"I am now seventy-eight years old, and have seen so many, many things during my lifetime.
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> So many young people have died, so many people of my own age have died, so many old people have died.
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> So many people that were high up have become low.
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> So many people that were low have risen to be high up.
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> So many countries have changed.
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> There has been so much turmoil and tragedy, so many wars, and plagues, so much terrible destruction all over the world.
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> And yet all these changes are no more real than a dream.
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> When you look deeply, you realize there is nothing that is permanent and constant, nothing, not even the tiniest hair on your body.
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> And this is not a theory, but something you can actually come to know and realize and see, even, with your very own eyes."
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> —Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. Courtesy of Rigpa: Glimpse of the Day, March 2nd,
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Let that sink in!
Whatever your current trial, obstacle or challenge, it will also pass!!!
From the perception above, it seems silly to get ourselves all worked up and crazy over most of the issues we face in our lives given the fact that everything changes and you will get through it just fine!!
Step back and view it all with a wider lens!
Perhaps using this filter and focusing on the big picture can help us work through some of the daily struggles we have in a lighter and more optimistic manner?
Is it worth a shot?
Stay Strong!
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