Tag: Buddha
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Musings
I used to be addicted to the rush of [epiphanies/triumph/flow state/etc.] but they always faded away, and were always replaced by two timeless needs: the need for discipline, and the need for strategy. Now, as I continue to embrace those two “unsexy” qualities, I realize that the feel-good rush I used to crave was only…
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This is, so far, the best approach I have seen that applies to chaos/ambiguity: 1. Adopt the strongest, most flexible position: I Don’t Know. (This makes me humble, and allows me to consider all angles) 2. Decide on what is most likely to be functional. 3. Adjust my position in accordance with step 2 (Sometimes,…
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Musings
The unpleasantness of the world and the darkness of self need not be demonized, for in gazing into their depths, we can humble ourselves by checking our “good” preconceptions against their seeming opposites. And we can also garner clues about which dark path we must travel to come into a place of being that makes…
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Why glorify the label of [artist/warrior/spiritual/etc.]? Why not just sacrifice or indulge short-term comfort for long-term fulfillment, as well as sacrifice or indulge any paradigm or dogma that will propagate long-term fulfillment? In this way, one simply solves problems and glimpses the deeper truths that arise from function. Other people may or may not assign…
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When I think deeply on the “mundane” or the “trivial,” I find that the lessons I take from these supposedly irrelevant phenomena apply to the “grandiose” and the “mystical.” And in this humbling of perception, I experience a leveling of my soul, where I can enjoy the beauty in pain, the sorrow in beauty, and—if…
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Musings
I have experimented with hardship and I have experimented with indolence. I performed these experiments in my younger days, when I cared greatly about what society thought about me. Now, as I get older, I don’t care so much, and I have found myself experimenting with a new state. I call it “harmony.”
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I’ve tried enjoying lethargy, as well as a slow-tempo life. It may work for some, but not for me. Once I realized that I didn’t enjoy lazing about, and that death and failure were guarantees, I also realized that there was no excuse not to apply myself.
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In the past, I have found myself in the grip of behaviors that cause me to wonder “why did I act that way? I knew that the outcome would be undesirable.” I began to realize, only after sufficient introspection, that if I don’t acknowledge my tendencies and the reasons behind them, I might as well…
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Musings
It seems that no matter how much outward fortune we manage to accrue, we all will be tested; we will continually be challenged to carve new meaning from our lives. From what I’ve seen, rising to the occasion again and again seems to be one of the most cathartic things someone can do.
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Musings
The best revenge is to become stronger, smarter, and more capable. You don’t have to say a word, or even get angry.
Kent Wayne 