Interesting. I've read three comments now (yours and the ones from Pema Chödrön and Judy Lief), and the focus of the comments is the meditation practice. I wonder. I'd like to see my life as the practice, so for me the point of this slogan is that one should be able to live according to the teachings of the Buddha and the slogans and everything that is known about bodhicitta etc. not only when the conditions are perfect (when the sun is shining and you're sitting in your favourite chair with your favourite cup of tea and you feel terribly benevolent towards everyone) but always: in a storm, having missed the last bus by a second, having lost your umbrella, feeling really upset about the unfairness of it all. I have started realising that I am getting much more relaxed even when things don't work out the way I expected. Being able to relax in difficult situations seems to me an important part of the practice. So that is my take on this slogan.
Interesting. I've read three comments now (yours and the ones from Pema Chödrön and Judy Lief), and the focus of the comments is the meditation practice. I wonder. I'd like to see my life as the practice, so for me the point of this slogan is that one should be able to live according to the teachings of the Buddha and the slogans and everything that is known about bodhicitta etc. not only when the conditions are perfect (when the sun is shining and you're sitting in your favourite chair with your favourite cup of tea and you feel terribly benevolent towards everyone) but always: in a storm, having missed the last bus by a second, having lost your umbrella, feeling really upset about the unfairness of it all. I have started realising that I am getting much more relaxed even when things don't work out the way I expected. Being able to relax in difficult situations seems to me an important part of the practice. So that is my take on this slogan.