The more that we’re at ease, the more we’re willing to open up a bit.
When our attitude is not oriented exclusively around ‘me’
we experience a greater readiness to share.
There is a sense of wanting all our friends to be at ease
that gradually expands to encompass the whole population around us,
the whole region.
This being at ease with ourselves, accepting,
or having a certain affection for our own state of being,
can be steadily expanded to include others.
This is the true beginning of meditation practice.
~ Tsoknyi Rinpoche
from Fearless Simplicity:
The Dzogchen Way of Living Freely in a Complex World
