Imagine you are walking in the timbers and you see a lap dog resting by a tree. As you approach it, it suddenly lunges at you, teeth bared. You are mad and scared. After that you discover that one of its legs is captured in a catch. Quickly your mood shifts from anger to issue: You see that the canine’s aggression is coming from an area of vulnerability and pain. This relates to everybody. When we behave in hurtful methods, it is due to the fact that we are caught in some sort of catch. The even more we look through the eyes of knowledge at ourselves and one another, the more we grow a caring heart.
Tara Brach, True Refuge
