“An analogy for bodhichitta is the
rawness of a broken heart. Sometimes this broken heart gives birth to anxiety
and panic, sometimes to anger, resentment, and blame. But under the hardness of
that armor there is the tenderness of genuine sadness. This is our link with
all those who have ever loved. This genuine heart of sadness can teach us great
compassion. It can humble us when we’re arrogant and soften us when we are
unkind. It awakens us when we prefer to sleep and pierces through our
indifference. This continual ache of the heart is a blessing that when accepted
fully can be shared with all.”
Pema Chodron
