“Oh, noble child, everything is severing the mind. As for the mind, it is severing pride. There is nothing whatsoever that is not included in pride. If one simply understands that it is merely the production of pride, then, for example, one is like a thief in an empty house: by simply recognizing [the situation], grasping is impossible. Having correctly understood, there is no practice with an intentional objective. Because it crushes any hesitations (mi phod), it is explained as Chöd.” PrideSimileGraspingTibetan BuddhismChödSelf AttachmentSupplementary Chapter Book:Making the Old New Again and Again: Legitimation and Innovation in the Tibetan Buddhist Chöd Tradition Source: Making the Old New Again and Again: Legitimation and Innovation in the Tibetan Buddhist Chöd Tradition