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///////////////////////////Reading about Buddhism is great because they sprinkle in quotes like these
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I've got another one - this one is from Ajahn Brahm explaining Bhante G's analogy of will / sankhara:
"It's like an onion:
- you keep on peeling it only to find out there's nothing in there.
- it also makes you cry
- the word 'onion' has 'I' in the middle that goes on and on"
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I've been telling everyone onions are awesome and no one listened to me.
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The key word everyone always leaves out is “like.” It is like these things. But it is not literally the same as these things.
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Just out of curiosity, how would you say that they are the same and how would you say that they are different?
In other words, if they are not literally the same, then how exactly?
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Awakening the Buddha Within: Tibetan Wisdom for the Western World by Lama Suryra Das, very enjoyable so far.
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Idk couldn't he say something more the opposite like grass growing or a glacier moving down a mountain? I get the point but what's the rush?
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I guess it's because life ends eventually, so you have to enjoy it for what it is and understand that it doesn't last forever
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When you contemplate the words and meaning I think it actually conveys the opposite.
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It is what it is. It is what is real. No point fighting it because you want it to be another way. There's a lot of inner peace to be found by accepting the transient nature of everything.
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the thing about it is that while it’s depressing, it’s the good kind of depressing
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When they quote the name of the source Sutra, you know it’s most likely legit.
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