Me in Mexico

Lesson 4: Want, Work and Relax

The monks will tell you that it is necessary to grow out of being a slave of your desires. They eat for the sole purpose of feeding their bodies. And that’s right for them, because they choose to live happily with that premise. For other people who are not monks, desires are part of our essence. And it is by learning to control them that we can enjoy them in a mindful way.

A Rubber Snake that Lives with Me

A Rubber Snake that Lives with Me

In my residence, there were always some birds trying to build nests. Initially we didn’t mind having them around. But later on, they continue to appear more and more. They started to make our windows dirty and smelly. As much as we wanted to hear them sing, we needed them to return to nature. There were plenty of trees outside but we couldn’t just simply yell at them and say “Hey, go back to the trees, will you”? They wouldn’t understand.