Gateless Gate 29:
Neither the Wind Nor the Flag

3/22/2012

Every day people die over political, economic, and religious views. Likewise, our attachments to our own beliefs and opinions cause suffering for ourselves and others. How many arguments could be avoided if we simply recognized our underlying desire to be affirmed? How often are we more concerned about getting our point across than the feelings of those with whom we are communicating? By seeing the consequences of attachment to views in our own lives, we can begin to uproot the rampant aggression in the world. Letting go in this way, we discover that being right isn’t what we really care about. Photo by Gabriel Doyle