, and then cease”:
this is the main mantra to use when “losing”
rewards, status, praise, or even wife and kids,
so we aren’t weakened, confused, or distraught.

“They arise, manifest, and then cease”:
this is the main mantra to use “at the end”,
the best weapon for dealing with death,
fully at peace having gone beyond Mara’s snares.

Today I recommend books by the Dalai Lama, as well as “The Tibetan Book Of The Dead”.

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