tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post7275084272693257685..comments2023-09-21T09:49:28.326-07:00Comments on Fierce Dandelions: Choices, Classism, and Buddhist LivingNathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-43579572927851499462010-04-18T08:06:54.415-07:002010-04-18T08:06:54.415-07:00Hi Celestial,
Yep, sometimes I don't feel up ...Hi Celestial,<br /><br />Yep, sometimes I don't feel up to it either. I totally agree that pushing too hard doesn't work. It probably has the opposite effect. <br /><br />Helmut,<br /><br />Dogen, in his Instructions to the Zen Cook, repeated pointed to what I've come to see as aiming in the "right" direction. The monastic cook's job is to have a vision of who is in the Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-90053668659748587542010-04-17T18:51:08.418-07:002010-04-17T18:51:08.418-07:00Worry is just unease and unease is just Dukkha and...Worry is just unease and unease is just Dukkha and the basic translation of Dukkha revolves around the concept of forbearance, the putting up with troublesome states of mind. Anything from the tangible things like hangnails or atom bombs to the intangibles surrounding anxiety are the agents of suffering because we must endure them. The Buddha's teaching is not about getting rid of suffering Helmuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06272280121553810658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-53966321219059993402010-04-17T14:19:13.113-07:002010-04-17T14:19:13.113-07:00Making choices is really an act of faith and trust...Making choices is really an act of faith and trust in this kind of environment, and sometimes, I just don't feel up to it. What's a devoted lay practitioner who isn't attracted to monasticism at this point in his life to do? <br /><br />I just go with the flow. Pushing too hard against my will into making choices which are theorically right may cause side effects to our state of mind.Celestial Horizonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17483027101802716813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-7647287801638479352010-04-17T10:40:50.203-07:002010-04-17T10:40:50.203-07:00Yes, could be.
Although, maybe not too. Not sure...Yes, could be. <br /><br />Although, maybe not too. Not sure what I was experiencing yesterday or over the past several months is just worry.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920234350446745482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-741227658356358863.post-15188821072271316092010-04-16T20:58:22.543-07:002010-04-16T20:58:22.543-07:00It may a good idea to go to August 16th in this ye...It may a good idea to go to August 16th in this years calendar and write down "what was I so worried about on April 16th?". Even if you write in the April 16th section what you are worried about, chances are that in August you'll realize it probably wasn't a big deal anyway. <br />Remember this statistic I just made up. <br />98.36% of the things we worry about never come to Helmuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06272280121553810658noreply@blogger.com