December 15, 2005
POLLUTING OUR CHILDREN WITH OUR LACK OF PRACTICE
May each of us who are Blessed enough to see and Practice the Wisdom of everyday sweat and stillness be inspired with the motivation to dedicate our Practice, and our life, to at least the Awakening, if not the Enlightenment of all beings...particularly those who have chosen the HouseHolder Path. Creating a human being is the most profound and ongoing Path that any human could possibly undertake...so much more than just "making a baby," it is a lifelong turning inside out of your Own Chances For Enlightenment for the sake of your child(ren).
For the spirit of all the children that i see being taught ignorance, discrimination, and addictions in countless ways by Parents Who Do Not Practice, i offer this Noble Tibetan prayer, which, according to Sogyal Rinpoche, "all the buddhas of the past have prayed":
"By the power and the truth of this practice:May all beings have happiness, and the causes of happiness;May all be free from sorrow, and the causes of sorrow;May all never be separated from the sacred happiness which is sorrowless;And may all live in equanimity, without too much attachment and too much aversion,And live believing in the equality of all that lives."
May your Practice upon your Weaknesses be greater than that of your Practice upon your Strengths today
and
May you Learn Skillfulness in turning your fitness inside out for the Benefit of Others...
that is all,
namaste,
coach ilg
photo of coach and Ananda with coach's nephew; Alazar