Quote of the day - Nov 13th

How many can remain steadfast in the practice of discipline? It cannot be forced upon anyone, and you must not take it for granted that those who have been with this Order for years are firmly established on this Path.
How often have you been reminded not to expect too much, and that even those who are close to and attached to this Order may fall away? Their karma must ripen, and they must follow their own course. Not many will have the foundation needed to stand firmly on the ground, for the Path of the Bodhisattvas is not the most attractive Path for those who are drawn to worldly conditions.
But new ones will come, and this is the pattern that will continue. Just like thoughts, they arise and then disappear. Yet there is this real and great difference: some will have good seeds planted within their nature so that in later years good effects will take place.
4-Jun-1984 (1)