A great master once made a comparison between dogs and lions ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
A great master once made a comparison between dogs and lions. He said that if someone were to throw a rock at a dog, the dog would immediately attack the rock. However, if they were foolish enough to throw a rock at a lion, the lion would ignore the rock and attack the thrower. When encountering an upsetting situation most people minds react like the dog: they immediately become obsessed by whatever arises in their mind at that moment - be it fear, anger or confusion. Meditators, however, are like lions. They are able to see beyond the immediate impact and understand the context and the causes and conditions of the problem; then they are able to deal with it wisely.
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