The Year of the Water Tiger is with us: that magnificent animal so noble and elegant.
There are accounts of monks meditating alone in the jungles of Thailand who open their eyes to see a tiger lying quietly at their feet, absorbed in the peaceful atmosphere of the monk’s practice of calm and loving kindness. Grateful for finding no threat of harm.
Water is an element so essential to our lives on this planet that we take it all for granted and pollute our rivers and oceans with disregard. Yet water is such an amazing element: colourless, odourless, tasteless, transparent and yet the building block of everything. No moisture no life.
This universe is intelligence and it is up to us as supposedly evolved beings to use our share of intelligence for the betterment of this planet and all that collaborates with us in living here. We are all interconnected and so we are all responsible.
This coming year will again be filled with joys and goodness along with challenges and anxieties, as the wheel of samsara keeps turning, but we can devise new solutions and grow in our capacity to transform obstacles into opportunities. In the end it all depends on our heart/mind and our own attitude and response to what life brings to us.
So we wish you all the resilience to deal with life skilfully and with kindness.Thank you all for your loving support.
May all beings be well and happy!
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