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Keep Coming Back

05/22/2022 by Aruni

Keep Coming Back

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“This very moment is the perfect teacher.”

Says Pema Chodron.

This moment.
As it is.

Some moments are miraculous,
Filled with the obvious grace
That is our birthright.

(Yesterday biking through clouds of
Delicious lilac scent.)

Some moments suck,
Which is
Their technical term.

They split our hearts
Open 
Again.
And again,
Wedged with loss
and
disappointment
and
fear.

Yet they, too, hold
Within them
The miraculous.

Just
Oh
So 
Much
Harder
To
Detect.

Each
Is
Our 
Teacher.
~~~

Pema says:

“Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.”

Intention counts
Massively.

To commit
To looking,
To seeing,
To opening
To
The
Lessons.

Willingness
Is 
The key
That
Unlocks 
The door
Of the moment.

And—
Permission
To practice!

Going away
From the moment,
Abandoning
The practice
Is both
Inevitable
And 
Sacred.

It is all the practice.

It is the practice.

Keep coming back.

To breath.
To mantra.
To a stone
Resting
In
Your 
Pocket.

Identify
Your
Tether.

Keep coming back.

~~~

“If we learn to open our hearts, anyone,
Including the people who drive us crazy,
Can be our teacher.”

That’s Pema again.
I would add—
Especially 
To that sentence.

ESPECIALLY the people
Who drive us crazy.

They are our 
Greatest teachers.

~~~

Here is a short Pema video, talking with Our Oprah about her greatest teacher.  

No, it is not the guru.  

No, it is not the Rinpoche.  

It is her ex-husband:

 

~~~
And here I am, with a few minutes of a Meditation on Keep Coming Back.

Listen Here

~~~
Dear Friends,
Who are your greatest teachers?
What moments have been the most profound?
Powerful?
Painful?

Transformation is offered
In every moment.

To be with what is.
To befriend it, as best we can.

To keep practicing.

To keep practicing.

~~~
Dear Friends,
Keep it simple.  
One thing
At a time.

May we open our hearts
To the beauty,
May we bear
The heartbreak.

May we dance
Our humanity
With
Dignity
And
Wise
Hope.

Enjoy 
The 
Lilacs!

Stay blessed,
Aruni

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