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Kids and Buddhism
EonTrinity
Evansville, WI New
Been talking to my 8 year old son off to the side about Buddhism and answering any questions that he has. Honestly, i thought that he was not paying that much attention. Then the other night I was out at dinner with 10 other family members and my sister was on a rant about all of the things bothering her at the moment and suddenly out of the blue, my son blurts out:
"Auntie Jen, you are hallucinating. You gotta stop listening to that monkey mind."
And he promptly returned to his tablet. The whole table was silent and then my wife and I burst into laughter and had to explain to the whole family what "monkey mind" is.
Has anyone else watched their kids blurt out any keen wisdom out of the blue?
ET
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8 can be a ripe age to absorb new knowledge, depending on the kid. Your boy is lucky to be able to learn about Buddhism from you at that age! Don't underestimate the intellectual capacity of kids. They can surprise you.
@EonTrinity , you might like to see this thread too.
You betcha!
Had a wierd experience with my three year old son yesterday.
I had ridden my scooter to the supermarket to buy a few things. When I came out I hopped on my scooter and tried to start it to ride home again. Lo and behold it wouldn't start. Feeling somewhat frustrated I was contemplating what to do next when my phone started ringing. It was my wife. She said that my son wanted to tell me something. He gets on the phone and says "Daddy, you need to take a deep breath!" That's all he said.
My wife told me he'd been running up and down the house then suddenly stopped and said to her "Where's Daddy? I need to tell him to take a deep breath" so she called me.
Very strange.
@Bunks. What a wonderful happening. Not really so strange though. It is as one of the old teachers used to say. The lotus of true practice reveals itself in a myriad of ways.
Sometimes it seems that children have a wisdom which for us is crusted over by age.
As we release them in an "open field", watch to keep the predators at bay, and let them be themselves, we will marvel at how much they teach us every day.
Peace to all
My daughter has been a well of insight for me like this for all her life. Is she psychic, enlightened, a higher spiritual being? Who knows. I DO know that she is the best teacher the Universe has provided me with. Very glad you have one too
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