A Reading on "Spirituality Is About Being Me" I do not need to pretend that I am anyone other than myself. I do not need to feel
insecure about my perceptions. The self-cultivation that I undertake is to perfect
who I am, not to become someone other than who I am. I pursue the spiritual because it gives me tremendous satisfaction. I do not pursue it because of threats of hell, ignorance, or suffering. Life has its sad and happy moments. I accept them all. Life has its times of dispassion and utter serenity. Those are the moments that I seek. They give me my path through the myriad phenomena of this existence. I do not compare myself to ascetics and priests. Let them have their lives. I enjoy mine. ---from 365 Tao by Deng Ming-Dao, page 297 |
