tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8327503256965023132.post5556976961183439313..comments2023-07-15T07:28:32.899-05:00Comments on North Shore Meditation and Dharma Center: Rafts and Raft-MakingNorth Shore Meditation and Dharma Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00322334814422504635noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8327503256965023132.post-80662518656467057182009-11-03T22:22:28.064-06:002009-11-03T22:22:28.064-06:00Listen: if you will: I don't have a raft, don&...Listen: if you will: I don't have a raft, don't wish for one, never have I desired the word raft, am I a failure or a success?GMichaudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17306482392151340818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8327503256965023132.post-87432482422874216642009-10-16T11:44:18.049-05:002009-10-16T11:44:18.049-05:00Care must always be taken in how we view the rafts...Care must always be taken in how we view the rafts we construct to ensure that we haven't booked our passage on the SS Titanic. Humor aside, it is not wise to assume that our raft is suitable for others, just as it would be wise not to cling to it and assume it is unsinkable... the wise eventually learn to swim, as this is more preferable than going down with the ship.<br /><br />In other words, become the raft, an embodiment of the Dharma, ect., just like reflected in the Atta Dipa... to take refuge in the Dharma and become an embodiment of it.Dharmakarahttp://www.mahabodhi.netnoreply@blogger.com