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November 23, 2011
CULTIVATING THE GROUND FOR JOY
How do we cultivate the conditions for joy to expand? We train in staying present. In sitting meditation, we train in mindfulness and maitri: in being steadfast with our bodies, our emotions, our thoughts. We stay with our own little plot of earth and trust that it can be cultivated, that cultivation will bring it to its full potential. Even though its full of rocks and the soil is dry, we begin to plow this plot with patience. We let the process evolve naturally. |
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| EXCERPTED FROM
The Places That
Scare You: A Guide
to Fearlessness in
Difficult Times,
page 61
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Teachings by Pema Chödrön, taken from works published by Shambhala Publications. Photo by ©Andrea Roth. Forwarded from a friend? You can subscribe to this e-mail emailList, and be sure to include both your old and new addresses. If you no longer wish to receive the Heart Advice e-mails, click here. If you can’t see the images, click here. |
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Sangha of Auspicious Companions 
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