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Thank you. I had not thought of it like that before, but it makes a lot of sense. Perhaps continuing to study the works of Pema Chodron will help me. She writes a lot about mindfulness in the context of Buddhism, but so that it can apply to nearly anyone. I just ordered her book "The Places that Scare You" and have been reading "When Things Fall Apart"
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"Just as a jewel that has been buried in the earth for a million years is not discolored or harmed, in the same way this noble heart is not affected by all of our kicking and screaming. The jewel can be brought out into the light at any time, and it will glow as brilliantly as if nothing had ever happened. No matter how committed we are to unkindness, selfishness, or greed, the genuine heart of bodhichitta cannot be lost. It is here in all that lives, never marred and completely whole."
Pema Chodron
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