The more you help others the calmer your mind will be. You will be able to overcome misdeeds committed in relation to others. Familiarizing your mind with kindness and compassion yields peace of mind, which makes you happier and even improves your physical health.
One thing I know for sure about UK media if you die & your work was characterised by disgusting racism broadsheets & broadcasters will dedicate hefty think pieces on what a great & complex contrarian you were . Actual victims of racism are rarely shown the same respect .
If only the British media spent more time scrutinising multimillion pound gifts to prominent MPs as it did to the thesis of a university professor 99.99% of the country had never heard of
Clarkson never mentions that he went to the prestigious Repton School where fees are up to £36,000 a year.
So, no, he didn't need academic qualifications to succeed at life.
Just a very expensive education, lucrative social contacts and the class system.
The next step in human evolution is to transcend thought. This is now our urgent task. It doesn’t mean not to think anymore, but simply not to be completely identified with thought, possessed by thought.
To offer no resistance to life is to be in a state of grace, ease, and lightness. This state is then no longer dependent upon things being in a certain way, good or bad.
Why do anxiety, stress, or negativity arise? Because you turned away from the present moment. And why did you do that? You thought something else was more important. You forgot your main purpose. One small error, one misperception, creates a world of suffering.
Too lazy to be ambitious,
I let the world take care of itself.
Ten days' worth of rice in my bag;
a bundle of twigs by the fireplace.
Why chatter about delusion and enlightenment?
Listening to the night rain on my roof,
I sit comfortably, with both legs stretched out.
~ Ryokan
For The Simple Meditator: For this type of person, the main point of Buddha’s teaching involves nothing more than understanding the dif betw recognizing & not recognizing mind-essence. Not recognizing is samsara, while recognizing is nirvana.
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Bees generally can’t fly at night, they use the sun as a compass. Even if the sun is behind clouds, bees can infer it’s position using patterns of polarised light
So they may sleep in flowers, many blossoms close up at night, creating a warm space