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Everything is as it should be?

skullchinskullchin Veteran
edited January 2010 in Buddhism Basics
Hi all, I would love to hear your thoughts on how you would explain the following statement to a fellow buddhist/spiritual seeker:

"Everything is as it should be"

Thank you so much, I look forward to the replies :)

Comments

  • federicafederica Seeker of the clear blue sky... Its better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt Moderator
    edited January 2010
    Accepting this as a Truth is very difficult for people, because we feel we should be able to change things, if we don't like them.
    This is the First Noble Truth.
    That Life is Suffering/Unsatisfactory.
    Your point might well be elaborated upon by looking at NT#2 -
    That we suffer/find things unsatisfactory, because things are as they are, and we either wish they weren't, or we wish they'd stay like that for ever. Neither of which can be fulfulled, permanently.

    A Buddha Knows that things are as they are, because they are as they are.
    if you have it within your power to change something, do so, but don't fret about it, or dwell on it. What would be the point?
    If you have no power to change something, let it be - but don't fret about it, or dwell on it. What would be the point?
    Cinorjer
  • ValtielValtiel Veteran
    edited January 2010
    Everything is as it must be. Certain conditions simply led things to be as they are. That's reality, that's the truth. Fighting against it, this is what leads to dukkha. When you stop fighting the reality of the present moment, when you accept that everything is "as it should be," you'll find peace, and you can act and react to the situation without all the inner turmoil that we needlessly create.
    EarthninjaCinorjer
  • meezmeez
    edited January 2010
    o0Mundus-Vult-Decipi0o wrote: »
    Everything is as it must be. Certain conditions simply led things to be as they are. That's reality, that's the truth. Fighting against it, this is what leads to dukkha. When you stop fighting the reality of the present moment, when you accept that everything is "as it should be," you'll find peace, and you can act and react to the situation without all the inner turmoil that we needlessly create.

    Makes sense!
  • Quiet_witnessQuiet_witness Veteran
    edited January 2010
    Everything is as you percieve it to be.
    Cinorjer
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