Thank you all, a pleasant equanimous sit with you all.
A special shout out to my Ango partner Neilio who was sitting with us after midnight in the UK, way to go friend
Thank you for the talk Jundo, my daughter was quite sick with a fever this past week, and like you said, I was very worried for her as being a nurse I am familiar with how quickly a child's health can deteriorate, but yet, as you spoke of, I was also in that place of acceptance, of awareness of impermanence, of knowing that my child too, is not immune to the hazards of being in a human body. On top of this I also had another curious juxtaposition of emotions - as my mind fantasised with the idea of her dying - that of a fear of not having her in this world with me, but also an immense gratitude for the love and time we have shared together. She has made a full recovery, and I laughed at myself afterwards for the mental and emotional gymnastics that occurred, but I also think these are important trainings too, this stuff does happen, it will happen to someone, that someone could be me (us). So, as a parent, what you spoke of resonated very strongly with me today.
Gassho and bows
SATTODAY and LAH
A special shout out to my Ango partner Neilio who was sitting with us after midnight in the UK, way to go friend
Thank you for the talk Jundo, my daughter was quite sick with a fever this past week, and like you said, I was very worried for her as being a nurse I am familiar with how quickly a child's health can deteriorate, but yet, as you spoke of, I was also in that place of acceptance, of awareness of impermanence, of knowing that my child too, is not immune to the hazards of being in a human body. On top of this I also had another curious juxtaposition of emotions - as my mind fantasised with the idea of her dying - that of a fear of not having her in this world with me, but also an immense gratitude for the love and time we have shared together. She has made a full recovery, and I laughed at myself afterwards for the mental and emotional gymnastics that occurred, but I also think these are important trainings too, this stuff does happen, it will happen to someone, that someone could be me (us). So, as a parent, what you spoke of resonated very strongly with me today.
Gassho and bows
SATTODAY and LAH
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