[lightbeing]

Whatever problems come to us from beings or inanimate objects,

if our mind gets used to perceiving only the suffering

or the negative aspects of them, then even from a small negative incident

great mental pain will ensue.

For it is the nature of indulgence in any concept,

whether suffering or happiness, that the experience

[will be intensified by that indulgence. As] negative experience

gradually becomes stronger, a time will come when most of

what appears before us will become the cause of bringing

us unhappiness, and happiness will never have a chance to arise.

If we do not realize that the fault lies with our own mind's

way of gaining experience, and if we blame all our problems

on the external conditions alone, then the ceaseless flame

of habitual negative deeds such as hatred and suffering

will increase in us.

That is called: "All appearances arising in the form of enemies."


-- Dodrupchen
(Quoted from The Healing Power of Mind, by Tulku Thondrup)


OM MANI PADME HUM OM MANI PADME HUM OM MANI PADME HUM

Namaste'

lightbeing