"Good concepts are like a golden chain. Bad concepts are like an iron chain." ~ Longchenpa
Love this quote. A chain is a chain regardless of the material used to construct it. Now, it would seem to me that especially in the beginning of the journey I believed I needed something solid to hang on to; I sought the perceived safety a chain would provide. And in that search I clearly chose a ‘gold chain’. That chain served me exceedingly well and I trained long in its use. Today that chain is still a beautiful shiny gold; it hangs on the wall in the entrance to my house, within reach but rarely called on. Could it be that I’ve become like an elephant that initially was chained with a heavy, iron chain but now a thin rope provides her with the illusion of being tied up?