Suffering

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April 23, 2014 THE OPPOSITE OF SAMSARA The opposite of samsara (the cycle of suffering) is when all the walls fall down, when the cocoon completely disappears and we are totally open to whatever may happen, with no withdrawing, no centralizing into ourselves. That is what we aspire to, the warrior’s journey. That is what stirs us: leaping, being thrown out of the nest, going through the initiation rites, growing up, stepping into something that’s uncertain and unknown.

This sounds like "Hard Love" advice but often we are presented with situations in which all the walls do fall down. So perhaps the advice is to create your "Warrior's Journey" yourself, instead of waiting or it to happen. More Buddhist like might be, "If the Warrior's Journey presents itself, open your arms and embrace it with love."