We Have To Face The Pain We

Life Always Gives Us Exactly The Teacher We Need At Every Moment. This Includes Every Mosquito, Every Misfortune, Every Red Light, Every Traffic Jam, Every Obnoxious Supervisor (or Employee), Every Illness, Every Loss, Every Moment Of Joy Or Depression, Every Addiction, Every Piece Of Garbage, Every Breath. Every Moment Is The Guru.

Underneath Our Nice, Friendly Facades There Is Great Unease. If I Were To Scratch Below The Surface Of Anyone I Would Find Fear, Pain, And Anxiety Running Amok. We All Have Ways To Cover Them Up. We Overeat, Over-drink, Overwork; We Watch Too Much Television.

Caught In The Self-centered Dream, Only Suffering; Holding To Self-centered Thoughts, Exactly The Dream; Each Moment, Life As It Is, The Only Teacher; Being Just This Moment, Compassion's Way.

We're Constantly Waking Up To What We're About, What We're Really Doing In Our Lives. And The Fact Is, That's Painful. But There's No Possibility Of Freedom Without This Pain.

To Enjoy The World Without Judgment Is What A Realized Life Is Like.