{"id":68382,"date":"2025-05-23T02:51:50","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T09:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nalandabodhi.org\/?p=68382"},"modified":"2026-03-26T11:26:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T18:26:42","slug":"interconnecting-the-mundane-and-the-spiritual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nalandabodhi.org\/nl\/2025\/05\/23\/interconnecting-the-mundane-and-the-spiritual\/","title":{"rendered":"Interconnecting the Mundane and the Spiritual"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Interconnecting the Mundane and the Spiritual<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Where Is That Smoke Coming From?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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It is evening, a little after dusk, and I am absorbed in my laptop doing who knows what when I start perceiving some kind of smoke, a burning smell. I turn toward the balcony, and I seem to see gaseous products and suspended particles. I have several thoughts: There must be a fire somewhere near. It is too early for fires though. The weather is not even that hot yet. So I continue what I am doing, but the smell worsens, and I begin feeling (imagining?) that I am having trouble breathing. My son is in another room giving a class, so I cannot interrupt to ask if he notices the same smell, if there is smoke in that room too.<\/p>

I come up with a great idea and close the door to the balcony, since I think the smoke flooding the house is coming from outside. The smell worsens. I wonder how that can be.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Mindfulness and Awareness<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Suddenly I realize (remember) that I set a pot on the stove to steam a potato for dinner. That is where the smell and the smoke are coming from. The water has evaporated and the pot, the steaming basket, and the potato are burning. I immediately turn off the stove, grateful that I caught it. The pot is in the worst shape, but the potato, though not blackened, absorbed the odor and is no longer edible.<\/p>

Contemplating the situation (and regretting my mindlessness), I have a profound insight from what happened with the potato and the pot. When something disturbs me bodily, mentally, or emotionally, my first movement, a deep-rooted habit, is to look outward, to go out onto the balcony, so to speak. I too often forget that the main source of my suffering (and of my liberation) is within me, in my own mind. There is no need to begin running like a headless chicken nor to find someone to blame. The root of the problem is inside\u2014and so is the solution.<\/p>

If I had looked inside my house, instead of assuming the problem was outside, the pot might not have burned, and I might have had a savory potato for dinner. I had a dharma lesson<\/a> instead.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Interconnection<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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This mundane event reminded me that everyday experiences are interconnected with our spiritual path. In fact, everything we experience is the guru teaching us, if we give ourselves enough mental space to see. A Tibetan twelfth-century master, Tsangpa Gyare<\/a>, beautifully expresses this in one of his songs of realization:<\/p>

When you look at the clear, bright ocean<\/em><\/p>

And the waves rise up and dissolve back down,<\/em><\/p>

Don\u2019t you know this is the lama teaching you<\/em><\/p>

That thoughts are dharmakaya?<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Contemplative Practice<\/strong><\/h2>

Next time you are facing a challenging experience in your body, your thoughts, or your emotions, you could begin by asking yourself: Where is that smoke coming from?<\/p>

Then, you can remind yourself to turn your gaze inward with a spacious and compassionate attitude. See if you can discover the root of the disturbance and a possible solution within yourself.<\/p>

Finally, bring your guru to mind and try to figure out what he or she is teaching you with this experience. And relax, always remember to relax.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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is a writer, translator, psychotherapist, teacher and, mother from Mexico. She is now working on a bestiary in poetic prose. She has practiced meditation for over 24 years and has been a student of Ponlop Rinpoche\u2019s since 2002.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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For more by Adela, see \u201c<\/span><\/i>I Take Refuge in the Sangha<\/i><\/a><\/span>\u201d\/\u201dTomo refugio en la sangha<\/span><\/a><\/span>\u201d and \u201c<\/span><\/i>Apparently Opposite<\/span><\/i><\/a>.\u201d You can also visit her websites,<\/i> reflejos en juego<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/i> (as writer and translator) and https:\/\/adelaiglesias1.wixsite.com\/balance<\/span><\/a><\/span> (as psychotherapist).<\/i><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Interconectando lo mundano y lo espiritual<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Es de noche, poco despu\u00e9s del atardecer, y estoy enfrascada en mi compu haciendo no s\u00e9 qu\u00e9 cuando empiezo a percibir alg\u00fan tipo de humo, de olor a quemado. Dirijo la vista al balc\u00f3n e incluso me parece ver trazas de gases y part\u00edculas en suspensi\u00f3n. Surgen varios pensamientos: seguro debe ser un incendio en la Colonia del Bosque; qu\u00e9 pronto empezaron; ni siquiera hace tanto calor. Sigo en lo que estoy, pero el olor aumenta y empiezo a sentir (\u00bfimaginar? ) que se me dificulta respirar. Mi hijo est\u00e1 en el estudio con la puerta medio cerrada porque est\u00e1 dando una clase, as\u00ed que no lo puedo interrumpir para preguntarle si siente el mismo olor que yo, si hay humo en ese cuarto tambi\u00e9n. <\/span><\/p>

