About this episode
This episode discusses a poem that encourages listeners to stop wasting time and make small changes for personal growth.
Stop wasting your time. That's the first thing this poem tells you. Then it gets real, calling out our love for gossip, our cravings for comfort, and how we pretend to be better than we actually are. Sound familiar? But here's the good news: you can change. The poem shows you how, bit by bit, like softening a stiff piece of wool. Be steady like a river. Stay alertlike a deer. Support others like the earth beneath your feet. Thirty short lines. No fancy words. Just honest advice that actually helps. Read it. Sit with it. Then try one small change today. Milk of the Bounteous Cow Line 1: "Ah, supreme child of noble family," Line 2: "Be careful not to idle away your time." Line 3: "Causes of regret are gradually approaching," Line 4: "Due to our bestial, cow-like behaviour," Line 5: "Especially our fondness for meaningless prattle." Line 6: "For even as we might feign noble conduct," Line 7: "Generally we crave tea, alcohol and meat, and" Line 8: "Habitually pursue attractive young partners," Line 9: "In contradiction to the Tathāgata’s teachings." Line 10: "Just look at this, our…
People in this episode
Host: Yeshe Rabgye
Topics covered
- self-improvement
- mindfulness
- Buddhism
- poetry
- personal growth
Keywords
- Buddhism
- poem
- self-reflection
- change
- mindfulness
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