— Bertolt Brecht, St. Joan of the Stockyards
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From the Mahablog Stuff to Talk About, Seriously Part of contemplative practice is this - to hold the world, to see and know that ‘other people may understand the world better.’ That our opinion may really matter little, but the development of our compassionate heart is of utmost importance. This discipline may be all we can contribute in a climate of mass madness, but then, it’s that much less mad. I am finding myself seriously anxious about contemporary life right now, but it’s clear to me that that is more about my own fearfulness than about what is actually happening. That if the development of the inner has meaning, then the work I’ve done thus far becomes even more important. In a panic, cool heads and passionate hearts are important. Don’t lose heart now. The world is in need of those of us who are some version of solitaries.
