Tag: buddhism

People may have a claim to your actions, but I believe no one has a claim to your thoughts or feelings. Perhaps you owe money for a service or good, but you aren’t obligated to feel guilty or worthless because you made a mistake or someone is suffering more than you. I believe it’s your…

The search for meaning becomes increasingly meaningless within giant engines of socioeconomic change, which are temporary blips on a tiny planet in a vast galaxy in the probable infinity of the universe and beyond. However, while I may not be able to capture it in words and structures, meaning becomes viscerally apparent when I enjoy…

I would rather be a cautionary tale born from pursuit of betterment, than a cautionary tale born from lack of audacity. I don’t want to age into a fretful shadow, haunted by regret and emaciated dreams.

Even when I engage in outward effort, I aim for an inner sense of ease and positive development. In doing so, I believe I’m aligning myself with an existential flow, giving birth to meaning in what seems to be—by our most rigorous scientific measures—a meaningless world (I’m a speck on a rock in the vastness…

Comparison and contrast are how we build linear narratives. Without the differences born from time and space, we could never go on adventures or tell any stories. They’re the fundamental building blocks behind creation and expansion. But all too often, we use comparison/contrast to make ourselves miserable, to deem ourselves lesser than others with “more.”…

Once I realized the “real world” was largely in my head, it became infinitely easier to interact with the reality of others.

Ironically, I can tap into fulfillment by intellectualizing futility. The cosmos will expand and contract, rendering all my concerns into laughable insignificance. My worries will wash away in a river of time. So I’ll relax into simple pleasures—the feel of hot water on my skin, green trees that rustle in the sun, cool blankets sliding…

I have forcefully chased various conditions, in the hopes that one of them would eventually lead to contentment. But after I grew exhausted with this approach (I’m still active, but I now recognize that being demanding/tyrannical of reality often falls short, even when I happen to elicit success), I decided I didn’t want to chase…

I believe if you tend to your inward state—be consistent about turning toward the most positive emotion you can resonate with (if it’s negative, accepting the negativity and using the acceptance as a stepping into less negativity or maybe even positivity)—then solutions and opportunities will make themselves apparent. The important thing for me is not…

I used to be puzzled by how often others mistakenly claimed they knew what I was thinking. Then I became surprised by how often I made the same mistake. Eventually, I concluded my primary focus should be my own perception. Whenever I strove to control others’ perception, victory was elusive, fleeting, and open to question.…