I used to think that to become free you had to practice like a samurai warrior, but now I understand that you have to practice like a devoted mother of a newborn child. It takes the same energy but has a completely different quality. It's compassion and presence rather than having to defeat the enemy in battle.
To open deeply, as genuine spiritual life requires, we need tremendous courage and strength, a kind of warrior spirit.
We need a warrior’s heart that lets us face our lives directly, our pains and limitations, our joys and possibilities.
