{"id":69708,"date":"2025-08-30T17:07:34","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T00:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nalandabodhi.org\/?p=69708"},"modified":"2026-03-26T11:22:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T18:22:06","slug":"my-community-source-of-emotions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nalandabodhi.org\/nl\/2025\/08\/30\/my-community-source-of-emotions\/","title":{"rendered":"My Community, Source of Emotions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"69708\" class=\"elementor elementor-69708\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-10ea4f89 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10ea4f89\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b2f4cc2\" data-id=\"2b2f4cc2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05613f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"05613f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#french\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Fran\u00e7ais<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1911e89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1911e89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My Community, Source of Emotions<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-610313a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"610313a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The night I'm grateful to be human<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc611f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc611f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\">I cried most of the night. It was one of those nights when you realize that the world is so kind to you. Not just kind out of some spiritual, religious, or other obligation, but genuinely interested in you. About what you&#8217;re doing, and about what you want to do later. The spontaneous conversations here and there when you go to a gathering with your community.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1bf997 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f1bf997\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A hazardous path<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47a8920 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47a8920\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>It wasn&#8217;t easy to familiarize myself with my mind. My mind is very difficult, with a tendency to reject human contact when the situation doesn&#8217;t suit me, when the unknown is lurking. It was during that night that I realized how difficult I&#8217;ve been, how unpleasant at times I&#8217;ve been in the world. Despite this, my friends in my community have always put up with me. Always supported me without feeding the nastiness that lurks within me. I&#8217;m so grateful. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a709ec9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a709ec9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The example of the elders<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a595b41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a595b41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>As I cried, I realized the importance of the elders in my community. Why are they so involved? Is it out of spiritual delusion? Do they have some ulterior motive? Such were my thoughts in the past. But not tonight. This contemplative night brought me to a different realization. My older guides are genuinely good. They offer a dose of kindness and toughness, like real parents, who just want to teach you to be a good human who knows how to appreciate life. I love you all.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25d7ee7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25d7ee7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contemplation<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b70e09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b70e09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Sit in a quiet place and breathe.<\/li><li>Contemplate the ties you have with the people in your community, family, or circle of friends.<\/li><li>Are the ties that bind you a source of benefit? Are they feeding your bad habits?<\/li><li>Are you a source of benefit? Are you feeding others\u2019 bad habits?<\/li><li>Relax and let go.<\/li><\/ul>\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<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cac67b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cac67b8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a85c063\" data-id=\"a85c063\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-916dd48 elementor-author-box--image-valign-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-69742 elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"916dd48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ksantiyogameditation.ca\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-author-box__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nalandabodhi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Pic.Francis-Olivier-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Francis Olivier\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ksantiyogameditation.ca\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrancis Olivier\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Student of Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche since 2018. Born in 1987, has been practicing yoga since the age of 24 and practicing the teachings of the Karma Kagyu and Nyingma lineages since 2018.<br \/>\nLink to is website : https:\/\/ksantiyogameditation.ca<\/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<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e41ec9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e41ec9\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"french\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67e4f6f\" data-id=\"67e4f6f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-99b15fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"99b15fe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-94c4c67\" data-id=\"94c4c67\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e315bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e315bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ma communaut\u00e9, Source d\u2019\u00e9motions<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-006a020 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"006a020\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">La nuit o\u00f9 je suis reconnaissant d\u2019\u00eatre humain<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c28434b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c28434b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>J\u2019ai pleur\u00e9 une bonne partie de la nuit. C\u2019\u00e9tait une de ces nuits o\u00f9 tu te rends compte que le monde est tellement gentil avec toi. Pas seulement gentil par obligation spirituelle, religieuse, ou autre, mais authentiquement int\u00e9ress\u00e9 \u00e0 toi. \u00c0 ce que tu fais, \u00e0 ce que tu veux faire plus tard, et des conversations par-ci par-l\u00e0 de mani\u00e8re spontan\u00e9es \u00e0 un rassemblement de ma communaut\u00e9.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cffd18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1cffd18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Un cheminement hasardeux<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a815d73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a815d73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Ce ne fut pas facile de me familiariser avec mon esprit. Mon esprit est tr\u00e8s difficile, une tendance \u00e0 vouloir repousser le contact humain quand la situation ne me convient pas, o\u00f9 l\u2019inconnu me guette. C\u2019est durant cette nuit que j\u2019ai r\u00e9alis\u00e9 comment j\u2019ai \u00e9t\u00e9 difficile, d\u00e9sagr\u00e9able parfois avec le monde. Malgr\u00e9 cela, mes amis et amies de ma communaut\u00e9 m\u2019ont toujours support\u00e9. Toujours support\u00e9 sans alimenter la m\u00e9chancet\u00e9 qui se cache en moi. Je vous suis tellement reconnaissant. Merci \u00e0 vous de tout c\u0153ur.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d788f1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d788f1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">L\u2019exemple des ain\u00e9s<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb27eba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb27eba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>En pleurant, j\u2019ai r\u00e9alis\u00e9 l\u2019importance des ain\u00e9es de ma communaut\u00e9. Pourquoi sont-ils si impliqu\u00e9s\u00a0dans ma communaut\u00e9\u2009? Est-ce par d\u00e9lusion spirituelle\u00a0? Ont-ils un motif\u00a0hasardeux\u2009? Telles furent dans le pass\u00e9 mes r\u00e9flexions. Mais pas cette nuit. Cette nuit contemplative m\u2019amena \u00e0 une diff\u00e9rente r\u00e9alisation. Mes guides plus \u00e2g\u00e9s que moi sont tellement authentiquement bons. Ils et elles offrent une dose de gentillesse et de duret\u00e9, comme de vrais parents qui veulent juste t\u2019apprendre \u00e0 \u00eatre un bon humain qui sait appr\u00e9cier la vie. Je vous aime.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a1c7cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a1c7cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contemplation<\/h2>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-318837d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"318837d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Asseyez-vous dans un endroit calme et respirez.<\/li><li>Consid\u00e9rez les liens que vous entretenez avec chaque personne de votre communaut\u00e9, de votre famille ou de votre cercle d&#8217;amis.<\/li><li>Ces liens vous sont-ils b\u00e9n\u00e9fiques\u00a0? Nourrissent-ils vos mauvaises habitudes\u00a0?<\/li><li>\u00cates-vous une source de bienfaits\u00a0? Nourrissez-vous les mauvaises habitudes des autres\u00a0?<\/li><li>D\u00e9tendez-vous et l\u00e2chez prise.<\/li><\/ul>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ac9a86 elementor-author-box--image-valign-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"1ac9a86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ksantiyogameditation.ca\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-author-box__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nalandabodhi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Pic.Francis-Olivier-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Francis Olivier\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ksantiyogameditation.ca\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrancis Olivier\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00c9l\u00e8ve de Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoch\u00e9 depuis 2018. N\u00e9 en 1987, il pratique le yoga depuis l'\u00e2ge de 24 ans et les enseignements des lign\u00e9es Karma Kagyu et Nyingma depuis 2018.<br \/>\nLien vers son site web\u00a0: https:\/\/ksantiyogameditation.ca<\/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\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a heartfelt offering, Francis Olivier shows the gift of being vulnerable: \u201cIt was during that night that I realized how difficult I&#8217;ve been, how unpleasant at times I&#8217;ve been in the world. Despite this, my friends in my community have always put up with me. 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