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Sickness
If sickness along with death , age-ing , loss and so on are the negatives of this life. Then am i blessed with terrible bad karma from my pass lives as i have i am terribly sick with a sickness call iratable bowel syndrome which basically means my digestive system isnt working as it should . Thoughts ? Sorry just to add also feel this sickness affects my quality of life.
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I think the equanimity I have learned from Buddhism and meditation have helped a lot and I could recommend that to anyone. I just went and took a shower and put on a new bag and went outside to smoke a cigarette while watching a beautiful thunderstorm. Buddhism has taught me to look at these things as no big deal- they just are what they are. You can choose how to react to them.
I wish you well.
All compounded phenomena are by their very nature subject to change and decay, so sickness and death aren't negative, but simply just the way life is.
When we are sick and in pain, we tend to think and say that "there is something wrong with us". This expression clearly shows our misconception - sickness, pain and so forth are unavoidable parts of life, so when we experience these, its not because there is something wrong with us, something is actually "right" with us.
This doesn't mean that its not difficult to cope with these things - it is! But by contemplating the fact that it is not the circumstances that are "wrong" but the way we relate to them, gives us the ability to do something about it, and helps us to let go of the "poor ME" and victim mentality that we tend to cling so desperately too.
Much love
Allan
What a troubled life you would live, if everything bad was thought to be both deserved and ones own fault. Life is not mysterious in it's ways, it's absurd and we have to freely choose the absurdity (as old Camus said).
But he also said it is possible to stop labeling these things as "positive and negative" and possible to stop wanting pleasant things and possible to stop wanting to avoid unpleasant things, therefore putting an end to all suffering, regardless of seemingly pleasant or unpleasant conditions. This is why the wise teachers say things like "Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional", etc. So with this view is it possible to experience great pain and sickness without any suffering because of it. In other words, sickness, old age and death are no longer "problems".
The question now is really: How does one attain this view where suffering is not possible even when one is experiencing great sickness?
Yeah, exactly. It's the terminal cancer patients who are getting their bad karma dues in this life. Sucks to be them, but they well deserve it! :coffee:
Allan has been listening to Ajahn Brahm!
Its a valuable teaching. Not judged on who said it, but because its true and helpful.
And the truth is spoken from many directions.
IBS is painful and debilitating and I am sorry that you and so many others have to experience it - but you are not alone.
Sherab have you tried any other brands or styles of bags to try and avoid breakage and leaks? I think there are lots of styles and products out there.
Metta
Agreed.
There is your misconception. They aren't the negatives of this life. They are the realities of this life. There's this song I really like, that I just recently found new meaning in. Some of the lines are:
We can all be sure
that something awful's coming this way.
Take it apart, let it all go
holding it back it's all just so--
why did I care, how did it go?
wait for a while and I guess that
I won't be around here for too very long.
Haha it's such an emo kinda band...but whether they meant it or not, they hit the nail on the head. Death is coming for all of us. You didn't do anything wrong to "deserve" it. Everyone has their problems. There is suffering. Don't forget the first of the four noble truths.
This is your life. It's all you have. I have struggled with depression and anxiety for the past two years. And I'm getting to the point where I'm grateful for it as my most persistent teacher. Maybe you can look at your IBS similarly. Make friends with it. You might as well.
And there are various medical causes too that have to do with simple facts. Reduction of stress can be one solution among many.
As a suffer myself, I agree the causes can be varied. In my case, one strong factor (of several) is stress/anxiety.