sometimes
suffering, knowing in my core it isn't necessary, completely not
understanding the point of existence and why. totally convinced there
is no positive outcome to make it fair or worthwhile, then crying.
then it rains and i walk outside in the cleansed air and experience the
immense diversity that is reality and wonder. this blows my mind as
well.
then i'm left to acknowledge my tiny perspective. no, the beauty does not make the suffering irrelevant. i wouldn't even say it
makes it bearable. seems like an equal perspective/plane co-existing,
both simultaneous.
and i step into a deep sense of mystery and witness and simplicity and breathing.
8.11.2010
http://onegnosticsnotes.blogspot.com/
Comment
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Comment by Eric on January 20, 2011 at 11:02pm -
True,
I just reread this post. I love the honest expression found within it.
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Comment by Peg Syverson on November 8, 2010 at 10:23am -
Hi True-
I enjoyed this post! it's lovely.
Peg
Appamada is not just the occasional mindful thought or attentive state of mind, it’s actually a commitment to being attentive. It’s more than just a meditative state of mind, it’s more than just being mindful. It has to do with that primary ethical or moral orientation we have in life, with which we bring into being whatever activity we’re engaged in. Whether in formal meditation, in our interactions with other people, in our social concerns, or in our political choices, it’s the energetic cherishing of what we regard as good.
—Stephen Batchelor
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