Words of Wisdom for March 31, 2024

Dear Friends:

The essence of cowardice is to not acknowledge the reality of fear.
Fear takes many forms. We are afraid of death, we are afraid that we
can’t handle the demands of our life, and there is abrupt fear, or
panic, when new situations occur. Fear is expressed as restlessness:
how we move, how we talk, how we chew our nails, how we sometimes put
our hands in our pockets uselessly. We have to realize our fear and
reconcile ourselves with fear. However, acknowledging fear is not a
cause for depression. Because we possess such fear, we can potentially
experience fearlessness.
– Trungpa Rinpoche

“Nietzsche was the one who did the job for me. At a certain moment
in his life, the idea came to him of what he called “the love of
your fate.” Whatever your fate is, whatever the hell happens, you
say, “This is what I need.” It may look like a wreck, but go at it
as though it were an opportunity, a challenge. If you bring love to
that moment–not discouragement–you will find the strength is
there. Any disaster that you can survive is an improvement in your
character, your stature, and your life. What a privilege! This is when
the spontaneity of your own nature will have a chance to flow.

Then, when looking back at your life, you will see that the moments
which seemed to be great failures followed by wreckage were the
incidents that shaped the life you have now. You’ll see that this is
really true. Nothing can happen to you that is not positive. Even
though it looks and feels at the moment like a negative crisis, it is
not. The crisis throws you back, and when you are required to exhibit
strength, it comes.”

– Joseph Campbell

Words of Wisdom for March 31, 2024

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