Pema Chödrön: The Ground Of Loving-Kindness

My heart is just feeling very tender. And so I am drawn to my husband, to Shira and our beloved 4-leggeds, to dear friends, to the Wild Places, to the Great Mother, and to teachers such as Pema Chödrön for soothing, comfort, and the sweetness of heart-to-heart understanding, compassion, kindness, wisdom, and love. Bless us all. May we each find what it is that we need to be in the world with our eyes, minds, and hearts ever opening and expanding. Blessed are all those who support us in our journeys and who help light the way. ― Molly

The ground of loving-kindness is this sense of satisfaction with who we are and what we have. The path is a sense of wonder, becoming a two-or-three year old child again, wanting to know all the unknowable things, beginning to question everything. We know we're never really going to find the answers, because these kinds of questions come from having a hunger and a passion for life ― they have nothing to do with resolving anything or tying it all up into a neat little package. This kind of questioning is the journey itself. The fruition lies in beginning to realize our kinship with all humanity.

 ― Pema Chödrön

  From Awakening Loving-Kindness