...keep in mind the teaching on the two truths. On the relative level, everything changes and everyone dies. All people and all things are as transitory as clouds, and this can break our hearts. But on the absolute level, nothing dies. Life after life, our bodies come and go, but our true nature always remains the same. It is like space itself: vast and indestructible and full of potential for life to manifest. -Pema Chödrön, page 168 Happy new year friends.