A Fresh Perspective on Life (June 14)
Most of our day is trying to sort out stuff and people, coordinate schedules and try to just make it through the day in one piece. Buddha’s teachings give us a fresh perspective on life and how we can navigate it with less stress and more peace of mind.
“If we have to walk across rough and thorny ground, one way of protecting our feet is to cover the whole ground with leather, but this is not very practical. We can achieve the same result in a much simpler way—by covering our feet. Similarly, if we wish to protect ourself from suffering we can either try to change external conditions to make them conform to our wishes, or we can change our mind. ” — Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche
Most of our day is trying to sort out stuff and people, coordinate schedules and try to just make it through the day in one piece. Buddha’s teachings give us a fresh perspective on life and how we can navigate it with less stress and more peace of mind.
“If we have to walk across rough and thorny ground, one way of protecting our feet is to cover the whole ground with leather, but this is not very practical. We can achieve the same result in a much simpler way—by covering our feet. Similarly, if we wish to protect ourself from suffering we can either try to change external conditions to make them conform to our wishes, or we can change our mind. ” — Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche
Most of our day is trying to sort out stuff and people, coordinate schedules and try to just make it through the day in one piece. Buddha’s teachings give us a fresh perspective on life and how we can navigate it with less stress and more peace of mind.
“If we have to walk across rough and thorny ground, one way of protecting our feet is to cover the whole ground with leather, but this is not very practical. We can achieve the same result in a much simpler way—by covering our feet. Similarly, if we wish to protect ourself from suffering we can either try to change external conditions to make them conform to our wishes, or we can change our mind. ” — Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche