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how do you handle it?

TheJourneyTheJourney
edited September 2010 in Buddhism Basics
How do you handle seeming tests to your world or reality? If you get what I mean lol

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  • ShiftPlusOneShiftPlusOne Veteran
    edited September 2010
    What?
  • TheJourneyTheJourney
    edited September 2010
    ShiftPlusOne wrote: »
    What?

    Nevermind I guess i'm overthinking
  • ShiftPlusOneShiftPlusOne Veteran
    edited September 2010
    How do you handle it when your perception of reality is challenged? Is that what you meant?
  • TheJourneyTheJourney
    edited September 2010
    ShiftPlusOne wrote: »
    How do you handle it when your perception of reality is challenged? Is that what you meant?

    yea basically
  • ShiftPlusOneShiftPlusOne Veteran
    edited September 2010
    I'll let you know if it happens. =)
  • GuyCGuyC Veteran
    edited September 2010
    Adapt.
  • TheJourneyTheJourney
    edited September 2010
    ShiftPlusOne wrote: »
    I'll let you know if it happens. =)

    so rather than looking the idea of buddhahood as some distant goal, look at it as something that we are constantly working towards but never sure if we've achieved? Speculation is pointless, so only assert something as absolute truth when you're absolutely positive about it, and "the buddha" is the essence within ourselves that knows truth as it actually is. If there is such a thing.
  • questionfulquestionful
    edited September 2010
    Superstition arises in my mind often. Fortunately, it is temporary and is soon forgotten. I just try to do my best, which is actually a lot of nothing. I have decided to, until I find proof otherwise, assume that when I don't know what to do, I should do nothing. It has worked out well so far.
  • TheJourneyTheJourney
    edited September 2010
    questionful wrote: »
    Superstition arises in my mind often. Fortunately, it is temporary and is soon forgotten. I just try to do my best, which is actually a lot of nothing. I have decided to, until I find proof otherwise, assume that when I don't know what to do, I should do nothing. It has worked out well so far.

    But you still have to do what you can to make the people around you happy, unless doing so makes you unhappy.
  • ShiftPlusOneShiftPlusOne Veteran
    edited September 2010
    TheJourney wrote: »
    so rather than looking the idea of buddhahood as some distant goal, look at it as something that we are constantly working towards but never sure if we've achieved? Speculation is pointless, so only assert something as absolute truth when you're absolutely positive about it, and "the buddha" is the essence within ourselves that knows truth as it actually is. If there is such a thing.
    Oh, I didn't mean anything by that statement. If someone asked me "what's reality?" I wouldn't try to answer it, nor do I try to define it in my mind. Since I don't have a set view of what reality is, I haven't felt betrayed by my ideas of it.
  • questionfulquestionful
    edited September 2010
    TheJourney wrote: »
    But you still have to do what you can to make the people around you happy, unless doing so makes you unhappy.
    Haha I must admit I'm not very good at that.
  • MountainsMountains Veteran
    edited September 2010
    Tests = dukkha = not being okay with what is = being at odds with the present moment
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