Insert a spiritual teaching or quote

I think every oral expression can be disruptive, ungenuine, and coming from negative emotions, and that the intention behind it is not always what it may look like, same with the use of sarcasm.

Is how we deal with negative emotions what matters, as negative or positive emotions is a simplicity, truthfully there aren't negative or positive emotions, just emotions.

Negative and positive is the way we, as humans, have to classify them, as we classify everything on a dualistic basis, we break down unity into a dualistic world, and we dare to do that even with the root of the intellect itself, that are emotions, but "both kinds" of emotions are not only inevitable, but necessary for a healthy psyche, spirit, or give it whatever name you like.

Is through the intellect, well, at least that is one of the ways, there are more, that can observe, the intellectual reaction to those emotions, and discern why they arise, and how to handle them, maybe changing our intellectual interpretation of something, or changing the intellectual interpretation of ourselves, or what we consider ourselves from an intellectual viewpoint.

But then again, this is just my take on it.

 

My final decision was to live inbetween, I didn't want to retire to my lands and live an ascetic lifestyle, although certain understanding pulls me in that direction quite often, never totally embraced it, neither I want to live a complete fixed dualistic and rigid lifestyle of good/evil as most people do.

I'm no Saint, I'm just a regular guy that went seeking truth for years and found it was always there and pretty much spent the time sort of remembering something in a fashion of remember a fact you somehow forgotten, still having my struggles as having this inbetween lifestyle doesn't make me an ascetic person, but neither a traditional socialized person.

 

We are your friends now...

 

Versed on the dark side of the force I am indeed sir hahahahaha

On serious note, ever since I came to the realization, but consciously decided to not embrace it, although once one see the light cannot unsee it, and it shapes how I behave and understand everything around me, I've since then ever wonder how common this might be, and how history qualifies as person such as myself, I remember reading about some concept for it on hinduism, not a buddha, but a different name for it, cannot remember it right now that one, another one I found interesting, is the concept of Hierophant, although it seems quite fitting, in both cases I'm always like "that's sort of like it but not it"

To myself, I'm just who I am

Because is fun, no shame on it, in a way, you are getting to know yourself better through better understanding others.

 

Hmmmm I'm not very big on quotes, words themselves are the main barrier to convey the message, and possibly just due to that, the only quote I kind of like is


The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao.
The name that can be named is not the eternal name.
The nameless is the beginning of heaven and earth.
The named is the mother of ten thousand things.
Ever desireless, one can see the mystery.
Ever desiring, one can see the manifestations.
These two spring from the same source but differ in name;
this appears as darkness.
Darkness within darkness.
The gate to all mystery.

-Lao Zi

 

Hey I know this guy!

 

What I am

 

"Respect Buddha and the gods without counting on their help" - Miyamoto Musashi

 

"When in the body of a donkey, enjoy the taste of grass." - Tibetan saying.

What it means: It's okay to enjoy being human. In fact, celebrate that. We'll be this way for awhile.

 

Lmao I seriously love this one. Thanks for sharing.
-J29

 

I'm hardly qualified to comment on spirituality or philosophical matters but I agree with the quote in principle. Sadly, I don't really think reality works that way. I can tell you from personal experience that being totally open with others leaves you vulnerable to being taken advantage of by people who do not hold your same principles or moral values. This is why I am extremely selective with who I am an open book with, and extremely selective about what I say to people.

 

"Its easy to be a saint in paradise" - Benjamin Sisko.

I know, I know, it's from a TV show, but I still like the quote.

 

“No doubt alcohol, tobacco, and so forth, are things that a saint must avoid; but sainthood is also a thing that human beings must avoid.“
-George Orwell