I love to read about Buddhism but when I pray I'm calling on God. I'm thinking of God. I created a sanctuary space not long ago for sacred words and images, quotes and books and music. A place to do some yoga, sit for a minute, reflect or journal. I don't have to decide if the water in an ocean is better than the water in a lake before dipping my toes into both. So, my toes travel a lot through spiritual and religious traditions.
Anyhow, my favorite reading of late is from Sharon Salzberg's Loving Kindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness. There's a paragraph that reads like this on page 24-25:
"Once, when someone described to the Dalai Lama how much fear they were experiencing in their meditation practice, he said, "When you're afraid, just put your head in the lap of the Buddha." The lap of the Buddha epitomizes the safety of a true friendship. The culmination of metta is to become such a friend to oneself and all of life."
As my daughter says, "I don't like it Mama. I love it!"
working it out with words
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I just discovered your Blog and wanted to say I really enjoy your writing, the sentiments, etc.
I am the mom to a four year old boy....adopted from birth....and I, too, feel like he is growing up fast.
I am also the co-founder of Motherhood Later....Than Sooner -- and I take pride in helping 35+ moms with young children connect, since I am one of them. Support is so important as we go through the parenting process. I Blog as well on www.motherhoodlater.com....and I invite you to visit.
Robin
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