A Tibetan Buddhist monk was incarcerated for 18 years as a political prisoner of the Chinese. After he was released, an interviewer asked him if he was ever in serious danger. “Yes, about three times,” the monk explained. “How so?” the interviewer asked him. “Were you tortured?” “No,” the monk replied. “Those were the times I grew angry.”
The monk was affirming that his primary commitment was to inner peace, and he evaluated his success in life by how much he stayed connected to that peace. His body could be incarcerated, but not his soul.
You and I have our "to-do" lists which determine what we would like to get done in a day. Yet it maybe equally (or even more) valuable to create a "to-feel" or a "to-be" list that sets our intentions for the kind of experience we want to have during out day, regardless of the outer events.
As spiritual beings, it is the spirit in which we live that satisfies us. Even if you get angry or lose your center, see how quickly you can return to your sense of joy and clarity. Then you will find yourself in less danger and more safety every day.
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