"happiness is only possible with true love. true love has the power to heal and transform the situation around us and bring deep meaning to our lives...
When the Buddha's son Rahula was a young novice monk, the Buddha advised him to practice being like the Earth and its Oceans and Rivers. No matter what people pour onto the Earth wether milk, flowers, or compost, the Earth receives it all...
The River is immense, and it has the capacity to receive, embrace and transform...
If our hearts are big, we can be like the river. When our hearts are small, our understanding and compassion are limited and we suffer. We can't accept or tolerate others and their shortcomings and we demand that they change. But when our hearts expand, the same things don't make us suffer anymore. We have a lot of understanding and compassion and can embrace others. We accept others as they are, and then they have a chance to transform. So the big question is: how do we help our heart to grow? with practice, your heart will become infinitely large like the heart of the Buddha, capable of embracing the whole cosmos."
Thich Nhat Hanh from Teachings on Love
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