Facets of a Diamond - Blog

Suppose someone, let’s say your mother, offers you a cup of tea and in the process of giving it to you, spills it over you.

How do you react? With anger – or with love? Do you go with the result – or the intention?

Don’t ignore the scalding – that would be only the hypocritical denial of your anger. But go beyond it – to her love.

The path to Heaven is paved with the new-found stones of your mother’s loving intentions.

The more you go with your mother’s intention – and not the result – the more the world (as her) will go with yours.

(1999)