Anniversary Week: What About Me?

The Friday videos have been hardest part of writing Ox Herding. In part, this comes from the relatively limited availability of decent dharma-related videos. And, in part, it stems from my own inability to watch almost anything online for more than a minute or two. I don't know if anyone appreciates the videos - the site gets fewer visitors on Friday than on other days. But I think they make a nice way to punctuate the week. Thanks for reading Ox Herding!

Countless teachers have given very clear instruction on how to cultivate happiness. All we have to do is change our own minds.

In this Friday's video, Sakyong Mipham  Rinpoche, dharma heir of Trungpa Rinpoche, tells us how to create this change. It's pretty cool. Please watch all the way to the very sweet ending.

Thanks to Alice, at NOT2WO, for originally posting this wonderful video.

I hope you enjoy a truly happy weekend. And thank you for reading Ox Herding.

Barry

Comments

[Bob]

Just shows how really slow on the uptake I am. I look forward to the videos on Friday. I still think of the series on Ox Herding.

[Lauren Crane]

Thanks, Barry.

As I nurse my wife through hand surgery recovery and pending knee surgery "what about me" runs through my mind alot. When do I get to complain? When do I get to get carted left and right through a team of 4 doctors? When do I get to break down 'cause I can't take it any more? When do I get to be rude with the handy excuse of too much pain today? When do I get a stream of well wishers that sympathize over my plight while ignoring the spouse that's been taking care of me?

The only days "it" has ever worked, though, are the days when I can freely put my wife first, while I float contentedly through/in the dharma, realizing there is no place to set root, no "me" that really needs anything other that than the ability to go left if nudged left, or right if pushed right.

Thanks for the reminder.

[Alice]

Thanks for sharing this wonderful video with your readers! May all who see/listen realize the great joy of exchanging "me" for "you!"

[HoSan]

Thanks love the video, the ending very profound 'free the heart'..with metta