from the bits of hell.oktoborMarch 17 2005, 19:33:57 UTC
Being enmeshed in your own problems, unable to gain perspective, prolongs and increases suffering, for it traps you in a cage, which is your own mind, from where there seems no escape.
Only when you can step back from your mind will you be able to gain understanding and be able to take the right steps to liberate yourself. You cannot escape this trap unless you demolish your ego, which has convinced you that your false self is the center of the universe. Only when you have freed yourself from the control of your thoughts, will you come into that "unthinking" state of mind where you will clearly understand.
Too high expectations
acting with no expectations, ... this is the supreme virtue.
Taking life too seriously is the symptom of a lack of perspective. Expecting too much from life is a certain sign that your ego is in control. Living with too high expectations inevitably causes stress and anxiety, and often disillusionment is the outcome.
Living without expectations is a supreme virtue, for it carries with it the power of modesty and humility. It is to realize that one is not more important than any other creature.
and in saying all of the above.....we are all people and all our conditioning has caused us to fall back into patterns that are self-destructive. i am not blaming YOU...on the contrary....i respect, understand, sympathize with all of the frustration of being what you, and what i am. HUMAN.
Only when you can step back from your mind will you be able to gain understanding and be able to take the right steps to liberate yourself. You cannot escape this trap unless you demolish your ego, which has convinced you that your false self is the center of the universe. Only when you have freed yourself from the control of your thoughts, will you come into that "unthinking" state of mind where you will clearly understand.
Too high expectations
acting with no expectations, ... this is the supreme virtue.
Taking life too seriously is the symptom of a lack of perspective. Expecting too much from life is a certain sign that your ego is in control. Living with too high expectations inevitably causes stress and anxiety, and often disillusionment is the outcome.
Living without expectations is a supreme virtue, for it carries with it the power of modesty and humility. It is to realize that one is not more important than any other creature.
and in saying all of the above.....we are all people and all our conditioning has caused us to fall back into patterns that are self-destructive. i am not blaming YOU...on the contrary....i respect, understand, sympathize with all of the frustration of being what you, and what i am. HUMAN.
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