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So many times in Life we want to just embrace The Lotus. We want to forget that beneath the beauty of our Instagram posts lives The Mud of Life.
In Pema Chodron’s book, ‘Welcoming The Unwelcome’ she dedicates an entire chapter to this propensity of human nature. Our inability to allow ourselves The Mud of existence.
The Mud is thought to contain all the labeled negatives in Our Lives. Our self-destructive tendencies and our closed hearts. All. The. Things. we are urged to overcome to reach up through the muddy waters and break through the surface to Enlightenment, Joy, and Be The Lotus to others. To show our pure beautiful souls for which The Lotus symbolizes.
In our efforts to be our best selves so many times we just ignore The Mud. We pretend it doesn’t exist. We struggle to the surface with difficulty never understanding what keeps us from breaking free.
My Best Friend and I were discussing this last night and he shared with me he felt The Mud held vital nutrients for our growth process. By ignoring the rich lessons and information available to us in our struggles, we turn our backs on the very thing we need to make the struggle to enlightenment easier.
I have very wise friends.
In her book, Pema Chodron advises us to embrace The Mud by using the practice of Tonglen. It’s the…
