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I think one of the reasons I’ve been so scarce around here is because after delving so deeply into my Buddhist practice a lot of everything seems…trivial, to be honest, or shallow? But I’m trying to find a way to write about this that doesn’t come across as indifferent, callous or stuck up because that couldn’t be further from the truth.
As part of my practice I contemplate death and impermanence daily. As my teacher says, death comes without warning and really reflecting on the inescapable fact of your impending death makes you think very hard about how you are spending your life. Couple that with the fact that my energy is so limited due to illness that it has become my most precious resource, and I find myself not wanting to spend much of that preciousness on the latest outrage of the day, every day.
I can’t do a lot of activities anymore with my physical limitations, but in my worldview, informed by both Buddhism and science, is that the ripples I create in the universe with my energy will continue to reverberate and transform forever, far past my own death as an individual. My thoughts, words and actions *matter* (as do yours!) because they are causes and conditions that lead to other causes and conditions, interacting with innumerable beings along the way. We are powerful beings, really.
So with the powerful power that is my intentional mind, I would like to use my life to try and put out energy that strongly resonates with aiming for the best happiness, peace and contentment for all of us- humans, animals, the Earth itself. And when that vaster kind of outlook is at the forefront of your mind because you’re constantly reflecting and meditating on it, you start to see what in your life serves that and what is just distraction. That’s where I’m at right now.
@annedraya powerful #Sooth. Thank you. 