(Overheard conversation in my study)

Pema Chödrön:  Chitta means "mind" and also "heart" or attitude." Bodhi means "awake," "enlightened," or "completely open." Sometimes the open heart and mind of bodhichitta is called the soft spot, a place as vulnerable and tender as an open wound.

Jelaluddin Rumi:  Flies collect on a wound. They cover it, those ( Read more... )