Tag: buddhism
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Musings
When all the justifications, schemes, and defenses fall away, I find I experience a deep and abiding appreciation of the present moment. I’ve often heard people take sides on the phrase “ignorance is bliss” as if one must choose between painful knowledge or joyful ignorance, but I don’t think it’s an either-or. I think the…
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For a while, I assumed that life was out to get me. After a lot of disappointment and pain and sacrifice, I decided to let life have its way. If life was going to beat me, then so be it. A curious thing happened. Once I gave up the fight, the fight lost interest in…
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There is so much strength in surrender to the moment. Whenever we accept our current circumstances, we can spot clues and directions with a calmer eye. They may not detail a straight-line path to where we want to go, but they will reveal our first steps. After taking them, we can correct our course and…
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It’s easy to believe we’re in a desperate contest, struggling to trade damage for wins. It’s hard to remember we’re in a game—that just by virtue of what we can detect, we are rendered insignificant in the best possible way (if you put any stock in sages, mystics, or psychedelics). Once we remember that life…
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Be in charge of how you define adversity. Did it happen for a reason? Did it give you clues on what to do or where to go? (Sometimes you just have to have faith that it did, and wait for present circumstances to articulate into a logical support for a past event. The faith will…
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Instead of denying a dark turn of mind, I try and let it be. This is different from consciously embracing it; I focus on relinquishing any resistance within my perception. I let things flow. And I don’t worry about letting them go—that happens all on its own. Get Kor’Thank here: Kor’Thank: Barbarian Valley Girl. Get…
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When I dream up a story, it’s not about forcing it into being. It’s about setting up the pieces—my workspace, my routine, studying other stories I like and how they’re put together—and letting a river of ideas flow through my mind. I can touch it up later, but first, I need to just let it…
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I’ve come to believe that transcendence isn’t something you train or sacrifice for, it’s something you allow. You can allow it to flow in the most bizarre or extreme circumstances, which is why it’s transcendent—it transcends the bounds of logic and preference. And if you believe there is a benevolent order at the heart of…
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I take great pleasure in a state of 100% belief—when I’m deep in the zone, and I know what’s going to happen. But if I can’t get there, I relax into the truth that everything I do is just a game, destined to fade in the river of time. Both approaches lack resistance. They allow…
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Lately, I’ve taken more to letting things happen. I make plans, then feel my way through unexpected circumstances. Of course I use logic, but if it ever feels like I’m forcing my thoughts, I ease back and do the best I can with what I have, and leave the rest up to fate. …
Kent Wayne 