Thank God for Buddhism.
I was casually going through life ‘knowing it all’, and doing my best to make sure you all knew it. What a pain in the arse.
After 30 years of alcoholic drinking and when I couldn’t live with myself anymore, I stumbled into a Dharma class. They told me I might want to focus on others, and the lovely AA’s had been telling me the same thing.
I guess I couldn’t here over the sound of all my own voices.
Though it is still hard to stay mindful of others’ dilemmas, and to put other people’s needs ahead of mine, it is a relief to not have that mind that is constantly looking for more. And meditation is so wonderful when you have spent most of your life looking outwards for validation, recognition, and satisfaction.
Amen.
“Neuroscientist Ethan Kross’s new book, Shift, offers another way forward that’s both respectful of our emotions and helpful for managing them effectively. Without ignoring our feelings, his book argues, we can learn to work with them in more positive ways, allowing us to gain relief and wisdom from them”.
Jill Suttie reports from Greater Good Magazine.
“Knowing others is intelligence;
Knowing yourself is wisdom”Laozi
If you have a little more time today, I urge you to watch this beautiful documentary about living, losing, and loving. If you haven’t, watch it tomorrow. :)
If you like the new Dharmaholic.com website (or don’t) I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments.
love alwaz
mike
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