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picture3 Mar 2010 @ 12:27

SORROW

Rain scatters plum petals;
Weeping stains the earth.
One can only take shelter
And wait for clearing.



When sorrow comes, its bitterness soaks everything. The sages say
that life is illusion, but does that change its poignancy? Let us be
sad; it is feeling that makes us human. If we gain enlightenment,
understanding all life to be a dream, sadness and happiness will fall
away soon enough.

The greatest sorrow of life is witnessing. Experiencing our own
sufferings is not as difficult as watching others held in fate's mighty
grip. Bearing our own problems is easier because we are always aware
that we can exercise other options -- up to the final one. However, it
hurts the most when we can do nothing for others. The greatest sorrow is
to see those we love suffer helplessly.

When faced with a sad situation, it is best not to languish in it.
We can change things by being with different people, moving to other
places, or, if all else fails, adjusting our own attitudes to take the
initiative. Sadness is transitory, like everything else. If we want to
deflect it, we need only alter its context and allow it to be subsumed
back into Tao.




365 Tao: Daily Meditations
Deng Ming-Dao


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