The Good Gardener

Weeding the garden. Weeding through old papers. Weeding out closets.

What do weeds do? They just keep coming. That is the nature of a weed. Despite all odds and all the bad vibes, they grow in the face of adversity. We talk to our plants to make them grow. We swear at our weeds and they grow anyway.

What are these weeds that just keep coming?

These weeds are our habits and attachments, either unconscious or conscious, that keep coming up through the soil of our lives. The seeds of weeds run deep, and they are hard to burn. They are so ingrained in us, that in spite of all odds, they grow without care. Perhaps they grow because of lack of care. They keep coming unless we pay attention. And that is one of the first steps towards breaking an attachment or habit.

In order to overcome these weeds, we need more shakti, or power, or desire, or motivation, or hangin' chops than they have. We have to be more consistent, more "on it" than they are. We have to stay on it until they become manageable, and then eventually, the garden is easier to maintain. And yes, at some point, we have to get our hands dirty.

But the result is well worth it.

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