Tag: buddhism
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Musings
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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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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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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The best revenge is to become stronger, smarter, and more capable. You don’t have to say a word, or even get angry.
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One of the hardest questions to answer is: “in order to be fulfilled, how much short-term comfort should I sacrifice and how much should I hold onto?” This is an age-old problem that requires ruthless introspection/experimentation, or there’s no evidence/analysis to base a decision off of. I might even go so far as to call…
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Sometimes, the right thing to do feels wrong or painful. Knowing one’s self allows someone to understand when to leap into “suffering” or bask in “ecstasy…” And how to transcend both and simply exist in balance.
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Bounding aggression with strategy will tell me when to wait and when to push, when to be loud and when to be soft, when to restrain and when to indulge. By being “strategically aggressive” I can access all rhythms and tempos, and be a true instrument of free-flowing harmony.
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I freely admit that I love to dominate challenges, be strong, and get things done. The reason I strive to keep it from outwardly showing is that in my experience, the most dominant, strong, and accomplished people are also the most humble; they’re the first ones to admit they’ve screwed up, the first ones…
Kent Wayne 