Blessed2 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 I want peace. I want liberation. I want for the fear, the doubt, the shame, the worry to end. It makes no sense to feel like this. It's literally nonsensical, maybe even insane. I'm here, This Is. But there seems to be discord, there seems to be suffering. What the fuck? I don't want to settle for this shit. I know this isn't what all this is intended for. Obviously this is for happiness, joy, paradise, heaven. Quote Mention Everyone is waiting for eternity but the Shaman asks: "how about today?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 It's a universe of no exclusion. When we think something we want to exclude, we include it in our now, and it's all just now. The thread about the difference between guilt and shame was great I thought, although I got it a lot more after reading it a second time much later. Maybe it's time to revisit it? Quote Mention Youtube Channel Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Fear, doubt, shame and worry don’t end by wanting them to end. They end by embracing and expressing them. Quote Mention YouTube Website Sessions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aware Wolf Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Ya. We all want this. But suffering seems to be part of the path. I've done retreats where Buddhist teachers were participants and they cried like anyone else, perhaps more so. I'm a big fan of practicing Kindness, resilience, and equanimity. Great stuff, very useful. "Use all obstacles as the path to bodhi" , is a lojong saying i like. "Do not be a bodhisatta; do not be an arahant; do not be anything at all. If you are a bodhisatta, you will suffer; if you are an arahant, you will suffer; if you are anything at all, you will suffer".-- Ajahn Chah Quote Mention “If trees could scream, would we be so cavalier about cutting them down? We might, if they screamed all the time, for no good reason.” ― The Buddha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 On 2/5/2023 at 6:38 AM, Blessed2 said: I'm here, This Is. But there seems to be discord, there seems to be suffering. What the fuck? The great relief is that you’re not. “I’m here”, simple and innocent as a statement could ever be, just happens to not be true. Quote Mention YouTube Website Sessions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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