The Seer

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1) I walk down the street. There’s a deep hole in the footpath. I fall in. I’m lost … I’m hopeless. It isn’t my fault. It takes ages to find a way out.

2) I walk down the same street. There’s a hole in the footpath. 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’s a deep hole in the footpath. I see it there. I still fall in … its 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’s a deep hole in the footpath. I walk around it.

5) I walk down another street.

From: The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, by Sogyal Rinpoche