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Re: Just for fun: the random, useless announcements thread!
You could argue that the whole of life is about not getting scared, it’s a long process of adjustment to the scary moments.
Jeroen
Re: Just for fun: the random, useless announcements thread!
That is very true! Or seeing that there is nothing to be afraid of.
Kotishka
Re: Quotes - discussion
Steve Bannon is a bad influence for everyone, and most of all his readers! The rest of us can just ignore him, but if you’re a republican and you’ve drunk the conspiracy theorist cool-aid, you give this man free rein to poison your mind. It’s not healthy.
Jeroen
Re: No Buddhist Quotes
When the power of love is greater than the love of power, the world will know peace.
~Wall Graffiti ~
Shoshin1
Re: Daily meditation changes you
I feel a less impulsive and a calmer, better person in general. This does not mean I consider myself a Zen master that has dropped body and mind and can strive under all circumstances with the patience of a Saint..but I start to see benefits which make me reconsider carefully any diversion away from this lifestyle which Zen Buddhism implicitly has.
It's interesting you should mention this @Kotishka . Thus have I heard: the calmness you're experiencing is actually just a by-product of Dharma practice. It's not the ultimate goal, but it often serves as a meaningful incentive to continue with daily practice. 🙏🙏🙏
Shoshin1