Tricycle's Daily Dharma: July 11, 2007
A Seamless GarmentA way to discover intimacy
with ourselves and all of life is to live with integrity, basing our
lives on a vision of compassionate nonharming. When we dedicate
ourselves to actions that do not hurt ourselves or others, our lives
become all of a piece, a seamless garment with nothing separate or
disconnected in the spiritual reality we discover. In order to live
with integrity, we must stop fragmenting and compartmentalizing our
lives. Telling lies at work and then expecting great truths in
meditation is nonsensical. Using our sexual energy in a way that harms
ourselves or others, and then expecting to know transcendent love in
another arena, is mindless. Every aspect of our lives is connected to
every other aspect of our lives. This truth is the basis for an awakened
life. When we live with integrity, we further enhance intimacy with
ourselves by being able to rejoice, taking active delight in our
actions.--Sharon Salzberg
