Thursday, August 09, 2007

When the flood comes....

Even if your house is flooded or burnt to the ground, whatever the danger that threatens it, let it concern only the house. If there's a flood, don't let it flood your mind. If there's a fire, don't let it burn your heart, let it be merely the house, that which is external to you, that is flooded and burned. Allow the mind to let go of its attachments. The time is ripe.
--Ajahn Chah

1 comment:

Trixie said...

I can so agree..it is just stuff. But I would wonder what I would do after the fire or the flood...however, not gonna be thinking about that now. Thanks for the post.