Anger often confuses. We tend to err in assuming that our inclinations will always bear fruit. The objectification of want or hope takes away the willingness to allow the unfolding of events bereft of supposition. This means that we struggle to reestablish an anchor that grounds choice amidst plenty. Any plenitude stems from choosing to …
Knowing something is often enough. For all our security mongering activities, it might even be appropriate. For instance, when we have hunger, it is proper to know which foodstuff will not harm us. However, when it comes to understanding the effects of our knowledge, mere knowing is probably not enough. The effects of knowledge and …
Being compassionate is never a weakness. However, being skillfully compassionate means not getting emotional about yourself or the subject of your compassion when there is suffering, yours or theirs. When the subject of your compassion is not present near you, one can be soft and tender. That is never a weakness either. Joyful endurance in …
When we think or feel or act, we do so willingly. Each one of us chooses to sense or at least give it credence. In that choice, we are all the same no matter who we think we are, or how and where. Whether we know it or not, our awareness is open to our …
If we can chart the path of relinquishing grasping at the self, we might be set free. Along this course, it is likely important to see that sense-awareness does not cease. These impressions are the fuel for continual movement. No matter how jarring, disturbing or calming they might be, they are there. The addition into …
In moving towards emancipation, we have to chance beyond the self. It is likely that unpleasant or even aversive happenstance leave a more lasting imprint than what is deemed pleasant. This could be, because with the experience of difficulty, the ‘me’ is identified, recalled and re-established. The elements that constitute the self such as form, …
In the movement from confinement to freedom, we have to learn to let go of all fixedness.
There is Fear! The only way to negotiate fear is to not look for its object to change.
While we cannot know how much insecurity will be thrust upon us, we can take heart in the fact that each one of us suffers and each one of us wants to be happy. It might be important to see this clearly. How we will be and where we will end up is really always …
In facing or anticipating our suffering, we cannot take recourse in anything. The only thing that helps is humility in the face of the unknown and in our lack of magnitude. When we do this, we chance upon the knowledge that we can only accept the odds that are against us, so to speak. While …
