I haven't been the diligent student this week. I tried. I had every intention of packing a Bar Mitzvah service into my busy weekend, but after my Saturday morning 10K walk, a nap was just way more necessary than trying to understand Yahweh.
But I did go to my Buddhist meeting tonight. We talked about pain and suffering and the purpose of such experiences. In our meetings we speak a lot about creating "stories" around our emotions and experiences. This idea resonates well with me. We are so prone to creating, analyzing, and trying to explain away or get to the root of the feelings and emotions that we should really just accept and let be. Sometimes our feelings are appropriate and in proportion to situations and sometimes we really miss the mark. But, do we ever have to miss the mark? If we just become aware of our internal suggestions and examine them, doesn't that lead to better judgement and eventually to right action?
I could expound on this, create a story, but I just want to leave it here.
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I want to come with you! Where do Buddha's meet? and when?
Have you read any of Anne Lamott's writing? She's awesome. And comes from a round-about religious background to a liberal Christianity with lots of good stories. : )
Happy reading.
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