Zengriff-v2 - Zengriff

-二十三夜堂からのメッセージ-

“人間は泣きながら生まれてきたんだ。ながい人生だもの泣くこともあるさ。その度に生まれ変わるんだ、きっと。”

Remember feelings pass. Even the most intense and disturbing emotions pass.

I for one am grateful that our brains can forget.

No thought has any power. You have power. And when you identify and believe in the thought you give power to the thought.

Mooji

Today, I found myself heading to a Buddhist temple for an addiction recovery meeting and meditation session. Initially, I was overwhelmed with anxiety, my mind racing with all the ways things could go wrong. Why? Because the mind, though a powerful tool, is just that—a tool. It should be used only when needed; otherwise, it will create problems simply to justify its own activity, becoming an addiction in itself.

As I made my way there, I became aware of the vibrations of the music resonating in my ears, the wind brushing against my face, the comfort of my seat—each moment was rich with joy. Yet, we so rarely tap into the immediate joy available to us in the present.

How do you let go of attachment to things? Don’t even try. It’s impossible. Attachment to things drops away by itself when you no longer seek to find yourself in them.

Eckhart Tolle