Buddhist imagery is symbolic of various aspects of Awareness, enlightened already present Being. Green Tara represents the swiftness – therefore immediacy – of compassion and wisdom to rise and perfectly meet a need. The need can be as simple as this moment and what Truth of Being is this moment presenting, therefore, what wholeness can … More Green Tara: immediate Awareness
Ultimately, we come to understand that heart-mind is a quality, not a thing. Heart-mind is like the quality sweet. The quality sweet is experienced in many ways: the taste of a vine ripe tomato or fresh picked strawberry a moment with someone we love the giggle of a child over a common, therefore, wonder-full thing … More 6c: It’s a quality, not a thing.
Heart-mind is not only one “thing”, but a human being gets in trouble when one side is emphasized or de-emphasized over the other. When we live primarily from the mind, worry, aggression, fear, judgement, and distrust increase. The mind without the heart limits and chases itself in circles. When we live primarily from the heart … More 6b: Living fully