http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/the-big-ideas/topics/the-classroom-of-life en-us 60 <p align="center">&ldquo;<em>Life always gives us exactly the teacher we need at every moment. This includes every mosquito, every misfortune, every red light, every traffic jam, every obnoxious supervisor (or employee), every illness, every loss, every moment of joy or depression, every addiction, every piece of garbage, every breath. Every moment is the guru.&rdquo;</em></p><p align="center">~ Joko Beck. Modern American Zen Master</p><p align="center">&nbsp;</p><p>Don&rsquo;t you wish you could study life FULL-TIME?!?!</p><p>Guess what?!?</p><p>You can!</p><p>That guy on the road cuts you off on the way to work. How&rsquo;d you respond? With a calm breath, gratitude for your safety (and the fact you&rsquo;re even in a car in the first place&hellip;who came up with <em>that?!?)</em>, and a compassionate thought toward your new friend? Good. A+.</p><p>Your boss or employee is doing that thing <em>again!! </em>Gah. How many times?!?! Er&hellip;What would your most enlightened self do in that situation?!? Nice! A-</p><p>Your spouse&hellip;</p><p>Your kids&hellip;</p><p>Your friends&hellip;</p><p>ALL of life is our classroom.</p><p>We just need to enroll.</p><p>(Tuition&rsquo;s free, btw. :)</p> Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:43:22 -0000 forums.thinkarete.com:503:466:466 brian http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/503/topics/466