Rather than going after
these walls and barriers with a sledgehammer, we pay attention to them. With
gentleness and honesty, we move closer to those walls. We touch them, and smell
them and get to know them well. We become familiar with the strategies and
beliefs we use to build these walls: what are the stories we tell ourselves?
What repels me and what attracts me? Without calling what we see right or
wrong, we simply look as objectively as we can. We can observe ourselves with
humor, not getting overly serious, moralistic or uptight about the
investigation. Year after year, we train in remaining open and receptive to
whatever arises. Slowly, very slowly, the cracks in the walls seem to widen
and, as if by magic, bodhichitta is able to flow freely.
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