Every form of disaster, crisis or setback is actually a chance for us to create an opportunity. It\u2019s a great space to be in actually. You know, we usually say, \u201cOh, it\u2019s good because we learn from these things.\u201d And that\u2019s great, of course. But it\u2019s not just that we learn from difficult experiences. It\u2019s that when disaster strikes, suddenly there\u2019s an open space in which we can create something new. Through the very process of dealing with that crisis, we can improve \u2013\u2013 we can work with our mind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some of the most wonderful experiences of realization, realizing the nature of mind, were born out of a crisis in the practitioner\u2019s life. If you look at the life stories of the great yogis, great masters, you can see that. It\u2019s sad, but true, that most of their awakenings arose during a crisis of suffering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n