PONDER on THIS for Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 by Dr. Judith Orloff, M.D. in SECOND SIGHT
"Spirituality is a lifelong pursuit. You don’t reach a quick epiphany, get struck enlightened, and suddenly arrive. As Stephen Mitchell writes, at times spiritual transformation can be like “cleaning the heart with a piece of steel wool,” with clarity always the goal. While reading his book The Gospel According to Jesus, I was especially impressed by the story of the spiritual journey of Chao-Chou, a Zen monk from the T’ang Dynasty. Achieving enlightenment when only seventeen years old, he still chose to remain with his teacher for another forty years.
He did this out of love, but also to heighten his insight further and purify his character. Other monks left to teach at a much earlier age. But Chao-Chou was matchless in his excellence, and patience. Finally, at the age of eighty, he felt ready to teach. Chao-Chou proposed a humble philosophy: “If I meet a hundred-year-old man and I have something to teach him, I will teach; if I meet an eight-year-old boy and he has something to teach me, I will learn.”…Chao-Chou can be a model for us all.”
Dr. Judith Orloff, M.D., in “Second Sight”
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He did this out of love, but also to heighten his insight further and purify his character. Other monks left to teach at a much earlier age. But Chao-Chou was matchless in his excellence, and patience. Finally, at the age of eighty, he felt ready to teach. Chao-Chou proposed a humble philosophy: “If I meet a hundred-year-old man and I have something to teach him, I will teach; if I meet an eight-year-old boy and he has something to teach me, I will learn.”…Chao-Chou can be a model for us all.”
Dr. Judith Orloff, M.D., in “Second Sight”
Get your copy of Second Sight TODAY and receive 80+ GIfts from well-respected spiritual teachers such as Dr. Joan Borysenko, Rev. Michael Beckwith, Deepak Chopra, and Shirley MacLaine at DrJudithOrloff.com.
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Posted by Jeff Maziarek at 3/1/2010 6:00 PM 
Categories: Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tags: Second Sight Dr. Judith Orloff
Categories: Ponder on This Daily Inspiration
Tags: Second Sight Dr. Judith Orloff
Good morning Jeff
Thank you very much for sharing something to ponder from Dr Orloff. We appreciate your participation in this campaign :)
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