Reality is not what it seems to be, nor is it otherwise. ~ A Tibetan Buddhist Teaching So, what terror? Whenever I think about or hear things—That is the problem. You are turning thoughts and hearsay into a reality that doesn’t actually exist for you. There is real terror is the lives of many people. How does you being terrified of their terror help anyone? Any terrible thoughts you have and things you hear about the world can be equally matched by amazing and beautiful things and thoughts. Therefore, how much can you really trust these thoughts and feelings to determine reality? You are already worried about bringing a child into this world and imagining the bad things that could happen! You’re suffering from an imagined future that doesn’t exist. The essential reason why all these feelings and perceptions seem insurmountable is because they aren’t happening for you Now. They are imaginations. And you can’t do anything to overcome an imagination because it doesn’t exist. All you can do is see the imagination as imagination and let it go. It is only when something is happening now that you can actually do something about it. You cannot fix a world that you fear. You cannot save anyone until you yourself are beyond the need for saving. By all means, help in whatever way inspires you. But don’t live in the imagination you have of the world. You cannot wait for the world to be at peace before finding your own. It is by being in touch with the peace you are within that you can bring it into the lives of those who need it.
Posted on: Sat, 23 Nov 2013 22:08:56 +0000
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