Sacred Compass

The bardo teachings are like a sacred compass. Like all the sacred teachings, they are reminding us not to get too attached to anything in this world—to where we are, to our life, or to the affairs in our life. “Don’t get too attached to anything” is one of the main messages of the bardo teachings. They encourage us to be “in” the world but not “of” it, and they remind us that we don’t belong to t...