As healthy mammals
each born with a mid-brain
replete with an anterior gyrate
and its constellation of mirror neurons
we are wired
to shove away
the contempt that others
might feel for us
and to reach for
their respect of us.
The Buddha taught
this aversion for contempt
and this craving for respect
were neither indictments
nor validations
of our inherent spirituality.
To the contrary,
he taught the only barometers
of our spiritual maturity
was NOT what we felt
BUT rather
what we do
with what we feel;
namely notice our experience:
vulnerably and non-conceptually;
and harness our aversion and craving
to fuel our cultivation
of compassion, and love,
and the wisdom of letting-go.
Let us conclude
with a simple
call to action
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