In Tibet, there is a saying, "When seen from afar, yaks look healthy and handsome; close up, they look like sickly sheep; but under their fleece, they are infested with lice and scabies." In other words, when we look at other from afar they may appear to have happiness, prestige, friends and wealth. But when we get closer, we see that they are not happy and their situation is not ideal. There is always something to complain about, and when we get very close and examine their inner feelings, each person has his/hers own set of worries and carries his/her own burden around with him/her. No one is in perfect happiness. That is why the Buddha called samsara an ocean of suffering, not an ocean of bliss.
Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
Rich and poor, educated and blue collar, married with kids and childless; nearly everyone battles a fight that we don’t know anything about. As in Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche’s yak analogy, give everyone a little space, live and let live and be compassionate.
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