Tag: Buddha

It seems that on every single quest to “find myself,” I find myself exactly where I need to be.  

IMHO, “Spiritual,” “wise,” “holy,” and “moral”…are all illusory and imperfect concepts that point to some nameless thing thing we already know at the deepest levels.  

If we were all-powerful creators, wouldn’t it be possible that—after consistently dreaming ourselves into idyllic and thrilling lives—we’d push the limits of our power?  Maybe we’d dream up lives where we forgot that we were all-powerful, and force ourselves to go through the incomparable experience  of rediscovering that power.   😉

IMHO, being perceptive/tough/wise/smart is nothing to laud; the only thing that matters is how well you can put ‘em together and get a result.  To me, the idea that individual traits hold some sort of all-encompassing redemptive quality is like saying that being proficient at one weightlifting exercise will allow you to perform in a sport.

The brutal truth about accomplishment:  There are those precarious moments regarding my goals when it is all too easy to say I am “going through something,” or “it’s in the works,” or that I’m “making progress,” or laugh embarrassedly and forget about the task in favor of a devilish grin.  Those are the moments that…

IMHO, the best/worst/most dangerous/uplifting illusion of all is that there is such a thing as an exalted state—that there is such a thing as a “savior,” or “enlightenment,” or “sainthood,” or any such label.  Because in order for us to become that illusion, I believe that we must realize that it is exactly that:  An…

Supposedly, the smallest things in the universe (that we know of) disappear and reappear. Perhaps, if we were equipped with the proper perceptions, we might be able to observe ourselves doing the same thing.  😉

My opinion on discipline and audacity:  If I can’t make myself do what I want, then it makes me vulnerable to having others make me do what THEY want. Practice must be everyday, and my mind/spirit must be open/ready to capitalize on every moment.  And to endure this oft-painful push, laughter and positivity become a…

IMHO, the ability to interact with “good” is a function of how mature you are…how capable you are of seeing that there is “good” and “evil” in all things and how easily they reverse their positions.

Who knows the purpose (if there is one at all) behind why our bodies deteriorate and fall into entropy?  Personally I see it as an opportunity to bring the best of myself to the process, move on, and do it again while letting the bad stuff slough off.   Patton mentioned that all glory is…