23 February 2009 ~ View Comments

The sky and the bird.

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The sky with a bird in it

“Recently I read a story of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche,
the famous Tibetan Buddhist teacher. (….)
?One day he stood in front of the class and drew a V on a large sheet of paper.
‘What is this?’ he asked. ‘A bird,’ came the answer from everyone.
‘No,’ he replied, ‘it’s a picture of the sky with a bird flying through it.’”

–from Trusting Yourself by MJ Ryan

This story has been stuck in my head for weeks. I thought I would share it with you today. This week, I hope to be capable of seeing the sky AND the bird.

Happy Monday!

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  • I'm still trying to see the forest for the trees...
  • The CEO
    I still try to see the bird and the sky. It's a worthy goal!
  • Jo
    What a great story! Things are never what they seem.
  • What a great thought. We should all be more aware of the big picture instead of focusing on the tiny things.
  • That's a keeper for today, Claudia. Thanks!
  • TWM
    Look at a page of newsprint, see the period at the end of one sentence...do you see the rest of the paper or just the punctuation?
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