Tag: Buddha

While I’m not smart (or patient) enough to understand the math, I love the implications drawn by astronomy and physics; they’ve helped me accept how small and insignificant I truly am. And my God is it a relief—things are a hell of a lot easier/enjoyable when I’m not bogged down by delusions of grandeur, or…

From what I’ve seen, many people will indulge in short term gratification rather than long term fulfillment.  I believe this can be incredibly comforting for an outmatched individual, for that individual can make up for a good degree of disadvantage by exercising discipline. They can be that rare person who is willing to enact one of…

“How much of this?  How much of that?  When is it too much and when is it too little?” These questions seem to apply to nearly every “good” and “bad” quality/activity I can think of.  The best answer I have found to them is:  do enough or as little of everything I need to bring…

To be at peace, I have often found it necessary to go to war with my inner weaknesses.  Then, after I have allotted them the space they warrant within my head and my heart, I make friends with them, and either allow them reign when I deem it appropriate, or put them to work for…

I don’t really get spiritualists who think it’s useful to be “detached from the world,” or “detached from their body.” Why not use my mind to optimize my body, which is a necessary channel through which to express and support my mind?  Why not employ feedback from the world to ensure that my perception is…

The inevitable passage of time makes everything into a game; will I accomplish my goals within the allotted time, or won’t I?  In the past, I’ve fallen prey to the belief that simple persistence would carry me to victory, but that’s not the case if you account for the inevitability of time. So I’m trapped…

I find the phrase “common sense” to be an oversimplification.  It seems to roughly translate into “reliably demonstrating good judgment.”  In order to do that, these requirements seem to be necessary:  calling oneself out on BS, so that personal biases don’t get in the way of function; being proactive, so that opportunity doesn’t fade away;…

There are many jewels in the honest mud.

Assess, aggress.  Assess, aggress.  This simple pattern of action seems to orient me toward a positive outcome, no matter what the scenario. *apologies for my military-influenced verbiage, when I use the word “aggress,” it’s framed within the context of strategic aggression, or aggressively serving my strategy.  So in dealing with others, the best way to…

I have a ton of faults.  Left to my own devices, I become angry and vengeful, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg.  But when I freely admit my problems, I find I’m able to channel them, as well as put controls in place where they become minor irritations, non-issues, or—best case scenario—tools that…