One thing I have learned on the path is the art of always returning. Returning to what? Returning to the grace of presence, to the equanimity of openness and to the profound relief of the deepest acceptance. The path is fraught with traps and distractions, places where we inevitably forget the grace of presence and become lost in the waves. But then, and we have seen this in those we work with time and time again, there is a tendency to be self punishing about our ‘failure.’
Thanks Kavi, always good to be reminded of the softness of acceptance.