Re: Cliches
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 11:12 am
^ Lol the first mistake I have to correct you on (since you enjoy them) is that I am not from Asia. I grew up in an asian family and I am an asian but I am an asian-american. my bad if I didn't clear that up for you. The identity I am mention isn't that I am part of a social cog or worry about being something bigger. I am not even concern or care what race I am, though I do know my family roots. History is a fun hobby with me and my father (his interests is English history since he was raised in an english colony) while mine is the ancient civilization. Beginning fascinates me. The identity I am concerned about is what kind of role I play and what responsibility I have. I have to mention once again how there is many different versions of Buddhism, some more optimistic than the one you mention here. Let me explain.
Buddhism does not pertain the world as good and bad since the term is tangible. What it is simply saying that this world is suffering. Now suffering again is neither good or bad because many people do value suffering. Is just a form of truth here. Buddhism only say that if you want to be released from suffering do not have mental attachment to cause of the suffering. In terms of materials you got money, cars, house. In terms of relationship strangers, friends, family, love ones. Most importantly is the attachment of perception you have in this world. You believe money is important, you become attach to it. The problem that lays behind this logic like with anything in life is only temporary. So your happiness with it is also pertains how long you have money. Ideas are also a form of attachment. Look at me for example. My current suffering is the idea of no moral absolutes. My attachment is causing me suffering because of personal feelings towards it. We do not become attached but we should not ignore it to. You have a saying like that.
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, And wisdom to know the difference.
One form of Buddhism solution to attachment is call non attachment. Is not the same as in creating a dead feeling or an attitude that you simply do not care about anything at all. That is almost the opposite what Buddhism trying to achieve. Buddhism say to accept everything instead of just separating each attachment to each object. We call this Great Love where we embrace everything. This kinds of follow the idea in quantum physics how we are already connect to everyone and everything. We express the universe through us. This same idea also follows how each living thing is a different expression of God. In philosophy of love each individual is a different expression of personhood. Different terms and words but each trying to achieve a similar goal. If there is a unity there is nothing to attach to. If we filled ourselves the whole universe in us then nothing is outside of us. We become attach when perceive we are on the outside. Attachment comes from obsessive dependence on ideas (unrealistic expectation from relationships or events) materials, people, etc, etc, etc in terms of everything being seperated.
So at the moment that is why I can never ground myself an identity since my being is constantly changing. Once again my suffering comes from the “idea” that we lack a absolutes. This may be highly contradiction of since this idea of absolute conflicts the idea the one truth I perceive is:
The only thing that doesn’t change is change.
Many other different type of Buddhist will bash saying how I don’t see Buddha as a god or how nirvana is not the end goal or etc. Again different types I just follow Buddhism more of a philosophical thing. Sorry my mind is being boggled again so I may up contradicting myself.
Buddhism does not pertain the world as good and bad since the term is tangible. What it is simply saying that this world is suffering. Now suffering again is neither good or bad because many people do value suffering. Is just a form of truth here. Buddhism only say that if you want to be released from suffering do not have mental attachment to cause of the suffering. In terms of materials you got money, cars, house. In terms of relationship strangers, friends, family, love ones. Most importantly is the attachment of perception you have in this world. You believe money is important, you become attach to it. The problem that lays behind this logic like with anything in life is only temporary. So your happiness with it is also pertains how long you have money. Ideas are also a form of attachment. Look at me for example. My current suffering is the idea of no moral absolutes. My attachment is causing me suffering because of personal feelings towards it. We do not become attached but we should not ignore it to. You have a saying like that.
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, And wisdom to know the difference.
One form of Buddhism solution to attachment is call non attachment. Is not the same as in creating a dead feeling or an attitude that you simply do not care about anything at all. That is almost the opposite what Buddhism trying to achieve. Buddhism say to accept everything instead of just separating each attachment to each object. We call this Great Love where we embrace everything. This kinds of follow the idea in quantum physics how we are already connect to everyone and everything. We express the universe through us. This same idea also follows how each living thing is a different expression of God. In philosophy of love each individual is a different expression of personhood. Different terms and words but each trying to achieve a similar goal. If there is a unity there is nothing to attach to. If we filled ourselves the whole universe in us then nothing is outside of us. We become attach when perceive we are on the outside. Attachment comes from obsessive dependence on ideas (unrealistic expectation from relationships or events) materials, people, etc, etc, etc in terms of everything being seperated.
So at the moment that is why I can never ground myself an identity since my being is constantly changing. Once again my suffering comes from the “idea” that we lack a absolutes. This may be highly contradiction of since this idea of absolute conflicts the idea the one truth I perceive is:
The only thing that doesn’t change is change.
Many other different type of Buddhist will bash saying how I don’t see Buddha as a god or how nirvana is not the end goal or etc. Again different types I just follow Buddhism more of a philosophical thing. Sorry my mind is being boggled again so I may up contradicting myself.