Does this sound familiar?

  • Hello,

    There is a Buddhist Support thread we have going over in Support Groups-->Faith-Based Support. Here is a story posted over there that people of all philosophies might find interesting:

    AUTOBIOGRAPHY IN FIVE CHAPTERS

    1) I walk down the street.
    There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
    I fall in.
    I am lost . . . I am hopeless.
    It isn't my fault.
    It takes forever to find a way out.

    2) I walk down the same street.
    There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
    I pretend I don't see it.
    I fall in again.
    I can't believe I'm in the same place.
    But it isn't my fault.
    It still takes a long time to get out.

    3) I walk down the same street.
    There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
    I see it is there.
    I still fall in . . . it's a habit.
    My eyes are open
    I know where I am
    It is my fault.
    I get out immediately.

    4) I walk down the same street.
    There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
    I walk around it.

    5) I walk down another street.


    From THE TIBETAN BOOK OF LIVING AND DYING by Sogyal Rinpoche
  • Thanks for sharing! It is very interesting and sounds very familiar to me. I will have to print it out and read it over and over.