Kent Wayne

Musings

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I believe at a certain point along one’s journey, it becomes evident that external victories are predictable in their fleeting, temporary fulfillment. At this point, I believe the perspective begins to turn inward, and though not a lick of difference might be seen (even while the same or greater effort may be directed toward an external victory), the internal focus has shifted to allowance of internal phenomena–all thoughts and feelings are internally expressed, released, and make room for the default wellbeing that follows internal stillness.

When this happens, I believe that priorities have shifted to harmony with all aspects of self, and, ironically, external phenomena can be fully enjoyed to their peak capacity. I believe this is synonymous with true freedom and the highest fulfillment.

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  1. letsgetitoutfront Avatar
    letsgetitoutfront

    Perfectly said but I’m not there yet. One day I will get there, I hope!

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      You’ll get there. Just a matter of time!

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  2. bigskybuckeye Avatar
    bigskybuckeye

    I find solace in your perspective. When we are able to focus on the grace within, we just might silence the noise around us.

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      Thanks! Yes, it’s an undeniable force.

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  3. Michelle Avatar
    Michelle

    Here here!

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  4. sbwheeler Avatar
    sbwheeler

    There is another view of freedom, which one will find expressed by mainly Eastern teachers. And that is that we are only ‘free’ when we are sufficiently conscious to be able to choose our inner state – when we are not simply buffeted by the winds of fortune. We can develop a habit of ‘self-calming’, which seems like freedom because it insulates us. But then we are prone to let evil slide by; we are prone to indulge our own pleasures without conscience as to their wider effect. That insulation is not freedom; it is deeper sleep and deeper dream. To empathise with others – and to be truly Human – we need to be able to feel their suffering and yet maintain balance within ourselves.

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      Well put. Those are important distinctions.

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  5. letsgetitoutfront Avatar
    letsgetitoutfront

    Fingers crossed!

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  6. gorangbo Avatar
    gorangbo

    nice perspective !

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  7. Scott Avatar
    Scott

    Self-confidence and self-esteem have to be at a good level within the self? That takes work and, most of all… acceptance of self 🙂 Good stuff, DSFB.

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  8. Hamza Almahi Avatar
    Hamza Almahi

    I love how quietly radical this is.
    It reads like something you only arrive at after chasing the “big wins” hard enough to notice their expiration date. The way you describe the shift—not as withdrawal from the world, but as a re-orientation of attentionis especially sharp. Same effort, same motion, different center of gravity.
    That line about *allowing* internal phenomena instead of managing or conquering them really landed. There’s something deeply freeing in realizing that stillness isn’t achieved by force, but by making space. And the irony you point to—that external life becomes more vivid once it’s no longer carrying the burden of fulfillment feels painfully true.
    This feels less like a philosophy and more like a field report from someone who’s been there. Quiet, grounded, and earned.

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    1. DirtySciFiBuddha Avatar
      DirtySciFiBuddha

      Thanks! Yes, it took me a long time to believe that focus doesn’t necessarily entail effort, which implies sacrifice.

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  9. Hamza Almahi Avatar
    Hamza Almahi

    You ought to write a late letter to Fyodor Dostoevsky as I did.

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