Depression and Fear Are My Friends

Depression does not come or go
Depression does not arise or cease
Depression does not bind me
And so there is no being free
Depression is not real
So depression is my Dharma friend!

Fear does not come or go
Fear does not arise or cease
Fear does not bind me
So there’s no being free
And so fear is meditation’s best friend!


Shambhala Mountain Center, November 3-4, 2003.
Translated by Ari Goldfield. Translation copyright 2012, Ari Goldfield.

Know this life to be like a dream.
See the mind’s unborn nature.
Aspire to be of benefit to others.

– Khenchen Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche
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