Photso

In preparing myself for a year long project of mindfulness practice in calculated ways, I've been reading the magazine my sister bought me a subscription to, "Shambhala Sun." In an article titled, "Just Leap!," I read the following passage.

"Our outrageousness in leaping does not come from insecurity, wildness, or insanity. This kind of leap is a form of confidence, a confluence of wisdom mixed with bravery. It has a quality of enlightened calculation and chutzpa, awakened audacity. The Tibetan word is photso, 'accurate assessment." We have, through enlightened assessment, calculated how to go beyond the magnetic pull of the setting sun. We know deep inside that we can do it-and that we must do it."

This passage really describes the leaping I did into this pregnancy. The article discusses that we must take leaps and the concept of abruptness to awaken the mind. I can best be summed up by "A key element of braery, says Sakyong Mipham, is abruptness- the ability to break free from hesitation and suddenly leap from our habitual patterns to the awake mind."