Published Tuesday, 08 November 2022
All states of being are determined by the heart.
It is the heart that leads the way.
As surely as our shadow never leaves us,
so happiness will follow when we speak or act
from a pure heart.Dhammapada v.2
For those who are truly pure-hearted, all actions lead to happiness. Our practice is to purify our hearts. Sometimes on this path of purification we feel like we know what we need to do and just have to muster up the energy to do it. Then there are times when we are not so sure what we ought to be doing. In such cases not-doing could be the right action – carefully waiting; standing on the edge, feeling as if we are about to be overwhelmed any minute. This path of purifying the heart calls for great patience and great agility.