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Se me ocurre una gran idea: cierro la puerta del balc\u00f3n, por donde creo que se est\u00e1 metiendo el humo, para evitar que entre m\u00e1s. Y el olor empeora. C\u00f3mo puede ser, me pregunto.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Atenci\u00f3n plena y conciencia<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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De pronto, me doy cuenta (me acuerdo) que puse una olla en la estufa para cocer una papa al vapor. De ah\u00ed es de donde vienen el olor y el humo: el agua se acab\u00f3 y la olla, el aditamento para sostener la papa y la papa se han quemado. Lo peor, la olla y, bueno, aunque la papa no ennegreci\u00f3, s\u00ed absorbi\u00f3 el olor y qued\u00f3 incomible.<\/p>

Contemplando la situaci\u00f3n (y lamentando mi falta de atenci\u00f3n), me cae un veinte enorme (o sea, tengo una introspecci\u00f3n profunda). Igual que me sucedi\u00f3 con la papa y la olla, cuando algo me perturba corporal, mental o emocionalmente, mi primer movimiento, h\u00e1bito arraigado, es voltear hacia afuera, salir al balc\u00f3n, pues. Suelo olvidar que la fuente primordial de mi sufrimiento (y de mi liberaci\u00f3n) est\u00e1 adentro, en mi propia mente. No hace falta salir corriendo como pollo sin cabeza ni empezar a buscar culpables. La ra\u00edz del problema est\u00e1 adentro y la soluci\u00f3n, tambi\u00e9n.<\/p>

Si hubiera visto hacia dentro de casa, en lugar de asumir que el problema estaba afuera, quiz\u00e1s la olla no hubiera ennegrecido y me habr\u00eda podido cenar la papa. En cambio, tuve una lecci\u00f3n de dharma<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Este evento mundano me record\u00f3 c\u00f3mo las experiencia cotidianas est\u00e1n interconectadas con nuestro camino espiritual. De hecho, todo lo que experimentamos es el guru d\u00e1ndonos una ense\u00f1anza, si nos damos suficiente espacio mental para ver. Un maestro tibetano del siglo XII, Tsangpa Gyare<\/a>, expresa esto de una manera muy bella dice en una de sus canciones de realizaci\u00f3n (en mi traducci\u00f3n a partir de la versi\u00f3n en ingl\u00e9s):<\/p>

Cuando miras el oc\u00e9ano claro y brillante<\/span><\/i><\/p>

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Y las olas se levantan y se disuelven de vuelta<\/span><\/i><\/p>

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\u00bfNo sabes que es el lama ense\u00f1\u00e1ndote<\/span><\/i><\/p>

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Que los pensamientos son dharmakaya?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Pr\u00e1ctica contemplative<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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La pr\u00f3xima vez que est\u00e9s enfrentando un desaf\u00edo en tu cuerpo, tus pensamiento o tus emociones, podr\u00edan empezar pregunt\u00e1ndote: \u00bfDe d\u00f3nde sale ese humo?<\/p>

Luego, recuerda volver tu mirada hacia adentro con una actitud espaciosa y compasiva. Ve si puedes descubrir la ra\u00edz de la perturbaci\u00f3n y una posible soluci\u00f3n dentro de ti.<\/p>

Finamente, trae a tu guru a la mente y trata de averiguar lo que \u00e9l o ella te est\u00e1 ense\u00f1ando con esta experiencia. Y rel\u00e1jate, siempre rel\u00e1jate.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Es escritora, traductora, psicoterapeuta, maestra y madre de origen mexicano. Actualmente trabaja en un bestiario en prosa po\u00e9tica. Practica la meditaci\u00f3n desde hace m\u00e1s de 24 a\u00f1os y es alumna de Ponlop Rinpoche desde 2002.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Para otros textos de Adela, mira \u201c<\/span><\/i>I Take Refuge in the Sangha<\/span><\/a>\u201d\/\u201d<\/i><\/span>Tomo refugio en la sangha<\/a><\/span>\u201d y \u201c<\/span><\/i>Apparently Opposite<\/a><\/span>.\u201d Tambi\u00e9n puedes visitar sus p\u00e1ginas web: <\/span><\/i>reflejos en juego<\/span><\/a> <\/span>(como escritora y traductora) y <\/span><\/i>https:\/\/adelaiglesias1.wixsite.com\/balance<\/a><\/span> (como psicoterapeuta).<\/i><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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