Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Reza Garrow

This is from the book The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, by Sogyal Rinpoche.  

Most notably there is a poem in this book entitled "Autobiography in Five Chapters", by Portia Nelson:

1) I walk down the street. 
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk 
I fall in. 
I am lost...
I am hopeless. 
It isn't my fault. 
It takes forever to find a way out.

2) I walk down the same street. 
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. 
I pretend I don't see it. 
I fall in again. 
I can't believe I'm in the same place. 
But it isn't my fault. 
It still takes a long time to get out.

3) I walk down the same street. 
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. 
I see it is there. 
I still fall in...it's a habit 
My eyes are open; I know where I am; 
It is my fault. 
I get out immediately.

4) I walk down the same street. 
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. 
I walk around it.

5) I walk down another street.