Whenever I remember this story (told by Künzang Dorje Rinpoche), I look at my life for symptoms of this rare disease—kindness—and whatever signs of health I exhibit cause me to stimulate new areas of infection. The most saddening aspect of life for me, is to witness immunity to the disease of kindness either in myself or others. Although I initially preferred the first story, the second has caused me to reflect a great deal on the nature of kindness – and how it can be encouraged in the world. The idea of kindness as an illness—with all its attendant concepts of infection and contagion—is highly creative. This manner of expression is a brilliant example of how Tantra turns language on it head.p138, Wisdom Eccentrics : Rumours of realisation as told by Künzang Dorje Rinpoche with additional tales of the unexpected.
Ngakpa Chögyam, Aro Books, 2011, ISBN 978-0-9653948-6-4