AUTOBIOGRAPHY IN FIVE CHAPTERS

from The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Rinpoche Sogyal

1. I walk down the street.
   There is a deep hole in the road.
   I fall in.
   I am lost...I am hopeless.
   It isn’t my fault.
   It takes forever to find a way out.
2. I walk down the same street.
   There is a deep hole in the road.
   I pretend I don’t see it.
   I fall in again.
   I can’t believe I’m in the same place.
   But it isn’t my fault.
   It still takes a long time to get out.
3. I walk down the same street.
   There is a deep hole in the road.
   I see it there.
   I still fall in...it’s habit.
   My eyes are open.
   I know where I am.
   It is MY fault.
   I get out immediately.
4. I walk down the same street.
   There is a deep hole in the road.
   I walk around it.
5. I walk down a different street.