“I remember the love, and that it came in different forms. Some of my teachers were maternal, they would make sure you had enough to eat, a cup of tea… Some were fierce, tough, demanded more effort from me than I ever thought I could make. But at the same time there was an implicit message there that they thought I could do it… they’ve all been important to me in different ways at different times. Love can take so many forms, and still be so powerful and so precious.”
- Sharon Salzburg (Insight Meditation Society)
“India was wonderful. When I went to India, I saw myself a certain way, but they saw me in a different way, as a seeker, who had left the land of plentyn where you can get anything anytime …pizza at 3AM delivered to your door – how could I leave that to come to this poor country? They had respect for that, so they talked to that guy. They didn’t talk to the severely depressed lapsed rock and roller. So that guy didn’t have anybody to talk to for years. He just went to sleep… That helped me grow. They welcomed me as a being, not as a personality.”
-Krishna Das |
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