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Dealing with hate
LostLight
Veteran
I'm a firm believer that music isn't as terrible of a thing as the Buddha saw it back in the day. I think that the idea of music has changed dramatically since his time; from a luxury for the rich to meaningful expressions of the mind that help others who may be lost. That's at least my view. When I hear something that really catches my ear I lose all thoughts and my sense of self as well (yes I can't drive unless I listen to old stuff I've heard a million times). I know so many people it's helped through hard times, and even though mainstream does absolutely nothing, the less popular gems are pretty beautiful. (you can dispute the validity/vanity of music too)
To the heart of the matter, in the music industry all I see/hear is hate. People claim the music they like is the best thing in the world and everything they don't like is garbage. People bash others and basically make themselves out to be music gods. I end up talking to such hateful people and even though I respond with acceptance and kindness, at the end of the day I feel sort of sick. Being around such hate just physically makes me sick; I don't know else to put it.
Do you guys have any suggestions to not let hate affect me the way it does.
To the heart of the matter, in the music industry all I see/hear is hate. People claim the music they like is the best thing in the world and everything they don't like is garbage. People bash others and basically make themselves out to be music gods. I end up talking to such hateful people and even though I respond with acceptance and kindness, at the end of the day I feel sort of sick. Being around such hate just physically makes me sick; I don't know else to put it.
Do you guys have any suggestions to not let hate affect me the way it does.
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You don't have to engage in the drama. It's not very productive is it?
Perhaps contemplate how your taste for music has changed over the years, so your taste is not something that belongs to you personally. Neither does the taste of others belong to them. So when somebody bashes a style of music, they can't hurt you.
I know people have different tastes too and that's not a problem. I say live and let live.
It's not your hate.
Let other people's hate increase your renunciation for Samsara and let other peoples hate increase your compassion for them, When you have a mind that is free from attachment and aversion and you carry the mind of compassion that wishes to free all beings from their suffering you will always feel refreshed, Blissful and at peace.
You shall not benefit them and they shall not benefit you.