Bardo! Bring Me Another!

While visiting Taktsang Palphug Monastery in Bhutan (also known as “The Tiger’s Nest”) I had the opportunity to speak to a monk who introduced me to the Tibetan Buddhist term “bardo,” which without getting too deeply into it can be translated as “the between moment.”

Vickie & Tom at "The Tiger's Nest"

Bardo is that period where you’re not occupied or busy with your life or legal nurse consulting business. In fact, you’re not occupied with anything but just being. It’s when you’re stopped at a red light or sitting and waiting outside an attorney-client’s office or sipping a cup of healthy green tea before your day kicks in.

Life is full of busy moments, significant moments and bardo moments. I often joke that I’m always “blowing and going” but when I’m not, those “between” moments are often the ones I use to do my deepest thinking and my personal restoration.

The next time you’re experiencing a bardo moment, don’t be bored or restless, reaching for your smart phone. Just enjoy it. Dive deep into yourself or better yet, into nothingness.

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