Fear of Boredom
Currently Reading:
Mind Lines
Translated by L. Michael Hall & Bobby G. Bodenhamer
Culture and Aversion:
In America, we'll do whatever it takes to keep from being bored. We'll do ANYTHING to keep from being bored. We'll spend ALL of our money to avoid being bored. We'll destroy ourselves to keep from being bored.
We buy expensive vacations that have "lots of exciting things to do". We buy the biggest and most expensive state-of-the-art entertainment systems, and then stuff our cabinets full of movies we're tired of seeing, but continue to watch at full blast volume. TV commercials and movies are louder and flashier then ever.
Some people drink, simply to drown out the internal noise. Some drink far too much, simply to drown out the internal noise. Some die from drinking far too much, simply to drown out the internal noise.
The Only Thing We Have to Fear:
Why do we go to such extreme lengths to avoid boredom?
When we're bored, we're able to hear our minds. When it's quiet, you can't stop the flood of thoughts. What are these thoughts? What do they say to us?
When it's quiet, our personal demons come out and to eat us alive. All of our past failures and regrets come out to torment us. It's o.k. though, it's just an illusion. If you look around, you're fine. You're still there, whole and unharmed, just a little scared.
It's o.k.
When you wash dirty clothes, do you get angry at the water because it becomes clouded with dirt?
Namaste,
CET
"Much of the suffering in the world comes from the illusion that we are separate from one another." - Gautama Buddha
Mind Lines
Translated by L. Michael Hall & Bobby G. Bodenhamer
Culture and Aversion:
In America, we'll do whatever it takes to keep from being bored. We'll do ANYTHING to keep from being bored. We'll spend ALL of our money to avoid being bored. We'll destroy ourselves to keep from being bored.
We buy expensive vacations that have "lots of exciting things to do". We buy the biggest and most expensive state-of-the-art entertainment systems, and then stuff our cabinets full of movies we're tired of seeing, but continue to watch at full blast volume. TV commercials and movies are louder and flashier then ever.
Some people drink, simply to drown out the internal noise. Some drink far too much, simply to drown out the internal noise. Some die from drinking far too much, simply to drown out the internal noise.
The Only Thing We Have to Fear:
Why do we go to such extreme lengths to avoid boredom?
When we're bored, we're able to hear our minds. When it's quiet, you can't stop the flood of thoughts. What are these thoughts? What do they say to us?
When it's quiet, our personal demons come out and to eat us alive. All of our past failures and regrets come out to torment us. It's o.k. though, it's just an illusion. If you look around, you're fine. You're still there, whole and unharmed, just a little scared.
It's o.k.
When you wash dirty clothes, do you get angry at the water because it becomes clouded with dirt?
Namaste,
CET
"Much of the suffering in the world comes from the illusion that we are separate from one another." - Gautama Buddha