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A Meditation Teacher Explains How to Find Peace In 16 Words
Thich Nhat Hanh does it again
Many spiritual leaders often say that there are two choices in life:
Do you choose love or do you choose fear?
This is echoed in a Native American story I adore.
An old Cherokee Indian chief was teaching his grandson about life.
He said, “A fight is going on inside me, a fight between two wolves.
The Dark one is evil — he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.
The Light Wolf is good — he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith.
The same fight is going on inside you grandson… and inside of every other person on the face of this earth.
The grandson ponders this for a moment and then asks, “Grandfather, which wolf will win?”
The old Cherokee smiled and simply said, “The one you feed.”
One of the reasons why I love this so much is that it creates a visual to an abstract teaching. It brings imagination into play. And it makes it relatable.
