Letting addictions go AND Engaging the flow of life

     “Each time you cut a habitual pattern by becoming aware of it, you become a bit dissociated in the sense that you can no longer continue doing or believing in the same old thing. At this time, you may feel somewhat disconnected from your life, even if what you are cutting has clearly been a negative pattern.

     But it is not enough to disengage from habitual patterns. It is important to continue in your practice and look directly into the absence. As you go deep inside, connect with the quality of openness, the unbounded space inside yourself, and become aware of that spaciousness. As you abide there, warmth and creative energy will spontaneously arise and bring about personal transformation.”

Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

Buddhadharma: The Practitioner’s Quarterly, Fall 2012

Gaspereau Valley, Nova Scotia