An excerpt from: Being Aware of Awareness

In your grasp rests a stone, held intimately near your gaze, as if sheltered beneath a colossal boulder.

Yet, this is but an illusion of perspective.

Upon closer introspection, one discovers the rock is small. This distortion is born from our tendency to view circumstances from beneath, from too close a vantage point.

This proximity breeds magnification, transforming molehills into mountains.

However, with a shift in perspective, viewing from above, the true nature of the rock is revealed. It is a pebble.

Once this comprehension is grasped, once you welcome the awareness into your existence, you become impervious to being swept away by the current of circumstance.

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With Za Choeje Rinpoche

Being Aware of Awareness - 2023

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