Thought for Monday on mind expansion (read in Eng,Sp,Fr,Ger,It)
From the Lama Chopa, “With faith, esteem, and a sea of lyric praise, manifesting with bodies as many as the atoms of the world, we prostrate to you gurus of the three times and ten directions, to the three jewels, and to all who are worthy of homage.” We prostrate to the lineage gurus who have names, who actually lived in this world, in order to awaken to their kindness that is still very much alive due to their undying compassion and commitment to help us. We manifest visualized bodies to have this relationship. If we can demonstrate respect with one body, we can do it with a million visualized bodies. We first establish the correct attitude, and then multiply that by as many bodies as there are atoms of this world. How many is that? Not an infinite number. Can you stretch your mind around that? Let us feel that by encompassing it; let us stretch, stretch, stretch. Once you have the correct state of mind, expand that! Okay. However many atoms there are in the world, that is how many d...