You, You Bodhisattvas, You Were Always at the Bedside of Birth and Death

As Bodhisattvas, those of you who practice and practice the life of compassion to reduce suffering for yourself and for all those around you are always at the bedside of birth and death. This is our role to be with all things that change with an open heart. I think of my friend Houston Smith, who was a great philosopher and teacher and religious figure. The grief was just so big, so stupendous for him to carry, even as a wise old sage.