"On the journey of the warrior-bodhisattva, the path goes down, not
up,
as if the mountain pointed toward the earth instead of the sky. Instead
of transcending the suffering of all creatures, we move toward turbulence and
doubt however we can. We explore the reality and unpredictability of insecurity
and pain, and we try not to push it away. If it takes years, if it takes
lifetimes, we let it be as it is. At our own pace, without speed or
aggression, we move down and down and down. With us move millions of
others, companions in awakening from fear."