A Young Man Faced Death and Now Chooses Life

Remember leading retreats with Stephen Levine, colleague and dear friend who retreats on death and dying. He would peer out after some days of our hard work together and he would say, suppose this was the last day of your life. We had lots of young men who had come as well on these retreats. There was no cure at that time. To face death, to see that everything arises when passes. To take your seat in the middle of this world like the Bodhisattva or Buddha that you are - meet what comes and goes with a wise and tender heart.