Meditate on that which is beyond words and symbols. Forsake the demands of the self. By such forsaking you will live serenely. — Sutta Nipata I can’t tell you how many times I enter prayer or meditation overwhelmed by personal needs and concerns. The Buddhist truism puts me in my place. In…
Month: June 2016
Losing Heart
The greatest test of courage on Earth is to bear defeat without losing heart. — Robert Ingersoll As a former athlete I know a lot about defeat, and how important it was in any game we played to “walk out the locker room door with our heads held high” no matter what the final score. At…