Verse 134
If spoken to harshly,
make yourself as silent as a cracked gong;
non-retaliation is a sign of freedom.
Reflection
When we receive unjustified criticism it can be
hard to restrain the upthrusts of passion. Pushing
strong feelings down into unawareness isn't
helpful. Practice means finding the space within
ourselves to feel what we feel, without 'becoming'
those feelings. It is a special skill. Watch out for any
voice preaching at you: "You shouldn't be this way,
you should know better by now.""We acknowledge
the fact of how it is in this moment. Accept the
present reality into awareness, knowing it as it is;
not indulging, not pushing away. Now the energy
of our passions can fuel the process of purification,
burning out the pollutions rather than burning us
out with self-criticism.
Ajahn Munindo
If spoken to harshly,
make yourself as silent as a cracked gong;
non-retaliation is a sign of freedom.
Reflection
When we receive unjustified criticism it can be
hard to restrain the upthrusts of passion. Pushing
strong feelings down into unawareness isn't
helpful. Practice means finding the space within
ourselves to feel what we feel, without 'becoming'
those feelings. It is a special skill. Watch out for any
voice preaching at you: "You shouldn't be this way,
you should know better by now.""We acknowledge
the fact of how it is in this moment. Accept the
present reality into awareness, knowing it as it is;
not indulging, not pushing away. Now the energy
of our passions can fuel the process of purification,
burning out the pollutions rather than burning us
out with self-criticism.
Ajahn Munindo
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