note to self

jonathan livingston as a young gull, originally uploaded by emdot.

For most of us, karma and negative emotions obscure the ability to see our own intrinsic nature, and the nature of reality. As a result we clutch on to happiness and suffering as real, and in our unskillful and ignorant actions go on sowing the seeds....

— Sogyal Rinpoche

So often it is hard to remember this, isn't it?