Empty Shell
My heart is an empty shell Not empty with despair Or darkness But inhabited only by tenderness An unbearable vastness So universal That my smallness aches
My heart is an empty shell Not empty with despair Or darkness But inhabited only by tenderness An unbearable vastness So universal That my smallness aches
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I once heard Mindrolling Khandro Rinpoche say something that has stayed with me ever since: "When we truly understand interdependence, we move beyond linear thinking into a deeper understanding.”Linear thinking…
For a long time, I found that reflecting on impermanence, as important as it is, could also bring a subtle sense of uncertainty.If everything is constantly changing, if nothing can…