January 30 – today is your day!

By | January 30, 2016

Dear Friends,

In A Path With Heart, Jack Kornfield mentions a Tibetan practice called “Making Difficulties into the Path” and he shared a prayer that is recited before each step of practice:

Grant that I may be given appropriate difficulties and sufferings on this journey so that my heart may be truly awakened and my practice of liberation and universal compassion may be truly fulfilled.

This dharma talk by Bob Stahl reviews some of the obstacles in our practice, including the hindrances, and various antidotes. (~33 minutes)
https://www.dharmaseed.org/teacher/268/talk/17338/

Hindrances can show up in any practice, so feel free to do your favorite meditation and notice the obstacles as part of your path. If you want a longer guided meditation looking at hindrances, here’s one ~42 minutes
https://www.dharmaseed.org/teacher/12/talk/31018/

And per Dr Seuss:

Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting.
So… get on your way!

With best wishes,
Andrea G